Letters to the Editor: Housing is more than a commodity

What will it take to fix this?

'It seems to me that, had our Government addressed housing as a social issue, rather than a commodity it would have set about building affordable homes as well as social homes over the last two decades.' File picture

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 - 01:00

For the most part I have good memories of time at Loreto boarding school, Killarney. Excuse a bit of reminiscence.

It was the late 1950s and Loreto shaped part of my education for a couple of years. A highlight or two might include weekend walks to Muckross Park in the spring time and attending my first and only football game — a Munster final when the two Mickos were playing for Kerry — the equivalent of the Cliffords and Co today. We could say it was an inclusive style of education.