Lorcan Sirr
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[currently off the twitter grid for 3 months] Housing @ DIT || Visiting Professor of Housing, URV, Spain || radio-head || shootist || Sunday Times columnist
Dublin City, Ireland
Joined November 2012
This week, how come so many unauthorised developments happen in Ireland? @DeirdreNiF Lack of building regulations is now way out of control https://t.co/9HNIRKvb0Q
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This is a very significant case that could have important repercussions for students facing huge rent hikes. Let’s hope the @RTBinfo makes a speedy decision. #CúirtShakedown #ShanowenShakedown @TheUSI @NUIGSU @DCUSU
thejournal.ie
NUI Students Union said, “NUI Galway can’t become an elitist university only accessible to those who can afford ever rising rent.”
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Launch of a special edition of the IPA's @AdminJournal on #housing, guest edited by @lorcansirr Available: https://t.co/sHSU49HlfD
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Thank you to all who came along to the launch of 'Administration's special edition on housing at the Irish Architectural Archive.
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Mercy Law Resource Centre recently attended the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government meeting on June 12th 2018 and gave evidence on our published Second Right to Housing Report: The Right to Housing in Comparative Perspective...
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This is an important paper in the context of rent increases in student accommodation. @EOBroin @DarraghOBrienTD
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Great to see progress on the three schools near completion, but there’s still a long way to go to resolve this (& collateral damage socially, economically & politically)
Contractor appointed to complete schools hit by the collapse of Carillion. https://t.co/MzhT3ZEVyk via @rte
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We are so weak at enforcement and it will cost lives. ‘Copy food safety policing to prevent another Priory Hall’ https://t.co/fhXbSjuqk1
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More CPO advice here from the Society of Chartered Surveyors who are the official arbitrators in CPO disputes.
@lorcansirr Good summary. We did up a similar piece - https://t.co/04YWVgaY0l - also planning on doing a public information when specifics announced in October
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This week’s column - what you need to know about a CPO (app won’t let me tweet it for some reason):
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Excellent read from @lorcansirr of @ditofficial & @adeleabella of @MacfarProperty on Service charge collection in apartments/multi-unit developments in Ireland Rigour behind research points up the need for MUD Act reform👍 https://t.co/tZSwqyS4Ba
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Listening to @AnnPettifor here at the @TASCblog conference in Croker. She's very interesting.
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This is very much worth reading. House prices sky-high due to finance not scarcity via @IrishTimes
https://t.co/yQhb1G54G5
irishtimes.com
Property prices will fall when flows of money start to retreat
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Just collected this from my postbox. It's full of interesting papers from @DeirdreNiF @SNasarreA @RoryHearne @TomHealyNERI @trshsk @danielbentley and others. Being officially launched next Tuesday.
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I listened to this walking to work this morning - well worth catching. The man from the CIF agreed with everything Orla said, which shows you she knows her stuff.
Inside Business Podcast | The Irish Times New vision needed to tackle the housing crisis: @Orla_Hegarty & @CIF_Ireland president Dominic Doheny talk to @CiaranHancockIT + @davidduffycybg on CYBG's Virgin Money takeover Listen: https://t.co/TKrSwYyV9p w/ @IrishLifeCB
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Why is @daftmedia advertising illegal properties. This appt in Larkfield House, Clondalkin has no planning permission (refused by @sdublincoco & @anbordpleanala) & no building certification. It is illegal. @RentalProperty8 #TakeItDown
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We're looking for two Research Associates to join the @housingevidence team at @sheffielduni. Deadline for applications is 4 July:
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