10.21427/D5V5-QF33
Sirr, Lorcan
Lorcan
Sirr
Technological University Dublin
Our Reliance on Family for Housing Support Won’t last Forever
Technological University Dublin
2016
Article
History is more important than geography in explaining our relationship with housing. We have a funny relationship with housing in Ireland, one that goes beyond the usual explanation of our land and property obsession being a post-colonial hang-up. Given our location at the northwest edge of Europe, it would be logical to assume Ireland would have a similar approach to housing as Germany, France and the Netherlands. We are different from our regional neighbours, however, and more like our distant cousins in Malta, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece.