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Sweden: Government falls over market rents. Victory for the struggle

By Elin Gauffin, national spokesperson for the campaign ‘No to market rents’ and Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna — our sister organisation in Sweden Monday, June 21, 2021, became a historic day in Sweden. For the first time ever, a prime minister has been defeated

Jun 22, 2021

News & Analysis

Ban on evictions & rent increases lifted as the housing crisis continues

By Councillor Fiona Ryan The government has recently ended its blanket ban on evictions, opening the way for predatory landlords to evict and increase rents. This is at a time when unemployment remains at 25% and youth unemployment at 59%. With young

Apr 28, 2021

Covid-19 Pandemic

Nevada homelessness – a picture of US capitalism today

By Harper Cleves In the last weekend of March, images of a parking lot converted into a homeless shelter in Las Vegas, Nevada sparked outrage. The images of the make-shift shelter are stark and are illustrative of the grotesque inequalities that lie

Apr 2, 2020

Covid-19 Pandemic

Housing crisis in a pandemic

By Andrea Murray Covid-19 has plunged the world into a situation of unparalleled uncertainty and anxiety, for none more so than those already suffering from the housing crisis. In January this year, there were officially 10,271 homeless people in Ireland. The number

Mar 31, 2020

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 47.2% according to research by EU agency Eurofound. Ireland, along with Luxemburg and Romania, have the highest increases in Europe. While throughout other EU

Mar 9, 2020

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 change on a range of issues in Irish society. Perhaps the most prominent among these was that of housing, a crisis which developed under

Mar 9, 2020

5 reasons to march on 5 December

By Manus Lenihan 60,000 people have joined the Facebook group “Protest Against Homelessness in Ireland,” pledging to march on December 5th, 12pm at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin. Here’s why you should join the protest. Because the scenes of

Nov 17, 2019

Economy

From bad to worse: The student accommodation crisis

By Aindriú de Buitléir Every September students throw themselves back into another year of study and stress, particularly as demand for accommodation is high, while supply is at a record low. Students will increasingly have to choose their college preference not solely

Jul 13, 2019

Elections·Featured Articles

Local & Euro Elections 2019: Green Surge & Lacklustre Performance for Political Establishment

A very significant surge for the Greens, huge loss of seats for Sinn Fein, and losses for the Left were the headline stories of Local and European Elections May 2019. While the elections absolutely did not represent any ringing endorsement for the

Jun 7, 2019

News & Analysis

Shining a light on the rigged capitalist economy

By Megan Brady The State We Are In: Inequality in Ireland Today, a report recently published by TASC, an economic think-tank, has shone a spotlight on the appalling levels of inequality that exist in Ireland today. These inequalities are a direct result

Mar 15, 2019

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