Gaffs, 9780008529611
Paperback
Ireland’s housing crisis locked out a generation: Here’s how to fix it.

Gaffs

why no one can get a house, and what we can do about it

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    13 February 2024

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Summary

Gaffs: Generation Locked Out

Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents, trapped in rental roulette, living at home as adults, and facing homelessness. The Irish housing crisis has defined an entire generation and is set to continue.

With the highest housing costs in the EU, the property ladder has been kicked away. How did we get here, and how do we break the cycle?

In Gaffs, housing expert Rory Hearne urges us to consider the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008529611
ISBN-10:0008529612
Author:Rory Hearne
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperCollins
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:13 February 2024
Weight:240g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

‘The heart of the book is a clear, cogent and persuasive account of how this crisis was created. Showing that it is, indeed, a deliberate creation is the strength of Hearne’s argument. And while this is a source of anger, it might also be a source of hope: what bad public policy has wrought, better policy can undo.’ Fintan O’Toole The Irish Times

About The Author

Rory Hearne

Rory Hearne is an Assistant Professor of Social Policy in Maynooth University, specialising in housing policy and housing rights. He makes regular appearances on national TV and radio as an expert on Ireland’s housing policy, including Prime Time, The Brendan O’Connor Show, and The Blindboy Podcast. He has written articles for TheJournal.ie and The Irish Examiner. He is the author of Housing Shock: The Irish Housing Crisis and How to Solve It (2020).

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