Housing

Opinion

Frank: Here’s Who Wants Smaller Apartments

No major change in public policy happens by accident. So who’s been pushing for smaller apartments? Frank names names.

Frank McDonald Aug 12, 2015

Opinion

Lorcan: For Source of Dublin’s Housing Problem, Look to the Country

Dublin’s housing problem stems from this: at a state level, housing policy is dominated by a politically motivated rural ideology.

Lorcan Sirr Aug 5, 2015

Unreal Estate

Can City Council Team Up with Radical Housing Activists?

In recent weeks, housing activists in Dublin squatted a council building to house homeless families. Could it be the start of an unlikely alliance?

Damien Murphy, Lois Kapila Jul 9, 2015

City Desk

At Lunch With… Councillor Paul McAuliffe

Dublin City Council Fianna Fail group leader Paul McAuliffe makes his case on the difference between his party and Fine Gael, why he voted against the O’Devaney Gardens refurbishment even though he’s concerned about the housing crisis, and why Sinn Fein shouldn’t get the mayorship in 1916.

Lois Kapila Jun 24, 2015

Opinion

Andy: Viva the Grangegorman Squat

In taking over vacant sites, some citizens are making up for government inaction.

Andy Storey Jun 11, 2015

Unreal Estate

Squeezed Dubliners Seek Solutions in Co-ops

At the Dublin Food Co-op in The Liberties, about 35 people turned up to chat about starting a housing co-op, as a way to get themselves an affordable – and democratic – home.

Lois Kapila Jun 10, 2015

City Desk

In Face of Homeless Crisis, Some Turn to Sit-ins

Given the severity of the homelessness problem, direct actions are beginning to emerge as a response.

Damien Murphy Jun 10, 2015