Referendum on right to housing ‘would spark debate on Ireland’s housing crisis’

Housing expert Rory Hearne pictured in the Marino Housing district in Dublin. Picture date: Thursday June 24, 2021. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A referendum on inserting a right to housing into the Constitution would open a conversation about how Ireland treats its housing crisis, a housing activist and university lecturer has said.

Dr Rory Hearne, assistant professor of social policy at Maynooth University, believes that a shift in how the country values its housing issues is needed.