In recent weeks, housing activists in Dublin squatted a council building to house homeless families. Could it be the start of an unlikely alliance?
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At Lunch With… Councillor Paul McAuliffe
Dublin City Council Fianna Fail group leader Paul McAuliffe makes his case on the difference between his party and Fine Gael, why he voted against the O’Devaney Gardens refurbishment even though he’s concerned about the housing crisis, and why Sinn Fein shouldn’t get the mayorship in 1916.
Andy: Viva the Grangegorman Squat
In taking over vacant sites, some citizens are making up for government inaction.
Squeezed Dubliners Seek Solutions in Co-ops
At the Dublin Food Co-op in The Liberties, about 35 people turned up to chat about starting a housing co-op, as a way to get themselves an affordable – and democratic – home.
In Face of Homeless Crisis, Some Turn to Sit-ins
Given the severity of the homelessness problem, direct actions are beginning to emerge as a response.