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FEWER NEW HOMES were completed in the three months to June, when compared to the same period last year.

There were 8,823 new dwelling completions in April, May, and June, a fall of 3.6% on the same three months of 2025, when this figure stood at 9,152.

Apartment completions meanwhile in Q2 were 2,658, down 12.2% from last year, while there were 4,738 scheme dwelling completions, up 2%.

A scheme dwelling is part of a multi-unit development with two or more houses.

The number of single dwellings finished in Q2 was 1,427, down 3.7%.

Meanwhile, more than half of completions (54%) were scheme dwellings, 30% were apartments, and 16% were single dwellings.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) today published its new dwelling completions report for Quarter 2 2026.

More than a third (36%) of completions were in Dublin, with less than a fifth in the Mid-East region (Louth, Meath, Kildare, and Wicklow).

There was a relative decrease in completions in two regions, with a 16.4% fall in the Dublin region and a 13.9% fall in the Mid-West (Clare, Limerick, and Tipperary) region.

The regions meanwhile with the largest relative increase in completions were the Border (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, and Sligo) at 14.6%, while the South-East (Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford) saw the second largest relative growth at 12%.

Just over three-quarters of apartment completions were in Dublin and in Dublin City, 91.4% of completions were apartments.

The most scheme completions were in the Mid-East (Kildare, Louth, Meath, and Wicklow) region at 1,301.

The South-West region (Cork and Kerry) had the most single dwelling completions in Q2, at 239 completions.

Elsewhere, the CSO also released its flash estimate for the consumer price index.

The consumer price index (CPI) is the official measure of inflation for Ireland.

These flash estimates are subject to revision when the final figures are published by Eurostat on 13 August 2026.

The CPI is estimated to have risen by 3.1% in the 12 months to July, with no change since last month.

This compares with inflation of 3.2% in the 12 months to June 2026.

Energy prices are estimated to have decreased by 1.7% in the month and have gone up by 6.5% over the 12 months to July, while food prices are estimated to have gone up by 0.3% in the last month and increased by 0.8% in the last 12 months.

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