Donegal among counties where thousands more homes are needed

Donegal, Dublin, Cork, and Kerry are among just some of the counties, where thousands of homes will be needed by 2040.

Data from the ESRI suggests population growth in all major towns and cities across the country will result in to an overall population of 6.1 million by 2040.

Between 35 and 53 thousand new homes a year will be needed to cope with the increase.

Paul Egan research officer with the ESRI says a number of factors were taken into consideration when calculating the figures.