Ireland's Housing Crisis | ARTE.tv Documentary

[@wellingtonboots6077]

The present housing crisis in Ireland was deliberately engineered by the Irish government over the past two decades. They enacted the most restrictive, nonsensical and over- regulated planning laws to restrict the housing supply, in the interests of landlords and cuckoo/hedge fund merchants, entities which these law makers are involved in. Why solve the housing crisis when they're profiting from it? If a bloke in his sixties is not allowed to live in a log cabin, he built for himself on his own land, what hope is there for anybody else? The fact he was taken to court and threatened with imprisonment illustrates perfectly the viciousness and nastiness of this regime. For this sparely populated country it's a disgrace and there's no excuse, particularly when one considers countries who have 5-6 times the population density, such as the much smaller Netherlands with its 18 million as against Irelands 5.3 million. But it illustrates perfectly just how docile people have become to even tolerate this state of affairs. Putting these types of self-serving law makers in charge of the housing remit is akin to putting the fox in charge of the hen house.

[@hellencintia4650]

You're so right. FG is the wolf, FF is the fox, and the greens are the bird flu. No direct elections no democracy.

[@hellencintia4650]

You're so right. FF is the wolf, FG is the fox, and the greens are the bird flu. No direct elections, no democracy.

[@dibble2005]

precisely

[@dibble2005]

and of course the uneducated stupid elderly here voted the same people in again because their all fucking right Jack. They don't give a shit.

[@nolan1432]

The far left have done a lot of damage in contributing to the housing crisis here in Ireland

[@jerryn9690]

In London, I still live with my parents at 31. It's hard out there. This is becoming all too common.

[@Eddyfin]

One thing i would do as being BMW owner and homeless, sell it and get a van which can fit whole family. Making that cosy, preparing food, sleeping in it, do not stay at city spending diesel. Drive outskirts having your time there and when needed, drive to store and what not. Anyway, situation in defenitely not good, good to have documents like this to bring up situation up open!

[@GaleMckee-up4ks]

That's what I was thinking

[@sarabb2056]

I agree, both parents seem for too passive. I appreciate it's hard for them, but they need to think like this and be proactive.

[@annmarie2964]

They seem to have a very different mindset, which is a shame.

[@biancafxy]

@@annmarie2964maybe they lack that creativity or maybe since they have jobs they don’t have enough time to do it.

[@Eddyfin]

@@biancafxy Agree that! But, having so young kid, should they find some extra energy to push forward and make things better for life. If option is ask everyday for place to stay from friends, ask for help instead to build something (as i mentioned sell bmw and buying a van) creative for whole family. I think that would be much appreciated approach, i'd help for sure instead having another family under my roof. Do not get me wrong here, building something habitable in a van, do not mean fully equipped caravan, basic stuff, beds, some storage, buying camping stove, some pots and pans etc. Sky is the limit for creativity instead drive around city, with normal car. You do not need honestly a lot of money to create something amazing with your hands for the family, which is most important asset!

[@sheilaclerkin2238]

How many Irish politicians in the Dail are landlords ? The answer might be why we have no decent rent controls or decent social housing !!

[@hellencintia4650]

31 declared, so must be at least 90, including those who have shares in cuckoo funds but no property.

[@teslastream]

We do have rent controls but they are one of the reasons rent is so high actually. Rent control doesn't work

[@JCree-si2th]

Good one

[@barbaratraynor6422]

Housing the Irish as a priority not immigrants needs to happen

[@longlivefreedom9853]

That is exactly it ... all over Europe prices are absolutely disgraceful... Rental prices and food prices a disgrace ... insulting peoples intelligence ... The Irish Government should be ashamed of themselves allowing that child to be brought up in that situation.

[@lyreman1]

Ireland is a woke hellhole of a country ....

[@OldskolFan]

Get a hold of it now. Don’t be like America where large cities charge around $2000 and up for a 1 BR. California has 100,000 homeless alone.

[@johnnybee69]

Blame the Irish voter for voting for the same shower over and over again, knowing full well what they're like.

[@fdm2155]

My city has always been known for its affordable housing. Not so much these days. A decent, well located small one bed easily starts at $1,400. And you need $5k to move in!

[@longlivefreedom9853]

@@fdm2155 All over is not only EXPENSIVE but also what you get is very poor.... bad neighbors , high crime rate area,,, no peace.. these types of accommodation are all that is available because anything else is truly expensive .

[@robford3211]

Well I use to live in a large 1 bd in Vancouver in a tower with a view my rent in 81 was 500 dollars and I was making $8 an hour . Right now similar 1 bedroom is 2800-3000 a month and I made $23.25 an hour but in Vancouver to survive and not be one paycheque away you need $30 plus an hour and average house where I grew up is 3.1 million . Welcome to globalisation where hyper rich are getting richer and poor are sleeping in parks.

[@suewills3514]

BET YOU HAD NO KID

[@seanleyden7971]

I live in Vancouver now, it's bad here too. What do both places have in common ? Badly regulated immigration.

[@TheMasterblaster32]

​@@seanleyden7971the big replacement

[@vijaykamat2292]

Not only globalisation even urbanisation is to blame. Most governments across the planet showed their citizens that you can live better in big cities. Everybody in big city is suffering.

[@The_Catnip]

Globalism first commandment is "Maintain humanity under 500,000,000 in perpetual balance with nature." The globalists started their madness in Europe, we will be the first one to suffer and extinct. No house means no future, no family, which means no kids, less Europeans, more "paperless" people, and then they will be the future sl aves, to serve the globalist rich.

[@c.s.7266]

It's a mess everywhere, and it's heartbreaking watching children and seniors without a home. 😢

[@sp7749]

Nowhere is affordable anymore.

[@PhoenixRain01010]

For citizens no, but for immigrants, yes

[@comment_1-q2k]

@@PhoenixRain01010 What do you mean? The majority of immigrants worrks really hard and are grateful for the opportunities to make their money.

[@PhoenixRain01010]

@@comment_1-q2k Some but definitely not all. All of western countries are getting flooded with them now getting money, free stuff while the citizens suffer

[@1JewelOfTheNile]

@@PhoenixRain01010 You smell like an American through my phone! Smdh

[@BigJProductions]

@@PhoenixRain01010 why? do they pay lower prices than the rest of us? or are you mindless regurgitating the nonsense you read in your propaganda feed?

[@ellascottagecompany2044]

Watching from the US and see the bureaucratic nonsense here as well. Those in charge like that Mary lady saying there’s no reason why a person should be sleeping rough, yet that little family is proof that the system isn’t working as she is determined not to believe. Sickening the price for rental properties. It’s everywhere though. I hope these people find help.

[@leximojito1218]

She's a politician, part of the problem.

[@sashamoore9691]

Yet America wants MORE illegals that are taking up using, clogging up streets bc they’re bunched up 20 people to a house! Tf

[@Neo-mw1pp]

Our politicians are just wafflers spouting nonsense statistics ffs

[@whymustisignin4this]

I live in Dublin. This is accurate.

[@toyotaprius79]

Dublin as a whole is Dying, Dire, Dreaded, Derelict, Depressing and growing Dimmer by the day. Young people are fleeing in droves again but now for unforseen reasons of a "booming" economy, young people who don't get to vote while abroad and we get another 5 years of the same scrupulous politicians.

[@lyreman1]

Dublin is some shithole of a city

[@gorankovacevic673]

You can also apply for social housing if your net income is less than 40k per person! The most socialist country in Europe at the moment for sure...

[@whymustisignin4this]

@@gorankovacevic673 That couple who were told by the council it would take 10 years before they got housed HAD applied for social housing. That’s why they were meeting with the council. They ended up being housed sooner because they obviously did a lot of work to get the council to pay attention to their case. I’m really tired of people making out that the system is too “socialist”. I can only assume you’re some paid agitator who isn’t even in this country. You definitely don’t know how things work here.

[@Thatguy-11z]

You know you can move out of Dublin. You dont have to be there

[@dm9777]

The official stats for homeless people in Ireland are 15,000 people (most of them being in Dublin).. but the Irish government do not use the same measurements for counting homeless numbers as they do in other EU countries or the UK, and as a result there are estimates putting the real number closer to 60,000. Thats not even taking into account the people who are forced to still live in the family homes in their 20s, 30s and 40s who will never access their own housing. We are told by the establishment that we've never had it so good, and we are continually gas lit by government for having the cheek to even question this degrading and dehumanizing situation in our society. The greed at the core of the Irish corporate and landlord class is sickening.

[@Neo-mw1pp]

That's exactly it. The 15,000 are registered with authorities as homeless but there is well over a 500k people that are the hidden homeless...

[@killbotone6210]

"Forced to live in their family home"....😂😂😂😂😂

[@gardenjoy5223]

@@killbotone6210 You playing dumb again? A wise person needs but half a word. You need entire sentences to understand the obvious? They are still living with their parents. That's not a nice way to live. They keep treating you as a child. People want some freedom, at least and at last.

[@robertscannell8876]

@@killbotone6210why is that statistic funny

[@agneag]

That is crazy that giverment so dismissive

[@alanoreilly4578]

As an Irish man in my 30s I have lived most of my life hearing about this housing crisis, and it is true, Irish people are suffering. Why does the Irish government continue to takes in tens of thousands of refugees and immigrants? This has only driven demand for housing up even higher, politicians need a basic lesson in simple supply and demand economics. Build more houses and stop/reverse migration

[@Madame_Boudica]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎯

[@baddestjoanna-michellesmit5578]

Sounds like NYC

[@duancoviero9759]

Supply and Demand is just lies. Who has control of housing??? I hate it when people fall for the economics 101 lies.

[@killbotone6210]

For the same reason it allows tens of thousands of people to have children every year despite the country being already full. Money.

[@colmmeade1824]

As they're getting paid by the European union id say

[@codzy3532]

this is frickin sad im 61 australian and we have it over here too theres a place in queensland a place called brisbane they have a massive big park called musgrave its full of tents familys babys old ppl its sad the goverments of the world are doing this to everyone dont know why i hope this young couple find something and the poor little baby God bless an help them and all other homeless ppl too

[@somekindaguy100]

I am from Queensland as well,how many would you say live there

[@codzy3532]

@@somekindaguy100 how longs a peice of string

[@TheSesilye]

Meanwhile all the politicians are fed, clothed & rich

[@kat8295]

It got bad in the US as well. I lived in Manhattan in NYC and paid $1600 month for a 1 bedroom. The pay in NYC was good enough that I could live comfortably. Now? I moved out because that same apartment is now worth $2600 a month. I moved out Jan 2023. One year later the price doubled. Outrageous.

[@duancoviero9759]

**that apartment is not "worth" 2600. They are asking 2600. Maybe someone will pay maybe not. They might let it sit empty but it's not worth 2600.

[@considerthis410]

That happened to me in California too. They are both pricing the population out.

[@kennedyochiengobat]

I see so many abandoned farm houses all over, why so many people are homeless yet there are abandoned houses with no one staying in them?

[@gorankovacevic673]

😂 being "homeless" in Ireland is usually addiction or mental health issue or usually both, there is so much support and services provided by the government. Meaning "homeless" don't sleep on the streets unless they are using drugs

[@MissE333]

Those abandoned farm houses or cottages still belong to people. The government can’t just put people in them. They’re usually very rural and run down too. There is now a scheme for renovating these properties so if you buy one you can get up to €70k towards the reno cost. That has brought its own issues as these houses have become popular to buy and increased their price.

[@ShounakDebnath-ef9fn]

Damn I didn’t know the situation is so bad … I remember I was trying to get into one of the hospitals in Ireland a few years ago thinking it has got high wages and secluded lifestyle .. but never did I think you would have to fight for basic necessities like housing and food … here in India we have plenty of houses … besides if you don’t have money to stay the night , you can , as one of the temples will shelter you … also they offer free food … it doesn’t pay much to be kind to people or attests understanding…. In India as well we have houses that we rent but we definitely inform the tenant 1 year in advance if we want to sell the property so that they can get enough time to look for another home … it’s simply brutal !

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

What do you think of the racist comments on here?

[@ShounakDebnath-ef9fn]

@ well I don’t really care about racism 😅 … it’s a free world you can pass comments as you like but without power of money they are only empty rants … I have seen many people hurling racial comments but their living conditions are either average or worse or they are on the brink of retirement … so just ignore them and move on their comments don’t hold much of an importance… I remember Indians face a lot of racism in South Korea but afterwards I got to know that they do that with their own people too and most of the population is either unhappy or feeding their empty ego .. which is why population is also collapsing .. if development comes at a cost of mental health then such a development is useless .. go to china 🇨🇳 it’s far better than South Korea and people are far friendlier … Besides I remember someone from Eu saying the eu is a garden and rest of the world is a jungle … I thought a garden is suppose to have houses at least and people must have proper food … maybe I got the definition of garden wrong 😬 … You shouldn’t be feeding your ego and be racist to the rest of the world when your inflation rates and economy is falling majorly Ps : this is not targeted to your country it’s only targeted to the racists … so it’s not for you or your country .. Ireland is great and they are peaceful

[@kirstenwright1974]

I feel you much love from Northern Ireland xx

[@TheCuriousOranj]

That Mary Fitzpatrick is a disgrace, I'd like to see her endure a week of emergency accommodation and see if her opinion changes. Also, depressingly, the Irish people has just voted her party (Fianna Fail) into government yet again so don't expect anything to change.

[@Iamhome365]

I'm very proud to say that none of those parties got 1 vote from me

[@Keth417]

I used to live in Dublin. On George's quay there's a collection of sculptured statues commemorating...or be that simply reminding us of the great famine of the 19th century. I'm not trying to compare the emaciated ruins of Irish people to these now pained generations, but the lost and hopeless look upon some of the faces are the same. 'Lost and without hope'. And yet this would seem to be another famine of a different type.

[@Iamhome365]

You mean genocide because there was a.lot of food in the country but the irish weren't allowed to eat it,cattle were fed before the irish and so much exported

[@TSCHANNELSHORTS]

housing crisis in ireland is the worst , i have ever seen. Even in my country with lot of population there is no such pressure. But Ireland housing crisis is another level.

[@lisax23]

It's exactly the same in the UK, America, Australia and many other countries

[@lisax23]

In Ireland the number of people homeless is around 14,760 compared that to the UK 40,683 people homeless. You need to travel more my friend to see the scale of homelessness in other countries

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

That's a lie. A straight lie. Not to say Ireland doesn't have a problem, but other countries have it MUCh worse. Ireland has TONS of empty space. It just needs to build. But the builders died off after the 2007 housing crisis. And that's true for all developed countries.

[@Iamhome365]

​@bobmcbobbington9220 it just needs to send back all the ones that are flooding in. Lots of those are getting housed before the irish, you don't see the gover nment offering lots of irish a room in a hotel but these get it, shameful

[@HERETOHELPPEOPLE121]

​@@bobmcbobbington9220 everywhere in Dublin there is building happening.

[@Brian64512]

I live in belfast up in the north. It's a disgrace that this is modern day Ireland 🇮🇪. IRELAND, LOOK AFTER YER OWN PEOPLE! IRELAND FIRST 🇮🇪.

[@ElDragoIE]

Lol

[@BernardFitzsimons]

Yeah we know where Belfast is.

[@edgregory1]

MIGA

[@considerthis410]

This is a one world order. It's everywhere.

[@Shawnne01]

It's not just Ireland but homelessness has become an International crisis. Here in the US, it's become very bad. It's the same thing; not enough affordable housing. Most people are just one paycheck away from losing their residence. I think it's even noticed more during the holidays; such a time as we are in now.

[@Eileen49654]

I dont agree. I live on the outskirts of Flint Michigan. Lots of affordable housing. You can get a 1000 sq ft house for 50,000 or less. Same with Saginaw, Kalamazoo, Detroit, Lansing etc... the problem is people want to live in the richest parts of Michigan and then cry because they cant afford it. They want to pay Flint prices in rich areas. However, that same 1000 sq ft house in a rich area would cost 280,000. The same goes for Ohio, Wisconsin, Indiana, Tennessee and more. Then people blame the system, greed, government. To bad, buy a house where you can afford it or you don't get one.

[@amyschneidhorst1384]

I thought East coast US housing costs were ridiculous...I also sorry landlords are not regulated more. These housing conditions are fire hazards.

[@toyotaprius79]

A lot of said landlords or "professional landlords" operate across the Atlantic, we call them Vulture funds

[@michaelmessenger5742]

1 Follow the money 2 Who are these landlords & investors 3 How much money is made from rents 4 Where is this financial wealth and gain 5 Accountability 6 Change

[@duancoviero9759]

Number 5 and 6 are impossible without violence or something drastic. These people are powerful and cannot be held accountable by the systems in place. They make sure of that.

[@erwinrommel9165]

Overseas vulture funds.

[@mya22833]

Politicians are the landlords probably 🥲

[@alexs6770]

It's shocking when you find out who the property investment companies and landlords are. Makes sense why the politicians are not interested in fixing the problem how many decades has this been happening now?

[@kalayne6713]

It's in Australia too. I have been using my tiny inheritance to rent privately as I have a daughter battling cancer, a son with diabetes and a grandson caring for his mum through the night. I am nearly 73. We are now facing homelessness in 8 weeks' time as I asked for the gutters, packed with dirt and vegetation, to be cleaned. Dirty gutters cause fires in fire prone Australia, allowing houses to burn to the ground. A week after I asked for the gutters to be cleaned, I was told my lease would not be renewed. I have never missed a rental payment. With my daughter needing extensive surgery, how I will nurse her in a car is beyond me. Social housing hasn't been built for years, and it's still just a promise. I am terrified. All of my family have mental health issues, and we all struggle with suicidal ideation.We don't drink, smoke, or break the law. I despair.

[@MoreCoffeePlease.]

I’m so sorry they’ve put you in this danger just for rightfully advocating for your safety. You and your family are in my thoughts. Praying something comes up within the next 2 weeks. 🫶🏻

[@alexs6770]

Please try to contact the local council and MP for help that is unlawful. Hope you get help.

[@HuFilms]

We don't have a housing problem in Ireland, we have an unnatural forced population growth problem due to our governments failed immigration system.

[@everlynevins]

It's not the point. The point is the high rent and living expenses, and greedy landlords wanting more money.

[@davidkavanagh189]

The flaw in your basic logic is that when immigration was the highest it's ever been(early 2000s) there was no housing crisis. Add to that that Irish people aren't having kids much now which is more than offsetting any increase in demand purely based on immigration. I'm not sure why I bothered writing this though because no amount of logic and facts will convince the likes of you.

[@JohanSchmelzer]

Nope you are just anti-immigrant. If Ireland hadn't opened itself up to the world, condoms and abortion would still be illegal, and population growth would probably be much higher.

[@eriknorman7409]

Yep, Islam

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

Nope. You're just a bigot.

[@thomasanders1314]

It's an extraordinary story. Someone who helped homeless people become homeless.

[@cawheeler27]

I had sympathy for the man and his family until he said he couldn’t work because he had diabetes. Bruh, take the metformin, lay off the carbs, and get a job! Your baby doesn’t have a place to sleep. Wtf wrong with that man?!

[@crazymouselady]

He has type 1. It's nothing to do with diet.

[@comment_1-q2k]

Two adults in a developed country with full employment... Immigrants should be an inspiration about how to create a good life here.

[@cawheeler27]

@ you don’t get diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as an adult… plus he kept referring to his diet, which strongly implies it’s type 2.

[@crazymouselady]

@@cawheeler27 The man in the video said it was type 1. In real life, I know of a woman who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes around 70 years of age. It's less common than in children, but it happens.

[@comment_1-q2k]

@@crazymouselady ok. But is diabetes a disability?

[@leximojito1218]

Yet we have Irish Politician Roderic O'Gorman breaking planning laws for giant centres such as Lissywollen Athlone to house 1,000 IPAS with the intention to build Modular Homes for people not even in Ireland yet. Billions being diverted to a small number for IPAS and Refugee centres that contravene fire and planning laws. But young Irish people have to leave or live on the streets. They are not profitable I guess.

[@Neo-mw1pp]

It's sickening eh ffs. Was that athlone ipas centre not shotdown due to a high court challenge??

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

Repeat after me: the immigration issue is NOT why you're in the place you are. Single family homes != refugee camps. Stop scapegoating.

[@Iamhome365]

Yes its now not going ahead but it'll just be put somewhere else​@Neo-mw1pp

[@Safinitzine]

It's interesting because in Cherrywood, where I live, they are building front left and centre. They, the state? No, private equity investors and everything is "luxury flats" and the rents are eye-watering. Why? Because the government has told they won't pay any tax on these rents for 10 years. That's the problem. But people like you are doing nothing but trying to distract from this by blaming the most powerless people. They are easier targets than the people who look like you, I guess.

[@richiehoyt8487]

​@@Safinitzine It is truly unfortunate that we are seeing a big rise in racism as a result of the current housing crisis, but that is not to say that one is by any means necessarily racist or xenophobic for raising "the inward movement of people" as being a substantial part of the problem. Experience has taught me that I cannot even _use_ the proper term in forums like this, or else my comment, more likely than not, will not post - and that kind of tells you everything you need to know - you cannot even talk about that aspect of the problem, or you will be dismissed as a racist, when it defies common sense to think that these 'social shifts' are not going to have deleterious effects! I don't deny that these shifts may be economically beneficial to the country generally, or culturally beneficial for the most part, but that is not much help to the people in the working class areas who not only have to compete even more than ever for jobs, but despair of ever having a home they can call their own - and I use the term 'own' very loosely here! None of this is to say that I don't ascribe the greater part of the housing crisis to the developers, avaricious, generally international property investors or for that matter, avaricious 'mom & pop' landlords either, because I _do!_ Together and as single people, my late wife and myself had _dozens,_ probably, of landlords over the years, and with just one or two exceptions (one in particular who was an absolute _gentleman!_ ) they have otherwise all been monsters, and I don't use that term lightly. Incidentally, to speak of all this as a post 2008 problem is mistaken. In the last 10 or 15 years, irrespective of the remarks of people like that smug senator who I doubt has ever entertained a worry about the roof over her head or where the rent is going to come from, or a lot of these 'digital nomads' - who _do_ look like me, incidentally - that will try to tell you, with their fat tech salaries, that the housing problem is greatly exaggerated, things have undoubtedly gotten worse in the last 10 or 15 years; but there has been a big problem for a _long_ time. I do remember a time back in the late 1980's when the (City) Corporations - now Councils - had huge parts of their housing portfolio that were boarded - or even bricked - up(!) - admittedly much of it was pretty crummy, if not utterly blighted... "What is the name of this place, '7ape Row'?", as an American friend of mine enquired of a Cork flats complex at the time! But that was a time of mass emigration, and the shoe has been on the other foot for decades, while all this time Governments have treated the concept of Council Housing, and Council House _Building,_ especially, as a dirty word! I've seen fights break out over queue jumping, not just to _view_ rental properties (in Dublin), but just to be first in the _phone box_ after getting the 'Accomodations Available" 'peek - sheets' from the newspaper offices in Galway's Eyre Square (so, _not_ just a Dublin problem!) back in the early noughties! As I've already alluded, there was a time when governments accepted that the market could not - or would not - provide the Working Classes with homes on typical Working(wo)men's wages, and as such, the authorities need to step up. When they stopped building Council houses, even as they started to allow the better off tenants to buy up the better stock, it was inevitable that there would be problems downstream. Developers have been able to work around the 'Social & Affordable' quotas, merely using the tax incentives put in place to further enrich themselves. Rent caps and rent control zones are only a sticking plaster (if indeed they don't exacerbate the problems!) and land hoarding, zoning, and probably most egregiously, planning regulations that over~corrected after the 'ghost estate' debacle laid bare by the crash - all of these, as long as they exist, mean that the accomodation crisis cannot be fixed without a crash house~building programme (one that has learned from the 'slum replacement' disaster of the '60' & '70's!) Even if all those enormous shortfalls of the private sector were fixed tomorrow, we would still have to build 10's of thousands of units a year to get back on track - a worthy use, perhaps, of the Apple billions that we fought tooth and nail to refuse, so eager to please our Silicon Valley overlords were we that we were prepared to fight our _other_ masters, those in Brussels, to that end!) In the meantime, the other elephant in the room - the 'I' - Word - has to be addressed, something this documentary signally failed to do! I wish to be absolutely clear, I will happily live and work alongside _any_ man (or woman, it should hardly be necessary to say!) irrespective of their country of origin, or colour, or God(s), as long as they feel the same way about me. I have Black family. None of that is the issue - not for _me,_ anyway! I don't deny that there are plenty who, scratch a little (Hell, plenty times, don't even _bother_ to scratch!), and you'll find someone who just plain doesn't _like_ Black people! Nevertheless, it is at best lazy, at worst disingenuous to just write off those who say 'Hang on, we have to look at the numbers, here!" as nasty little racists. _Sure,_ we will always be in need of a certain number of 'long staying guests'. I _do_ happen to believe that we have natural, humanitarian obligations that we need to respect (though I might raise questions about the †eknokrats who define those obligations!) - but to use the subject of this documentary as a metaphor, you can help homeless people without inviting every homeless person you meet to come and live in your house! One shouldn't cave to a rabble, of course, but the unfortunate fact is, when you let the incoming trickle become a tide, it _is_ destabilising, and as ugly as they may be, events like the riot we had about a year ago (and the stabbings that preceded it!) or the rise of single - issue candidates standing on that particular platform - those things are symptoms, and warnings of, that destabilisation; and, I'm sorry, it is not enough, or even fair, to say "The very fact that you would even _raise_ such an issue tells us all we need to know about where _you_ stand"! Anyway, sorry about the excessive length of this response. Of course there is much that is probably redundant here, inasmuch as you will no doubt be in agreement. And, almost needless to say, much with which you _won't,_ I'm sure!

[@EdwardGarvin90]

I live on Cork, and it's actually 14,000 homeless

[@winterskye0]

Yes, that looks just like Florida. I'm not even in a big city and housing rents are sky high if you can find one. How bad is it? In 1980 you could rent a two bedroom apartment on the beach for $200, front and backyard. 2024 the same would be $2,500 to $3,000 a month! Some places are just buildings facing the street with no garden ( which we call a yard) $1,300-$1,700 ( 1 and 2 bedrooms-3 and 4 much higher!) a month. Our city has the nerve to call that affordable! I know some Dublin people who lived and worked in Florida for years who had to go back home because they could no longer afford it. I forgot to add, the state cannot find housing for the local working poor, but they can build a large housing complex for foreign workers to stay with low rents to get paid more than locals doing the same jobs-the tourism industry. Oh but they are not permanent residents, they are only seasonal!!!

[@praveengeorge8413]

Wait so what exactly happened to the family at the start? HOW did they lose their house? Did they miss out on rent payments? Didn't the man have a well paying job? What happened with that?

[@mistyboat]

He was a crane driver got diagnosed with Diabetes and was not allowed to continue working im that career. He is on illness benefit now so a huge loss in wages. Either could no longer cover the rent or landlord gave them notice for whatever reason.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

It's called living above your means. Blaming diabetes for not working 😂😂😂

[@mistyboat]

@@IngaBinga-j4y You cannot operate or drive heavy machinery with many medical conditions and certainly one that is not under control. There is a reason there are medicals in employment for this as the legal liabilities are endless. Of course there are other options out there for him to look into. Living beyond your means? Really? With rent prices and cost of living people here can barely make ends meet let alone afford something beyond their means. I guess you are commenting from a place of comfort, easy to judge from your high horse.

[@NoraNora-jv8vl]

There is a massive housing crisis but there are some examples of: “we have a BMW and we can pay for it but we can’t pay for rent….” and none of them work in a full employment country…. they are basically holding into the system to get a council house and then keep living out of the beneficts…!!! that is the big Irish problem….

[@NatW2410]

It would also be hard to hold a full time job though if you don't have permanent housing to come back to. It's a catch 22 really.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

Correct

[@domhnaillocheannaigh1854]

The job he had previously was extremely well paying and that car isn't exactly new, so it's paid for, all they likely need to pay for is fuel.

[@AavegS]

True Absolutely

[@sagepirotess6312]

Sol he can DIY work at home, but couldn't land a day or oart time job before. Irish are lazy lazibags!

[@Youreallylooked]

Diabetes 2 is not a medical condition for an abled bodied adult 🙄 you can still work full time if you take care of yourself like you should anyway

[@aao449]

He’s full of crap! Both of them looking to be considered “disabled”!

[@williampizzi7402]

Diabetes is a serious disease. I know plenty of people who have died from it. It’s one of the top ten leading causes of death in the US. It’s terrible to hear people downplay this disease.

[@alexs6770]

👀👀👀👀🙄 I am sorry to have to tell you that you and 13 people who liked your comment need education, you people obviously missed out on it.

[@jakubjasinski8200]

At the same time I constantly look for guys who are willing to work in retail (night shift) working hard , making up to 650 a week and don’t see those guys applying for a job. The life is difficult but there is no free dinners at the same time. I fell sorry for all people with difficulties but the rest of us have the same struggles and I just personally feel that is just not fair that you are focused on looking for benefits rather then looking for a job . Full employment at the moment and very hard to retain employees. Media blow things up. It has to be a fair spot. If we need normal live we have to work super hard as the rest of western world.

[@georginafraser451]

Appalling,....I'm Argentine with Irish roots, my heart❤ goes for that couple with baby , I just wonder what is the family , grandparents, or cousins, isn't there anybody in the family trying to help them?. And there is as well another way, see your church pastor, go to some church and ask for help. The other thing is. Look for God, pray and I can assure u he will respond, trust God. I wish u the best. Godbless u.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

Love Argentina. However, the Catholic church sat in their comfortable parish houses during an gorta mor while the people dropped dead from starvation in to the ditches. Nothing has changed

[@OrlandoGustar]

Asking an ADDRESS from HOMELESS PEOPLE probably is the STUPIDEST THING I've ever heard from a Homeless Assistance Entity...That's just SMART IRELAND,FUCKING SMART!!!

[@harrykeane9027]

😂😂😂

[@AnthonyMcRedmond-Vg2ry]

Thousands of Romas in Dublin none are homeless why when so many Irish people are homeless ?

[@_Meng_Lan]

Oh boy another many Caucasian minority hater. Jettison everyone. These people will still be homeless smarty pants

[@GovernmenMagnitude]

The same in America. You don't find any Mexican homeless but others are.

[@RedHiker22]

Because the stinky tramps live in 6 to a room.

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

@@GovernmenMagnitude You're not looking and lying to yourself if you don't see mexican homeless in america. They also stick together. I volunteer often and will find 20 latinos living in a 2 bedroom apartment. The very beginning of this video, there's a family of 3 that say they can't stay at their aunts place because she works. That doesn't make any sense. Like none. It's, partially, a cultural issue, especially when your systems are falling apart. White people are not prepared for the sacrifices of hardship, immigrants are.

[@jt6231]

Maybe they don’t want to share a house with their family? