Orla Hegarty
Orla Hegarty is an assistant professor at the UCD School of Architecture, specializing in housing and urban development. She has expressed concerns about the practicality of modular housing solutions, citing examples from the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and warned against the risks of substandard living conditions reminiscent of the 'Beds in Sheds' phenomenon in the UK.
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Orla Hegarty is an assistant professor at the school of architecture, planning and environmental policy at UCD.
Have Irish property prices reached their peak? Five experts give their take – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-12-11
Orla Hegarty dismissed Mr Collison's case regarding the planning and regulatory system.
No, Ireland wouldn’t be better off if Denis O’Brien or John Collison were in charge – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-15
Orla Hegarty is an Assistant Professor at UCD.
Apartment building costs don’t add up – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-16
UCD’s Orla Hegarty has demonstrated that new standards will result in buildings housing fewer people.
Dublin is becoming a place of extremes, home to only the very richest and the poorest – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-18
Orla Hegarty is an assistant professor at the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD.
Is Ireland ready for drab Soviet-style apartment blocks? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-13
Orla Hegarty, assistant professor at the UCD School of Architecture, expresses concerns about the changes to standards resulting in further delays to building.
Smaller apartments plan could lead to more planning delays and few savings, experts warn – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-12
Orla Hegarty, assistant professor at the UCD School of Architecture, said that previous efforts to address affordability through changing design standards had proven unsuccessful.
More smaller apartments and studios could be built under plans being considered by Government – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-14
Orla Hegarty is an assistant professor at University College Dublin who commented on government housing policy.
Government housing policy serves neither the exchequer nor the building industry – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-17
Orla Hegarty is an assistant professor at the School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD.
Will garden cabins help tackle the housing crisis? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-25
Orla Hegarty, assistant professor at the UCD School of Architecture, says evidence from the use of modular housing for Ukrainian refugees shows it is neither a fast nor a cheap option.
House prices could increase due to relaxation of garden-room planning rules, say experts – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-20
