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Property, fundamentals, and affordability (part 1)

Robert Sweeney 11/12/2017

The season of goodwill to all is quickly approaching. Last year, that goodwill manifested itself in an outpouring of solidarity for the homeless in the form of grassroots activism in Apollo House. With rents and prices on a seeming never-ending upward spiral, the issue of housing affordability and homelessness has rarely been out of the media, or …



Dezoning land, NAMA and adding locational value

Nat O'Connor 15/07/2010

Nat O'Connor: It was reported today that "the 40,000 hectares of land zoned for residential development across the country will be reduced to 12,000 …

Facing up to the grave reality of our situation

Slí Eile 17/08/2009

Slí Eile: Writing in today's Irish Times, Arthur Beesley says that it is 'Time the Unions faced up to the grave reality of our situation'. The …

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