She did what she did but its up to the Party Leader to show leadership and step up. I don’t think anyone is surprised that he failed to do so. He cannot be taken seriously at all now as what she did is so divorced from traditional FG values that it merits expulsion. He is an empty vessel and nothing more.
Most of the people in our club are FG members and are horrified with this. It makes them look like SF with an internal Kanagroo court and FF with a nothing to see here attitude to pulling a stroke. Once the narrative amongst members is we are no different, then FG loses its USP. Mind you the members voted for Coveney to be leader not the Indian but they need to act on this.
Co living is fine if you’re sharing a house in phibsboro or the likes for a decent rent. 1200+ a month to live in student accommodation (co-living) is robbery and rent seeking. As is all the “student” accommodation going in around dublin recently…
940 per month to live right beside college inclusive of utilities. No 12 month lease, which is standard everywhere else. Safe, secure and clean.
Oh no, you have to share a kitchen. Welcome to houseshares everywhere. No dining room or living room, students watch laptops in their room. No garden? Students don’t take care of them.
Morons like Shane Ross were giving it big licks about the Blake’s site in Stillorgan being primarily student housing focused. Does he know his constituency? Houses all over the place with UCD students in them not fit for purpose.
I can absolutely accept the idea that these should be partnered with colleges and a limited amount of zoning of them, but there is an absolute demand for them. The 50 something crew who grew up in a different Ireland don’t seem to get that.
Works all over the world, selective horrors stories aside.
The inventory is currently overwhelmingly houses, we need more apartments. We also need more flexible, short term solutions to cater for a certain type.
Yes, you restrict zoning and when they are built to house students (ie Montrose, a great location that non students would love), you don’t change it over after the fact.
Nothing wrong with throwing up a few of them. Once they are controlled by planning and developers aren’t throwing them up at the expense of apartments then I dont see what the issue is.
Let people live there if they want.