Ireland needs more than €120bn alone in capital for housing provision across all tenure types by 2030 if we are to hit the high targets aimed for (up to 60,000 units a year by 2030). Hence, for example, the Irish Government backing and presence at the recent, a first-ever Irish pavilion at the world’s biggest real estate MIPIM conference in sunny Cannes, attended by 25,000 professionals from 90 countries. Now, it includes investment for public capital projects, services and housing, from global providers who have straining purse strings. Chiming with good timing is an April 22 Dublin lending seminar entitled ‘Irish Real Estate – Funding the Future Forum’. This is hosted by real estate financer Stephen Hillis of Hilco, who says: “Specialist lending is central to how Irish real estate is funded.

Source: Irish Examiner March 27, 2026 12:30 UTC