the current ruling coalition is throwing money away to the short term benefit of reducing housing lists, but to the long term gain of the investor funds,
The Economic and Social Research Institute has this morning published a paper by one of its economists Kieran McQuinn on the likely short term future of the housing market in Ireland. The paper is largely technical regarding budgetary projections, but its main focus is on how state intervention in the housing market could be increased […]
This weekend, the Irish people were treated to an extraordinary tale of woe, courtesy of Kitty Holland in the Irish Times. Steady yourselves before reading this one. As they say on the news, this report contains details that some readers might find…. upsetting: Social tenants in a luxury apartment complex in Dublin say they are […]
A local residents group in Donegal claim they have not been given a “fair say” after planning permission for a new development was allegedly passed without sufficient consultation.
A group of protesters are gathering daily outside a social housing development site in Mulhuddart village for what they describe a “House The Irish First” protest. They believe the houses on site, though still under construction, have already been earmarked for foreign-nationals, despite the fact that many locals still remained on the housing list. Protesters […]