Clúid

{{Short description|Housing agency based in Dublin, Ireland}}

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| formation = January 1994

| type = Non-governmental organisation

| predecessor = St. Pancras Housing Association

| purpose = Approved Housing Body (AHB) which provides Social housing

| headquarters = 159-161 Sheriff Street Upper, North Wall, Dublin, D01 R8N0

| leader_title = Chief executive

| leader_name = Brian O'Gorman

| leader_name2 = Mark Shakespeare

| leader_title2 = Chairperson

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| name = Clúid

| region_served = Ireland

| revenue = €93.95m

| revenue_year = 2022

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| location = Dublin, Ireland

| website = [https://www.cluid.ie/ www.cluid.ie]

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Clúid ({{langx|ga|clúid}} – shelter) is an Irish non-governmental organisation and housing agency, based in Dublin which was originally established as the St. Pancras Housing Association in January 1994 with a mandate to provide public housing.{{cite web |title=Cluid Housing Association - Irish Company Info - Vision-Net |url=https://www.vision-net.ie/Company-Info/Cluid-Housing-Association-212249 |website=www.vision-net.ie |access-date=10 August 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Hubert |first1=Thomas |title="Supply, supply, supply": How Clúid plans to hit 10,000 homes this year |url=https://thecurrency.news/articles/71551/supply-supply-supply-how-cluid-plans-to-hit-10000-homes-this-year/ |website=The Currency |access-date=10 August 2023 |date=19 January 2022}}

As of July 2023, Clúid was the largest housing agency in Ireland with more than 26,000 residents and more than 10,000 homes under management and with turnover of €93.95m in 2022.{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2022 - Connecting Communities |url=https://www.cluid.ie/report-home-2022/ |website=Clúid Housing |access-date=10 August 2023}} The organisation also had net assets of €1.8 billion and managed housing in each of the 26 counties of Ireland.{{cite web |last1=Nolan |first1=Daragh |title=Clúid Housing reaches 10,000 homes including nearly 700 units in Kildare |url=https://www.leinsterleader.ie/news/home/1020682/cluid-housing-reaches-10-000-homes-including-nearly-700-units-in-kildare.html |website=www.leinsterleader.ie |access-date=10 August 2023 |language=en}}

Clúid is also involved in the provision of cost rental homes.{{cite web |title=Clúid welcomes new funding model for Cost Rental homes delivery {{!}} Irish Building Magazine.ie {{!}} Ireland's Leading Construction News & Information Portal |url=https://irishbuildingmagazine.ie/2023/07/20/cluid-welcomes-new-funding-model-for-cost-rental-homes-delivery/ |access-date=10 August 2023 |date=20 July 2023}}

The organisation develops housing and apartments itself as well as upgrading, refurbishing and extending its existing stock of housing. The organisation has also acquired turnkey completed developments and has sought to "forward-fund" apartment and housing developments.{{cite web |title=Clúid Housing completes Dublin apartment deal |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0419/1210705-cluid-housing-completes-dublin-apartment-deal/ |website=RTE |access-date=10 August 2023 |language=en |date=19 April 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Dunphy |first1=Liz |title=Taoiseach appeals to people to stop objecting to housing |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40994561.html |website=Irish Examiner |access-date=10 August 2023 |language=en |date=28 October 2022}}{{cite web |title=Affordable housing group warns that rate of delivery is in jeopardy |url=https://www.businesspost.ie/news/affordable-housing-group-warns-that-rate-of-delivery-is-in-jeopardy/ |website=Business Post |access-date=10 August 2023}}

The organisation is a registered lobby group and lobbies ministers and government departments in relation to housing issues – including the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.{{cite web |title=Lobbying Organisation {{!}} Lobbying.ie |url=https://www.lobbying.ie/organisation/478/cl%C3%BAid-housing?currentPage=0&pageSize=10&queryText=&subjectMatters=&subjectMatterAreas=&publicBodys=&jobTitles=&returnDateFrom=&returnDateTo=&period=&dpo=&client=&responsible=&lobbyist=&lobbyistId=478 |website=www.lobbying.ie |access-date=10 August 2023}}