The Build
Episodes
A (non)Christmas Story
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gather round the fire for a very different kind of Christmas story. In this special episode, we hand the microphone over to a weary Santa Claus to nar...
Reddy! Steady! Plan!
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if Ireland's cities were planned with the same vision and coherence as Barcelona, Copenhagen, or Helsinki? Tony Reddy, Director of Reddy Arc...
Sharing Solutions
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Housing shouldn't be a one-size-fits-all proposition. Yet in a decision that stands alone in Europe, Ireland banned an entire category of housing...
Seeking Validation
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Phillips is a town planner and an art history buff. Â We sat down to discuss his somewhat unusual road to becoming a town planner, why so many pla...
Cirque du Planning Act
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We speak to Brendan Slattery of McCann FitzGerald LLP about the new Planning & Development Act.Brendan is a partner at McCann in the Environmental...
Family (Business) Matters
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Rhatigan, with her brother and sister, runs Winterbrook, a home builder based in Dublin.In our chat, Kate describes the contribution small builde...
O, Canada
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about our domestic problems a lot, but do we have any worse than other places? This month on The Build I speak with Mathieu Fleury of Leader L...
Numbers and how to count them
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate English from Deloitte succinctly explains the overwhelming amount of data that exist on the need for housing, along with some upcoming demographi...
Money, Money, Money
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Wilson, the chief executive of Fairfield Real Estate Finance, takes us on a remarkable journey through his influential career in our latest epis...
But first...
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm back, and I'm here just to say thanks.Disclosure of conflicts from Season 1:Episode 3 with John Downey, John did a little bit of work fo...
Cloud Cuckoo Land
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me in search of the elusive and fascinating cuckoo.I am joined by a great group of guests including Sean Keyes from the Currency who discusses th...
The Agent Chronicles
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ken MacDonald's illustrious career has shaped the Irish real estate landscape across five decades. Starting with a humble leaflet campaign back i...
The Kitchen Sink (and other cost savings)
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Mitchell, Director and Co-founder of Mitchell McDermott talks about costs, viability, what is happening in other countries along with MMC and Spr...
On the Origin of Sprawl
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
UCD Economist and former member of An Bord Snip (and An Bord Snip Nua!) Colm McCarthy on the mistakes we have made and continue to make. Also, why t...
How to Build a House
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Architect John Dobbin talks us through how to go about building a house, from the very beginning and why it can be difficult but rewarding. Also, bu...
The Law
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode: the contributions waiver is explained and we talk to Fidelma McManus, partner and head of housing at Beauchamps LLP about con...
The System Will Change You
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Downey, a town planner with 20 years experience, talks to us about how the planning system is meant to work, why it is completely broken, and wha...
Nightmare on NIMBY Street
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Hanlon is the CEO of California YIMBY, a non-profit whose mission is to make California an affordable place to live, work, and raise a family. A...
It's Easier in Russia
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion with Brian Moran on how difficult it is for even a well funded, global developer like Hines to develop housing in Ireland.—-The CJEU ru...
The Why
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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