Surveying short-term thinking in Irish housing crisis: new title  brings politics to book

Senior property analyst digs deep in history to find perennial roots of house provision dysfunction

New plan, same old problems. Housing, Local Government and Heritage James Browne TD at the launch of last week's new action plan on housing and homelessness. Photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

GIVEN this is the month in which the Government we elected back in November 2024 finally publishes its long-awaited and latest in a long line housing plan, the launch of an expert ‘insider eye’ book taking a very long-term look on the deeply emotive issue of housing this side of Christmas is timely .... to say the least.

How long-term is the look here?