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How many new homes were built and granted in Galway City in 2026?

Updated 9 October 2026 · register counted 23 Oct 2026

41 new homes were completed in Galway City in the latest quarter the CSO has published (April to June 2026). On the planning register, councils and the Commission have granted 457 homes in 6 schemes of 10+ so far in 2026, and 454 homes in granted schemes are under way.

41completed, Apr–Jun 2026 (CSO)
457homes granted in 2026 (schemes of 10+)
454homes under way
702awaiting 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. 41 new homes were completed in Galway City in April to June 2026: 16 scheme houses, 18 apartments and 7 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 Galway City

Newest grants in Galway City

Every council

CouncilCompleted Q2 (CSO)Granted 2026Under way
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown3071,5613,767
Fingal1,0202,73212,080
Dublin City1,2801,1146,564
South Dublin5734,7129,572
Kildare5921,6213,080
Meath4612,2414,359
Wicklow1985962,619
Carlow9977560
Cavan108191433
Clare178699662
Cork City390184,028
Cork County5091,6131,708
Donegal204699585
Galway City41457454
Galway County2376151,341
Kerry1934121,102
Kilkenny172238882
Laois2083691,489
Leitrim323745
Limerick1854511,453
Longford640135
Louth4769031,923
Mayo115321243
Monaghan92105217
Offaly145209504
Roscommon7436117
Sligo112160424
Tipperary169243889
Waterford1516171,727
Westmeath1686131,212
Wexford2706191,128

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. 92 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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