House Building Summit
Building the right foundations for increased housing delivery… how do we deliver 300,000 new homes by 2030?
08 April 2025
Croke Park, Dublin
About The Housebuilding Summit
Welcome to the IHBA’s 2025 Housebuilding Summit.
Over the next two decades billions of euro will be invested in housing and infrastructure. Underpinning this investment is the soon to be published revised National Planning Framework. The new government plans to deliver 300,000 new homes by 2030. But, with only 30,000 homes built last year, a reduction compared to 2023, what are the prospects of delivering annual housing targets of almost double this amount?
Building this housing amid infrastructure, cost, labour and planning pressures will be the key challenges facing Irish homebuilders. Crucial to our success in delivering these homes is a ramped-up supply of the raw materials of the building trade: Zoned and serviced land ready for development.
Going into its 6th year, the IHBA’s annual summit explores these key factors and challenges offering insights and solutions to advance best practices in housing development. Where innovation and pragmatic solutions meet, our event offers collaboration, best practice learning and the conversations needed to achieve as an industry.
This is a must-attend event for homebuilders, developers, local authorities, housing associations, key partners and suppliers. So, mark the date and bring your teams to keep abreast of industry trends, engage with quality content and speakers, network and meet fellow industry professionals who understand the challenges ahead.
2025 Highlights
Vox Pops
Barry McWeeney
Marian Finnegan
Ronan Column
Topics will include
The new government’s housing policy
Delivering new homes: Is the tide finally turning?
The NPF, local authority plans & rezoning: How will we harness public lands for housing development?
Apartment viability: Understanding building costs, improving viability and affordability
Who’s building homes in Ireland? Why the lack of scale in homebuilding remains a major issue
Funding: What will it take to unlock equity finance for smaller construction businesses?
Development finance: What’s the outlook for the availability of private capital for housing development
Open forum with industry leaders: Bring your questions on all things housing to our panel of esteemed construction industry leaders
See what happened at the 2024 Summit
Testimonials
Read below to see what some of our past attendees have to say about us:
Contact us
For sponsorship opportunities contact:
Kevin Mulligan-Carroll
Commercial Sales Manager
Mob: +353 (0) 87 335 7663
Email: [email protected]
For any queries or ticket sales, contact:
Jackie Bryan
Conference Facilitator
Tel: +353 87 055 7913
Email: [email protected]
Venue
Croke Park, Dublin
Car Parking
By Foot
Croke Park is just a 15 minute walk from the City Centre.
By Train
The closest railway station is Drumcondra at the intersection of Drumcondra Road (N1) and Clonliffe Road, a 5 minute walk from the stadium. The closest DART stations are Connolly and Clontarf. Connolly is a 15-20 minute walk and Clontarf a 20-25 minute walk to the stadium. The closest LUAS stops are Connolly (Red Line) and Parnell (Green Line). The nearest Intercity Rail stop is at Connolly Station
By Bus
Take the No 3, 11, 11a 16, 16a and 41 from the City Centre to Drumcondra Road.
By Bike
Croke Park is just a cycle from the City Centre. The nearest Dublin Bike stations are located on North Circular Road and Mountjoy Square. There is also a two-tier parking facility in the Davin Stand car park.