Book Review: Matt Cooper labours on the battle for Irish property

"This occasionally turgid book, one that unfortunately screams out for rigorous editing, focuses primarily on bricks and mortar and the land needed to build the homes this society so badly needs."

Matt Cooper at the St.Marys ladies lunch which took place in the Shelbourne hotel in Dublin. Photo: Justin Farrelly

• Who Really Owns Ireland: How We Became Tenants in Our Own Land — And What We Can Do About It.
• Matt Cooper 
• Gill, €15.99