Housing shortage heartbreak laid bare in TV show

The heartbreak caused by the chronic housing shortage has been laid bare in a new RTÉ documentary which reveals how the crisis is forcing young families on the verge of homelessness to split up or return to their childhood homes.

The eye-opening documentary series, Find Me A Home, highlights the desperate search by families in the capital to put a roof over their heads as they are faced with crippling rents which are now 60% higher than they were in back in 2011.

The series reveals that on average, in Dublin, rents are €1,700 a month, €260 higher than at the height of the boom in 2008.