This Reboot Republic talks to Mark Smyth, Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Tanya Ward CEO of the Children’s Rights Alliance about its recent ‘Report Card’ that grades and assesses the Government’s policy for children. Tanya outlines the main areas such as progress, but also areas that have worsened such as child and family homelessness. Mark discusses the situation of children and […]
In this Reboot Republic podcast Rory talks to Lisa from Kerry, who is facing eviction from her rented home of twelve years in June. Lisa’s story captures everything that is wrong with Ireland’s broken housing system. A self employed beautician with a 16 year old daughter, she is currently supported by the Rental Accomodation Scheme (RAS). AIB sold her home […]
This Reboot Republic talks about the experience of renters in Ireland, the mental health impacts of evictions, the decision to emigrate with the lack of a housing future in Ireland, and action being taken to create homes, tackled dereliction and vacancy, and improve tenants conditions and make housing a human right. We talk to Miriam Sweeney of Reclaim Our Spaces, […]
In this Reboot Republic I talk to Killian Woods, Senior Business Reporter with the Sunday Business Post about the housing crisis, where is it going, the investor funds, unsustainable unaffordable rents and how the Government state subsidy to landlords, HAP is funding Real Estate Investors, how house prices are going to continue to increase. We discuss what could the state […]
We spoke to Ciara in November (episode 173, Disabled, Homeless & Sleeping in My Car) and in this episode she talks to us again about how she is still in her car, and staying on and off with friends. She is part of the hidden homeless. She talks about the impact on her – of feeling invisible, and shame, but […]
This Reboot Republic talks once more to David, a 62 year old fork lift driver living in North Dublin. David and his partner have been renting their home from their landlord for ten years, but now they have to leave in 8 weeks as the landlord is selling up. David and his partner were looking forward to their golden years […]
In this Reboot Republic, Rory is joined by Tony to discuss the progress report into the governments housing plan, Housing for All. Rory debunks some of the myths around the ‘wins’ and discusses why the tenant protections in it are far from adequate. They talk about the overreliance on Investor Funds and the risks that poses to the economy and […]
This Reboot Republic talks to Colette Bennett, Economic and Social Analyst with Social Justice Ireland. We discuss what the COVID pandemic has told us about society, about housing, precariousness and community. We also discuss the recent Social Justice Ireland report on housing costs and poverty in Ireland, about the policy failure of the Housing Assistance Payment, and why a new […]