Public meeting to discuss city’s ‘housing crisis’

A POLITICIAN urged people who are being priced out of Cork’s housing market to attend a public meeting tomorrow to discuss the city’s “housing crisis”.

Socialist Party city councillor Mick Barry last night described the situation as a “ticking time-bomb” following the release of figures which show increases in the city’s social and affordable housing waiting lists.

They show that the number of eligible applicants on the social housing waiting lists, combined with those awaiting report, has risen almost 25% since last June.