So sorry to hear about your situation Conor Gilligan. I have nothing to say that hasn't been said before - but I will say SHAME on all politicians. There has to be a will to make Affordable housing for all a priority. I really could rant on and on and on... the plight of the Sextant is a prime example of blatant corruption at work in our city... those developers should be forced to go back to the plan they proposed and provide affordable housing on this site.. as every new development in the city should, derelict sites should be compulsory purchased - at a reasonable price - and given over to affordable housing supported by the City Council.
I will add that I live in an affordable house mortgaged from Cork City Council and my repayments have always been less than the going rents and now are a quarter of the cost of renting a similar home...it breaks my heart to see the young people trying to make ends meet, paying out exorbitant rents and being at the mercy of profiteering landlords whims - why can't the City Council provide more of this kind of accommodation? It's a win/win situation as the Council have already got their financial investment back in interest. This is a practical way forward for all who need homes and for society at large. The only thing I see stopping this kind of policy is the self-serving class system at the very heart of Modern day Ireland served by the political elite.
Great article, describing what I recognise to be the living situation of so many people in Cork. It brings the reality home hearing about it first hand.
So sorry to hear about your situation Conor Gilligan. I have nothing to say that hasn't been said before - but I will say SHAME on all politicians. There has to be a will to make Affordable housing for all a priority. I really could rant on and on and on... the plight of the Sextant is a prime example of blatant corruption at work in our city... those developers should be forced to go back to the plan they proposed and provide affordable housing on this site.. as every new development in the city should, derelict sites should be compulsory purchased - at a reasonable price - and given over to affordable housing supported by the City Council.
I will add that I live in an affordable house mortgaged from Cork City Council and my repayments have always been less than the going rents and now are a quarter of the cost of renting a similar home...it breaks my heart to see the young people trying to make ends meet, paying out exorbitant rents and being at the mercy of profiteering landlords whims - why can't the City Council provide more of this kind of accommodation? It's a win/win situation as the Council have already got their financial investment back in interest. This is a practical way forward for all who need homes and for society at large. The only thing I see stopping this kind of policy is the self-serving class system at the very heart of Modern day Ireland served by the political elite.
Great article, describing what I recognise to be the living situation of so many people in Cork. It brings the reality home hearing about it first hand.