Workers’ Party representative for Dublin Central, Éilis Ryan, has condemned an international co-living landlord for advertising and taking applications for a shared accommodation residence on Dominick Street, Dublin 7, before planning permission has been granted for the development.  Ryan said: "Cityliving, a major international property management company which already manages co-living units in Galway and Dublin, [...]

The Workers’ Party have called for Dublin City Council to acquire through a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) five purpose-built student complexes and use these buildings to provide public student accommodation.  Operating under the brand Uninest, the five facilities were recently granted a change-of-use application by DCC to let 1,600 student accommodation beds until May 31st [...]

Workers Party representative for Dublin Central, Éilis Ryan, has blasted the Government’s response to this week’s RTE Investigates programme, which shed light on the scandalous overcrowded conditions in Dublin’s private rental sector. Ryan is calling for meaningful action on the issue that would see private landlords who profit from overcrowding in their properties assume responsibility. [...]

The Workers’ Party is calling on An Bord Pleanála to overturn a change-of-use permission to facilitate co-living recently granted to corporate landlord Uninest, following the decision taken by the Housing Minister to restrict future co-living applications. Operating under the brand Uninest, the five facilities were recently granted a change-of-use application by DCC to let 1,600 [...]