House construction slow to pick up in Louth
House construction in Louth yet to pick up significantly in Louth with just 267 homes commenced in first five months of 2026
Latest data from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage show that work began on 267 new homes in Louth in the first five months of this year, and which while it up significantly on the 75 commenced in the first five months of last year, it is significantly lower than the number of homes commenced in the previous four years.
In 2024, work began on 1,486 homes in Louth; in 2023, work began on 500 homes; in 2022, work began on 423 homes; in 2021 work began on 627 homes; and in 2020, during the Covid pandemic, work began on 333 homes in the county.
Looking at this year’s figures, in May work began on 49 new homes in Louth, up from 45 in April, and also up from 36 in May 2025.
Of the 49 homes in May, nine were one off houses; six were in multi-unit developments, or scheme dwellings; and 34 were apartments.
It is the first month since November 2025, when work began on five new apartments, that work began on new apartments in Louth. Last year work began on just 13 apartments in total in Louth.
Nationally, work began on 2,099 homes in May, down from 2,613 in April, but up from 1,035 in May of last year. Work has begun on 13,120 in the first five months of this year, up significantly on the 5,033 commenced in the first five months of 2025.
Of the 2,099 homes commenced in May, 916 are scheme dwellings, 713 are apartments, and 470 are for one-off units.
A total of 922 homes were in the four Dublin local authorities. By Local Authority, the most units commenced were in Fingal County (299), followed by Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown (292), and South Dublin County (221).