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Claí Mór, a new mixed-tenure development in Ballybrit, Galway, where Tuath delivered its 1000th cost rental home.
Tuath Housing has become the first approved housing body (AHB) in Ireland to deliver 1,000 cost rental homes, hitting the milestone figure with the delivery of Claí Mór, a new mixed tenure scheme in Galway city.
It marks an exciting new chapter for housing in the west of Ireland, as the scheme brings cost rental homes to Galway for the first time. Tuath has been at the forefront of cost rental provision in mixed tenure schemes since delivering Ireland’s first purpose-built cost rental homes in partnership with Respond Housing in Stepaside, County Dublin in 2022. Tuath also provided the first cost rental homes in Dublin city, Waterford, Louth, and Westmeath.
The organisation’s delivery of this new type of tenure has drawn huge interest from middle-income earners. In less than three years, there have been over 33,000 applications for Tuath’s 1,000 cost rental homes.
“We have come a long way in a short time and have seen very significant demand for cost rental homes,” says Sean O’Connor, Chief Executive of Tuath.
“Since 2022, we have continuously upped our delivery figures year-on-year to help meet the massive, national need for affordable housing. Surpassing the 1,000th cost rental home mark gives us a chance to reflect on our experience and learnings to date and to look ahead to where we are going and to delivering more affordable homes for more people.”
Whilst Tuath has been working in partnership with local authorities up and down the country for close to two decades to provide over 14,000 social homes, cost rental has become an important aspect of Tuath’s delivery programme. The AHB currently has over 2,500 homes in the cost rental delivery pipeline.
Tuath’s cost rental tenants benefit from rents that are at least 25 per cent below the local market average and enjoy secure, long-term tenures, as well as first class property and tenancy management services.
“As we look ahead to 2026 and beyond, we are committed to continuing to deliver quality homes and value for money for partner stakeholders and for residents,” adds O’Connor.
