I've put together this video going through the new housing strategy in detail. My analysis of what's new & what matters @tonygroves.bsky.social @hlinehan.bsky.social @davidmurphyrte.bsky.social theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/new-housin...

Went on to RTE news on the player to see if they were broadcasting Government announcement of new housing strategy but instead they're broadcasting mass

🎤 What is wrong with Ireland’s #housing & #planning system My discussion today with Hugh Linehan, @irishtimes.com Inside Politics & Sean Keyes, Progress Ireland #Speirgorm Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0KXu... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/i... Web: shows.acast.com/inside-polit...

Why are people criticizing the new housing strategy before its even published!

Once more with feeling: Govt's latest housing plan is on way. But how effective were the previous three plans? How many targets were missed? Why have has house building lagged demand? Analysis here: www.rte.ie/news/clarity...

The Irish Times covering the new @jcfjustice research on the vibrancy and centrality of the rich diversity of faith-based communities in the life of Dublin's north-east inner-city in their op-ed pages this weekend: www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

“2/3 of us are homeowners & 1/2 have no mortgage, making the gap between owners & renters all the greater: renters have median net wealth of about €5,300 & homeowners €303,000. Despite comprising nearly 30% of households renters own just 3% of Ireland’s wealth” www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Informative piece Looking at some of the intricacies www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...

There's been a great deal of debate about how safe Dublin city centre is, but when we @dublininquirer.com looked for data to resolve this, we couldn't find much useful – so we commissioned a survey to try to add some facts/data to the debate. Today we've published five articles about the results. 1/

FAO: John Collison fans: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...

Next Thursday (13th) for anyone who is around Dublin - in conversation with the brilliant Sinéad Mercier. Register at link below. www.tudublin.ie/explore/abou...

Latest post no without paywall. I think 'cost disease socialism' is a really interesting way to think about contemporary Irish housing policy/politics theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/cost-disea...

The extraordinary life of the 'Wicklow Chief', Michael Dwyer. The Wicklow rebel was the object of widespread devotion on a level that set him apart from most of his United Irishman contemporaries, writes Ruan O'Donnell @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Since the far right race riot where immigrant families were threatened, Garda were attacked, and a Garda van was set on fire, have you heard our senior politicians talk more about the rioters, or immigration?

The secret stories of past Irish lives found in land agent records. Records compiled by land agents can reveal intimate details about tenants' personal lives and that of their extended communities, writes Margaret O'Sullivan @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

As this kind of thing becomes more & more common in coming years, I feel depressed that I'll have to watch the left alienate itself from so many people by how they react to it. Not so much left politicians, but more the online left. www.rte.ie/news/2025/10...

I'm quoted in this @thejournal.ie, along with several others, in response to the IT's op ed by John Collison. I think it's kicked off a very interesting discussion www.thejournal.ie/john-colliso...

doi.org/10.1080/0267... 📣This paper offers an empirically-grounded reading of rental housing as a service infrastructure of being and becoming along life-projects of personal/family welfare, social reproduction/mobility, identity searching and geographical explorations

Latest in the series on housing political economy, looking at 'cost disease socialism'. Very timely re that Collison piece in the IT @orla-hegarty.bsky.social @maoiliosarey.bsky.social theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/cost-disea...

Tenant purchase - the policy we love the to hate! Read my review of Aideen Hayden's great new book on Ireland's most infamous policy theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/state-spon...

New paper on housing data debates that traces arguments in news media between 2010 & 2025 about the number of #vacant dwellings & housing #completions in Ireland & examining the data politics of facts and counter-facts. In @journalurp.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6UCGN...

Applications now open for UCD Professional Diploma (“Part 3”) starting in January 2026 Places are limited, apply at UCD Applications (Major Code T411): www.ucd.ie/registry/pro...

"Today is a momentous day" says Housing Minister @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, rightly proud of the Renters' Rights Bill as it passes its final hurdle without needing a vote. Waiting for the King's signature in next week or so, when date will be set for ban of Section 21 'no fault' evictions!

