Shocking fall in new house commencements in Louth

Figures released by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage today show that work commenced on just 28 new homes in Louth in the first month of this year, the lowest number of commencements since 2015.

The Departments March Commencements 2025 data shows that work began on ten new homes in Louth in March, up from eight in February and on a par with the ten in January. It is less than a tenth of the 361 new homes on which work began in Louth in the first three months of 2024.

Of the ten new homes, eight were one off houses, and two were scheme houses. Work has not yet commenced on any apartments in Louth so far this year.

Nationally, 2,918 homes commenced in the first three months of 2025, down from 11,989 in the first three months of last year, the lowest number of house commencements from January to March since 2016. Work began on 723 homes in March, down from 4,909 in March 2024. It is the lowest number of commencements since March 2016.

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Work began on 1,380 new apartments from January to March of this year. This is down from 4,621 in the first three months of last year. In March work began on 160 apartments, the lowest number of apartments commenced since before 2021.