Housing completions rise in the west
There was a total of 10,427 new domestic ESB connections in Q3 2026, an increase of 7.2% from 9,728 in Q3 2025.
The number of new homes completed in Ireland is up 10.6 per cent so far this year, including a big rise in the west of the country.
Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show there were 10,154 new dwelling completions in July, August, and September of this year, a rise of 10.4 per cent on the same three months of 2025.
Mayo, Galway, and Roscommon saw a 33 per cent increase compared to the third quarter of last year.
The west of Ireland also saw the most single-dwelling completions in Q3 2026 at 277.
Castlebar was the Local Electoral Area (LEA) with the highest number of houses built in the third quarter of 2026, with 66.
Ballina had 21 built, with 17 in Claremorris and 17 in Westport, 13 in Belmullet and there was also 13 houses built in Swinford in Q3 of 2026.
