Housing crisis: 'I feel more hopeless than I ever have before about life in Ireland'

The uncertainty of rising rents and scarcity of accommodation means the couple can't rule out the 'nuclear option' of leaving families and friends to emigrate

Eoin Kennedy is looking for a house while also having to find a new place to rent. He even faces the prospect of just quitting Ireland altogether with his fiance Aisling. Picture: Eoin Kennedy

All of Eoin Kennedy and his fiancée Aisling O’Donovan’s nightmares are coming at once. They are trying to buy a house while also facing eviction from the home they are currently renting.

The couple now face the prospect of having to find another home to rent, at more than double the cost of what they are paying at the moment, as they step back into the rental market for the first time in 10 years.