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How many new homes were built and granted in Cork County in 2026?

Updated 9 October 2026 · register counted 9 Oct 2026

509 new homes were completed in Cork County in the latest quarter the CSO has published (April to June 2026). On the planning register, councils and the Commission have granted 1,692 homes in 20 schemes of 10+ so far in 2026, and 1,385 homes in granted schemes are under way.

509completed, Apr–Jun 2026 (CSO)
1,692homes granted in 2026 (schemes of 10+)
1,385homes under way
1,320awaiting a decision

Schemes of 10 or more homes lodged in the last 6 years, from the council registers and the Commission. “Under way” means a commencement notice was filed (or, in Dublin, the councils’ 4Dublin pipeline reports work on site). We show planning, not prices: whether a home qualifies for Help to Buy depends on its price and on you.

The facts

  1. 509 new homes were completed in Cork County in April to June 2026: 330 scheme houses, 14 apartments and 165 one-off homes. CSO, New Dwelling Completions Q2 2026 (30 July 2026), Table 3
  2. 8,823 new homes were completed in Ireland in April to June 2026, 3.6% fewer than a year earlier (9,152). CSO, New Dwelling Completions Q2 2026 (30 July 2026), Table 3
  3. Apartments fell most: 2,658 completed, down 12.2%. Scheme houses rose 2.0% to 4,738. CSO, New Dwelling Completions Q2 2026 (30 July 2026), Table 3

Every council

What to expect

Scheduled The CSO publishes Q3 2026 completions next. Last year's Q3 release came out on 23 October, so expect it in late October; this page updates the day it does. CSO release calendar.

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The detail

Biggest schemes granted or under way in Cork County

Newest grants in Cork County

Every council

CouncilCompleted Q2 (CSO)Granted 2026Under way
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown3071,2183,882
Fingal1,0202,73212,116
Dublin City1,2801,1146,368
South Dublin5734,61310,096
Kildare5921,3841,051
Meath4612,2302,327
Wicklow198535936
Carlow9977315
Cavan108191379
Clare178699592
Cork City390181,462
Cork County5091,6921,385
Donegal204646350
Galway City41375311
Galway County237541450
Kerry193375223
Kilkenny172210530
Laois208524667
Leitrim323726
Limerick185451675
Longford64030
Louth4768041,525
Mayo115231139
Monaghan92105170
Offaly145209418
Roscommon744356
Sligo112160285
Tipperary1692431,059
Waterford1516601,443
Westmeath168613665
Wexford2705951,293

How we counted

  • Completed is the CSO’s count of new homes connected to the ESB network (CSO, New Dwelling Completions Q2 2026 (30 July 2026), Table 3), by the council area of the substation. It includes one-off houses.
  • Granted in 2026 is from the planning register: schemes of 10 or more homes with a grant (by the council or on appeal) dated this year, one per site. One-off houses and small schemes are left out, so it is not comparable one-for-one with the CSO’s count.
  • Under way means a commencement notice is linked to a scheme granted in the last 6 years, or, in Dublin, the 4Dublin Housing Supply Pipeline (CC BY 4.0) reports work on site. 638 of those homes have a commencement notice dated 2026.
  • Fingal publishes no unit counts, so some of its schemes may be undercounted. Student and co-living bed spaces are left out.

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