Raise the Roof Campaign
Irish housing rights Irish housing rights group demands ban on evictions during COVID-19 crisis

A Day of Action was observed on June 17 on the call of the Community Action Tenants Union of Ireland. The COVID-19 lockdown has worsened the plight of tenants and homeless people in Irish cities

Raise the Roof Ireland Thousands march in Dublin’s ‘Raise the Roof’ rally, demanding government action on housing crisis

Latest figures from Ireland’s Department of Housing show that 10,305 people were registered as homeless in March, including 3,821 children. This number has spiked from nearly 3,000 in 2014.

may day - ireland Communist youth in Ireland seek structural solution to homelessness

The Connolly Youth Movement interrupted an event attended by the prime minister, claiming that the policies of Fine Gael government, especially in the housing sector, have been destroying the country.

Thousands participated in protests against the housing crisis in Ireland. (Photo: Raidió Teilifís Éireann) Raise the Roof Campaign Demands an End to Housing Crisis in Ireland

Dublin and several other cities have been facing an unprecedented housing crisis characterised by flat lining of property prices, rise in house rents, forceful evictions, etc.