Laura Gaynor
“I once went looking at a place which was €700 for a matchbox room in South Dublin (no wardrobe space). I didn’t get it…. There was a rule that you couldn’t use the shower for more than 5 minutes or the rent would go up.
There was no bath either. The prospective landlady said, no boyfriends, no skateboards, no baths, no showers over 5 minutes, no staying at the weekends ….
“The price you’re paying now, for a shared room, is the price you would have paid for your own room a few years ago…. Someone quoted me €500 to be sharing a room with one another.”
Broadcaster and student Laura Gaynor on a RTÉ Radio One Today with Sean O’Rourke discussion on student housing yesterday.
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No staying at weekends? That’s a red flag right there! What will the landlady be doing in a rented room on Friday and Saturday nights? Creepy AF!
I don’t know why people would go to live and work in Dublin – if they had any alternative. I’m not being smart or dissing Dublin, but the rental story there is enough to make your eyes water. Surely a lot of companies must think twice about locating/staying in Dublin with housing costs so crazy?
are you assuming dubs have a lesser problem with renting?
I thought you’d come up with something thoughtful, like – lets build a good rail system, so people can get to big towns for jobs quickly and affordably. It ain’t very revolutionary, you know. Railways have been on since late 19th century. Ain’t a challenging technology, like.
you must be the F parties voter, they are so “quaint”, one would think they are time travelers.
That’s where the work is I suppose
There is no incentive for companies to set up or relocate outside of Dublin.
They should start to apply a levy on office space with a border inside the canal’s, then inside the M50, then outside the M50 out to the commuter towns etc. This will offer incentives to companies to relocate near the commuter towns. Instead of looking at congestion charges, move the companies out of the city. Charge a levy to the companies for the prestige of having a location within a highly dense area.
This form of cheaper rent further from the city already exists. It’s not a levy, it’s supply and demand.
Thing is, if you locate in a commuter town, you are limiting your potential workforce to those that live in the town + people with cars (willing to commute).
It you are in the city centre you have a workforce that can use all public transport (although you lose out on people that want to drive – since parking is difficult)
Er…work, college, money, music and buzz, my friend. Sorry newsj.
I got a great 5 bedroom house only a 20 minute cycle from work.
I think kids should try eu locations for education – there are countries you pay little tuition, can get a room on a campus too. and it comes with benefit of competency in another language. while we are still in EU, naturally.
saying that because that’s what students pay in dublin now. the girls i know are staying in dublin, working all summer to pay 3 months summer rent not to lose the apartment. (what moron coined the snowflake term, these girls are tough as nails.
Working for three months is considered tough as nails?
I completely agree. Study in Europe. Ireland is not financially sensible or comfortable for students.
It’s not really financially viable to work and try to keep a roof over your head either, never mind studying, running around like headless chickens just to carve out some class of a decent life..nice views but very hard being a citizen here..run by absolute greasy peasant-minded donkeys
I left my first college course for that exact reason. I had to work 4 days a week in order to fund my education and keep a roof over my head, and trying to manage coursework and the job, along with the commuting was awful. I had no time for anything and grew to hate both my job and the college course in the end.
I’m not financially sensible or comfortable but I’m still a fuppin’ legend.
I really do feel for students trying to get a place. What a nightmare Dublin (and Ireland) has become. Its mental out there, some landlords make ridiculous rules on their leases. Just remember nearly ALL of them are not lagally binding. Talk to threshold.ie for advice on what exactly is illegal, like fining tenants €50 if the rent is even a day late. That is NOT legal.
Who can I talk to about ordering a handy plague
Wish I hadn’t clicked on this, makes my blood boil….