housing crisis

It just fell short of cities like London and Zurich. Dublin’s rent prices have climbed to the fourth-highest in Europe, according to the website Numbeo. The cost-of-living website ranked 141 cities based on average rent prices, with London topping the list, just ahead of Zurich and Geneva, while Dublin placed fourth. The capital ranked ahead […]

6 months ago

Rental costs are a third higher than pre-Covid times Rental costs are a third higher than pre-Covid times. They have risen now for 18 quarters in a row, according to the latest Draft.ie rental report. Professor Ronan Lyons, the author of the report, claims that upward pressure on rents is set to remain due to […]

9 months ago

Another day, another demoralising look into Dublin’s renting crisis. We’re all sadly used to the continuous bad news about Ireland’s housing crisis. Every day seems to bring another sad statistic about how this country is simply not fit for young people, but each piece of new info seems to sting as much as the […]

4 years ago

When you think of life in Dublin over the past few years, the presence of two unpleasant phenomenons looms – the housing crisis and bikes being stolen. And in true Irish style, what to we do in the face of situations like this? Make jokes about them and hope our friends will laugh, obviously. That’s […]

5 years ago