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Having a job is no longer a guarantee of being able to house yourself. That breaches the social contract

12.01.2025 20

The Irish Times

Lorcan Sirr

Could social housing be the next property bubble?

In April 1933, a commission of inquiry into the sale of State-owned cottages and plots under the Labourers’ Acts reported that “it is scarcely...

28.12.2024 5

The Irish Times

Lorcan Sirr

I am not sure Ireland has a housing crisis. The problem is a century old

Councillors regularly complain about the arduous back-and-forth local authorities have to go through with the Department of Housing in its “four...

04.11.2024 9

The Irish Times

Lorcan Sirr

Apartment owners are still paying for shoddy Celtic Tiger standards, but have we learned any lessons?

Structural faults, water ingress and fire-safety issues are prevalent across Ireland’s apartment blocks (and housing estates), leaving owners in...

28.09.2024 6

The Irish Times

Lorcan Sirr

Ireland’s data black holes: Nobody knows how many landlords or data centres we have

Due to their assiduous collection of data, supermarkets know much more about their shoppers than the shoppers themselves. It makes them informed,...

13.08.2024 3

The Irish Times

Lorcan Sirr