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Public land, public homes — Why can’t the government deliver?

By Martina Stafford According to a recent report published by The Land Development Agency (LDA), the government has the capacity to build 67,000 “affordable” homes on public land. In 2018, the LDA was tasked with fully utilising state lands to build public

Apr 15, 2023

Ruling-class rage at Garda eviction art

By Manus Lenihan “Over 7,000 households face eviction within next three months” (Irish Independent, April 4th). “Couple in 80s cannot find place to live” (Westmeath Independent, April 4th). Anyone with a heart will be angered by the daily headlines showing the crisis

Apr 4, 2023

Landlords’ government overturns eviction ban

By Jonathan Diebold The government this week has made the shameful and disgusting decision to lift the ban on evictions. It does this knowing that it is condemning numerous people – including families with children – to homelessness. Already, notices to quit

Mar 9, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·Racism

Far-right protests – how can we defeat racist division?

By Conor Payne Protests have been organised in many different parts of the country outside buildings being used to accommodate refugees; including in East Wall, Ballymun, and Drimnagh in Dublin, Fermoy in Cork and in Killarney in Kerry. In some cases, these

Jan 13, 2023

News & Analysis

The housing crisis is a capitalist crisis

By Caitriona Ni Chathain As we move into the winter months the housing crisis is dramatically worsening, with homelessness figures at an all-time high, up by almost 30% compared to this time last year. There are now 11,300 living in emergency accommodation,

Dec 14, 2022

News & Analysis

Student accommodation: Another year, another dire crisis

By Brandon Byrne The housing crisis has reached depressing new lows with the Department of Housing reporting at the end of August there was a record number 10,568 people living in emergency accommodation. This figure however does not account for the many

Sep 7, 2022

News & Analysis

Government housing policy: Homelessness for some, poverty for others

By Martina Stafford The profoundly detrimental impact the housing crisis is having on working-class families, young people, lone parents, migrants and Travellers is impossible to convey. It is clear that there is untold stress and hardship caused by the inadequate and insecure

Jun 17, 2022

News & Analysis

115 deaths in homelessness: A shameful indictment of the Government

By Finn McKenna The tragic news of 115 deaths of homeless people in the last year is another serious indictment of this government, which seems increasingly indifferent to the crisis. The data, released as part of a Freedom of Information request, is

May 1, 2022

O’Devaney Gardens: Vulture funds given go-ahead to sweep in

By Dan O’Rourke ‘Vulture Funds’ will now be able to purchase up to 524 homes in the O’Devaney Gardens housing development following a decision by An Bord Pleanála. This reverses a previous decision by the planning body, made in September 2021, which

Apr 15, 2022

News & Analysis·Socialist Feminism

The misogyny of the Irish state – why the establishment parties are no allies of women

By Isidora Duran Stewart While the public response to the murders of Sabina Nessa, Sarah Everard, Ashling Murphy and more has been astronomical, the same questions are being posed: why are things getting worse and not better? Why have cases of gender-based

Mar 15, 2022

housing crisis- Page 2

Public land, public homes — Why can’t the government deliver?

Ruling-class rage at Garda eviction art

Landlords’ government overturns eviction ban

Far-right protests – how can we defeat racist division?

The housing crisis is a capitalist crisis

Student accommodation: Another year, another dire crisis

Government housing policy: Homelessness for some, poverty for others

115 deaths in homelessness: A shameful indictment of the Government

O’Devaney Gardens: Vulture funds given go-ahead to sweep in

The misogyny of the Irish state – why the establishment parties are no allies of women

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden