Record number of home commencements in Leitrim for first nine months of 2023 

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published its monthly data on the number of Commencements Notices (residential construction starts) for September 2023.

The data show in the first nine months of 2023 there have been commencement notices for 79 homes in Leitrim, an 18% increase on the same period in 2022 (67 units) and a record when compared to similar periods since the data series began in 2015.

Nationally, the strong uptick in commencements this year has continued and 23,923 homes have been commenced nationally in the first nine months of 2023. 

This is a 14.3% increase on the same period last year (20,919).