A delay in a railway project means Iarnród Éireann won’t need it for a couple more years. “That was the only stumbling block, that it would be required back very shortly.”
It is, in large part, the way in which the state has responded to the property price crash that has allowed vulture funds to be enriched and selected local developers cosseted.
When Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Ruth Coppinger called for a NAMA estate to become social housing, her argument fell on receptive ears. But is it practical?
Dublin City Council has begun planning for the construction of 400 prefabricated houses to accommodate homeless families. While some councillors are very wary, prefab housing has come a long way over the years and other countries have good experiences with it.
