Irish Examiner view: People on low incomes frozen out of housing

Simon report lays out in stark detail how many of Ireland's citizens cannot afford a place to live

'Locked Out of the Market' highlights swathes of Ireland that have zero properties available to rent in any household category within standard or discretionary payment limits. File picture: PA

The housing and accommodation crisis continues to bedevil Irish life, and developments this week show how wide-ranging that crisis is.

Readers may think of the ongoing issues facing An Bord Pleanála, with another instalment in that long-running controversy this week, but other issues surfacing are even more illustrative of the wider crisis.