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housing crisis
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5 reasons why capitalism can’t be patched up, and has to go
By Eddie McCabe If the world today seems chaotic and the future looks bleak, try to remember one…
Low pay, high rent: Squeeze on young workers
By Ewan Fitzgerald With society slowly reopening, and with the threat of the Delta variant very present, young…
The unending housing crisis: Break with the capitalist market
By Fiona Ryan The housing crisis is the most urgent issue facing young people today. Two generations face…
What lies behind the Mica scandal?
By Catherine Finnegan Thousands of people marched on Dublin’s Convention Centre on 15 June to call for 100%…
White Paper: “Reformed” and repackaged but still Direct Provision
By Conor Tormey On Friday 26 February, Green Party TD and Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and…
Review: “Home – Why Public Housing is the Answer”
Review: “Home – Why Public Housing is the Answer” by Eoin Ó Broin, Merrion Press (2019) Reviewed by…
COVID-19: Waive rent and mortgage payments now
The banks have been bailed out to the tune of billions in the last decade. This has been…
Rising number of young people join the “Locked Out Generation”
By Ollie Bell The number of young Irish people in their 20s living at home has risen to…
A burning question: Housing crisis & the rule of profit
By Darragh O’Dwyer The results of the recent general election reflected the deep and widespread desire for real…
Ruth Coppinger interviews UCD students fighting rent hikes
I’ve come here this morning to show solidarity with students who are protesting against huge rent hikes that…
