Irish Examiner view: Creating divisions in communities

At a protest against plans to move asylum seekers into the north Cork town, a councillor said of those who were renting property to asylum seekers: 'They are worse than the English landlords of decades ago. Their behaviour is as bad as any drug cartel. Shame on them.'

It’s been a trying few days for landlords, or at least the public perception of landlords.

Earlier this week, a court in Cork was told that the term “landlord” itself still had connotations in Kerry — “in the post-1847 era,” as the defence solicitor put it — while those renting out accommodation came under fire in Fermoy.