Search

06 Sept 2025

Longford allocated €2m under major national social housing investment

Deputy Micheál Carrigy: 'This is welcome news for Longford, where the need for social and affordable housing continues to grow'

Micheal Carrigy

Fine Gael TD Micheal Carrigy

Reporter:

Longford Leader Reporter

01 Apr 2025 11:00 AM

Email:

newsroom@longfordleader.ie

Fine Gael TD for Longford-Westmeath, Deputy Micheál Carrigy, has welcomed confirmation that Longford is to benefit from €2 million in funding as part of a major €436 million national investment in social housing announced today.
The funding, which includes both support for new-build social housing projects and the acquisition of second-hand homes, is aimed at increasing housing supply and tackling homelessness across the country.
Deputy Carrigy said, “This is welcome news for Longford, where the need for social and affordable housing continues to grow. The €2 million allocation will enable Longford County Council to deliver much-needed homes locally, ensuring that families and individuals in housing need are supported in our communities.”
Under the programme, local authorities are being supported to deliver new-build projects and to acquire second-hand homes for use as social housing. This includes purchases to support tenant-in-situ arrangements, older persons, people with disabilities, and those exiting homelessness.
“The flexibility given to councils in how they use these funds is also crucial,” Deputy Carrigy added. “It means Longford County Council can respond directly to the most urgent needs on the ground—whether that’s keeping tenants in their homes, addressing disability housing needs, or tackling vacancy through buy-and-renew schemes.”
Nationally, the €436 million package includes:
   •   €111 million for 82 new social housing construction projects which will deliver over 1,300 homes by 2027, with 575 of those to be delivered in 2025.
   •   €325 million in capital allocations to local authorities for the targeted purchase of second-hand homes.
Deputy Carrigy concluded, “Today’s announcement underlines this Government’s ongoing commitment to scaling up the supply of social housing and to ensuring no one is left behind in our efforts to tackle the housing crisis. I will continue to work closely with Longford County Council and Government colleagues to ensure Longford receives its fair share of future investment.” 

To continue reading this article,
please subscribe and support local journalism!

Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles.

Subscribe

To continue reading this article for FREE,
please kindly register and/or log in.

Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news!

Register / Login

Most Popular

Sponsored Content

Multimedia

We've got Donegal Covered...

Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie

Buy a paper

Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.

Buy Now
Get the news

Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.

Register Here
Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

  • Carlow Live
  • Clare Live
  • Derry Now
  • Donegal Live
  • Éire Bheo
  • Inish Live
  • Ireland Live
  • Kildare Live
  • Kildare Now
  • Kilkenny Live
  • Laois Live
  • Leitrim Live
  • Letterkenny Live
  • Limerick Live
  • Longford Live
  • Louth Live
  • Mayo Live
  • Nenagh Live
  • Offaly Live
  • Tipperary Live
  • Waterford Live

    • Iconic Print Titles

  • Clonmel Nationalist
  • County Derry Post
  • Derry News
  • Donegal Democrat
  • Donegal Post
  • Dundalk Democrat
  • Homes in Donegal
  • Inish Times
  • Kilkenny People
  • Leinster Express
  • Leinster Leader
  • Leitrim Observer
  • Letterkenny Live
  • Limerick Leader
  • Longford Leader
  • Mayo News
  • Midland Tribune
  • Tipperary Star
  • Tullamore Tribune

    • This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.

    © 2025 Iconic Media