It's now a real thing. Hardback and expensive but hopefully in time floppy and cheap. Join us at the launch on 21st Nov in London - see Eventbrite for free tickets www.eventbrite.com/e/listening-... @oldweirdalbion.bsky.social @claypipemusic.bsky.social @ghostboxrecords.bsky.social

I made a map of development in the Liberties, including hotels and student accommodation, and new apartment complexes. What did I miss? api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/du...

2nd in the series on contemporary housing political economy no longer behind a paywall, looking at some really interesting recent UK analyses re financialisation and the politics that sustains dysfunctional housing systems. theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...

Our second episode from our series ‘Where is Urban Politics?’ is out now: urbanpolitical.online/98-repolitic... Josh Ryan-Collins (@jryancollins.bsky.social) and Dirk Bezemer are talking about Europe’s housing crisis, financialisation, and the urgent need to rethink the politics of home.

Great writing that strives to make sense our troubled times.

Controversial rent reforms are hurtling down the track. Cabinet agreed outline legislation this week to replace existing rules next year. Housing Plan leaks show Govt wants to use compulsory purchase to tackle derelict houses. Analysis www.rte.ie/news/busines... @mickbyrne.bsky.social @news.rte.ie

‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins. My @guardian piece on the erasure of Gaza's past. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Something a bit different today. Talking about authoritarian populism and the pitfalls of how we respond to it @bryanfanning.bsky.social @hlinehan.bsky.social theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/populism-m...

Such a great book title! 'From the Bog to the Cloud'. Looking forward to reading this by @pbresnihan.bsky.social & Pat Brodie bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/from-the-bog...

Definitely check this out if you're interested in the corporate landlord sector in Ireland

Last night, the House of Lords blocked attempts to weaken the Renters’ Rights Bill, a huge win for renters. The Bill now heads to the House of Commons for final approval before Royal Assent. More here ➡️ www.generationrent.org/2025/10/15/r...

Friends & Followers in Dublin! I'll be giving the annual Edmund Burke Lecture at TCD today 18:30, at the Edmund Burke Lecture Theatre. All most welcome (but do register) The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence & the Pillage of an Empire share.google/Yxfq3IMYhcKd...

John McCartney's contribution to this is a must read

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This post no longer behind paywall, looks at Catalan activist/research Jaime Palomera's new book, especially at his take on political economy of housing and why 'more supply' isn't enough theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/taking-on-...

Big interest from Germany in the EU’s upcoming Affordable Housing Plan. Our big question: will municipal & non-profit housing providers, who deliver up to 30% of affordable homes in some places, be part of it? What’s the plan? 🗞️ Alina Leimbach table.media/en/europe/fe...

Looing again at housing and wealth inequality today, drawing on Mike Savage's work theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/housing-we...

Couldn't make our Simon Talks webinar? Our full discussion on Budget 2026 with Louise Bayliss has been uploaded to Youtube 👇 youtu.be/9RsHPtMpGjw

In recognition of #WorldVacantHomesDay we are sharing a trio of research reports focused on questions of identifying and bringing vacant homes back into use. @maedhbhlikedave.bsky.social @kathleenstokes.bsky.social

Happy to share this paper : More volatile, less equal housing and welfare in 21st century France www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

2nd in my bonus series no recent political economy of housing debates, this time looking at the British context, the role of financialisation and the politics of planning theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...

Manchán 🕯️

“Evidence from real estate actors is important, but there is marked tendency for single data points to be spun into a narrative with direct bearing on policy, & taken up by journalists, & politicians who take claims at face value”💯 @mickbyrne.bsky.social theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/new-prs-re...

Manchán Magan devoted his life to enriching Irish culture. He was a man about whom you’d never hear a bad word said. Kind and generous and gentle. RIP

This is the first in a four part series on recent debates in the political economy of housing. Today's piece looks at the theoretical ideas that underpin the 'supply skeptic' position. For paid subscribers first and then free to everyone in a fortnight theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/taking-on-...

2nd post on housing municipalization, this week looking at Barcelona's housing acquisition strategy to increase social housing and combat gentrification theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/housing-na...

Interesting figures reflecting price effects on income needed to get on to the housing ladder @irishtimes.com