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The Selfbuild Podcast

Selfbuild Ireland
Home Building
Home Renovation
Kitchen Design
Ireland
Kitchen Renovations
Kitchen Materials
Interior Design
Budgeting
Catering Appliances
Bathroom Design
Timber
Structural Insulated Panels
Construction Costs
Solar Energy
Quartzite
MDF
Chipboard
Lighting
Walls and Finishes
New Builds

The Selfbuild Podcast brings you expert and peer-to-peer advice on all aspects of home building and home improving in Ireland today.

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Latest Episodes

The interior design tips and pitfalls to avoid as shared by Stephen Blakely of Blakely Interiors, including how to prevent mistakes and how to make your house flow while keeping practicality in mind.

Topics include access, natural and artificial lig... more

Quantity surveyor Keith Kelliher asks the experts to guide you through your project. The panel consists of Health & Safety advisor Helena Ryan of Cooga Safety Services, financial advisor Rachel Uí Bhaoill of SPREAG, serial self-builder Julie Burke of... more

Martin Markey, CEO with the Hardware Association Ireland, chats about the findings in the HAI's latest survey on on-off housing, The Potential For Rural Family Homes - A Survey Review, including:

* Housing need or locals only rules being the main r... more

In this 2026 build cost overview for Ireland, quantity surveyor Keith Kelliher looks at labour and material costs, and where they’re heading. Including:

·      Labour costs: what the going rates are for trades

·      Material costs: where they are ... more

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Recent Guests

Keith Kelliher
Quantity Surveyor
Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Live panel guest
Episode: Ep99 - Mistakes to avoid when building
Julie Burke
General Manager
Dampmaster
Episode: Ep99 - Mistakes to avoid when building
Helena Ryan
Safety Advisor
Safety advisor in construction
Episode: Ep99 - Mistakes to avoid when building
Rachel Eve Whale
Chartered Financial Planner
Spreag
Episode: Ep99 - Mistakes to avoid when building
Joe McBride
Walk Your Plans founder
Walk Your Plans
Episode: Ep99 - Mistakes to avoid when building
Martin Markey
Chief Executive Officer
Hardware Association Ireland
Episode: Ep98 - The push to double the output of one-off housing
Donncha Ó hÉallaithe
Chairperson of Bánú
Bánú (an Gaeltacht-focused organization)
Episode: Ep96 - Why we should be building more one-off homes in the Gaeltacht
Cathal Keane
Recently completed his own self-build project.
Graf
Episode: Ep85 - Hidden costs of a self-build
Gareth Holland
Showroom consultant for Bassett's Bathrooms with 12 years of sales experience.
Bassett's Bathrooms
Episode: Ep77 - Bathroom design trends for 2024

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Astrid Mattson
Host and editor of Selfbuild Magazine; hosts discussions on housing, self-build, and construction topics.

Reviews

3.9 out of 5 stars from 36 ratings
  • Which grants to get

    Terrible Sound quality around 9 mins missed nearly everything.

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    Ireland6 months ago

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Listeners appreciate the practical cost‑savvy discussions and real-world budgeting tips.
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Ep98 - The push to double the output of one-off housing
Q: What needs to change to unlock the rural one-off housing market?
Key changes include addressing planning biases against rural one-off houses, reducing regulatory complexity, potentially standing down the local housing need regulation, and leveraging incentives such as grants to rejuvenate housing supply and encourage more construction.
Ep98 - The push to double the output of one-off housing
Q: What are the broader social and economic impacts if rural housing doesn't keep pace?
If there are no new homes in rural areas, local amenities and social structures like schools, shops, and sports clubs deteriorate, emigration increases among young tradespeople, and overall social capital unravels, exacerbating the housing crisis.
Ep98 - The push to double the output of one-off housing
Q: Tell us a bit about this survey and what the headline results are.
The survey's headline finding centers on the difficulty caused by the Housing Need or Local Housing Need Regulation, which is seen as doing significant damage to the potential for building rural family homes; finance and grants were discussed as important but secondary factors, with regulatory impacts dominating the results.
Ep95 - How does a quantity surveyor save you money?
Q: How can clients save money through a Quantity Surveyor?
Clients can save money through accurate cost plans, competitive tendering, and careful management of costs throughout the construction process.
Ep95 - How does a quantity surveyor save you money?
Q: What does a Quantity Surveyor do?
A Quantity Surveyor manages budgeting, tendering processes, and construction cost management to help clients save money during construction projects.

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This program focuses on practical homebuilding and renovation in Ireland, with episodes covering planning barriers, affordable construction, and new building technologies. Recurring themes include cost planning, regulatory hurdles, sustainable and modern building methods, and community impacts of housing policy. Noteworthy angles include the tension between planning constraints and housing supply, the role of quantity surveying in cost control, and the exploration of mass timber, ICF, and passive-house approaches as potential efficiency gains for developers and self-builders.

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1. Keith Kelliher
2. Julie Burke
3. Helena Ryan
4. Rachel Eve Whale
5. Joe McBride
6. Martin Markey
7. Donncha Ó hÉallaithe
8. Cathal Keane

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