Record number of new home completions in Mayo
A record number of new homes were completed in Mayo during the first three months of the year, according to the latest data published by the Central Statistics Office.
According to the report, there has been a 23 per-cent increase in new dwelling completions in Mayo from 101 homes in Q1 2025, to 131 new homes in Q1 2026.This represents the highest number of Q1 completions in Mayo since the series began in 2011.
Nationally, there were 7,856 new dwelling completions, a rise of 32.9 per-cent on the same three months of 2025 and the highest number of Q1 completions since the series began in 2011.
These results reflect a continued strengthening in housing activity and follow a series of positive indicators across the sector. Completions usually grow throughout the year with Q1 usually only accounting for between a sixth and a fifth of annual completions. This indicates strong figures for the whole of 2026.
Welcoming the latest figures, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD emphasised:
“The CSO data showing record new housing delivery in the first quarter of the year both in Mayo as well as nationally, confirms that the pace of homebuilding continues to move in the right direction. This record level of completions, combined with more than 8,400 new homes starting construction across the country during the same period, demonstrates real and sustained progress.
“This momentum is reinforced by other encouraging signs across the sector, including strong First Time Buyer mortgage drawdowns, record levels of social housing delivery, and robust planning permission activity.”
Minister Browne added:
“While the data and numbers are encouraging, the human impact is even more significant. Each of these new homes makes a meaningful and lasting difference in people’s lives, giving individuals and families a secure place to live and the stability to plan for the future.
“This Government is focused on maintaining this progress, making whatever changes are necessary and pushing forward to ensure continued growth in housing supply for all those who need it.”
The full CSO data on new dwelling completions is available here.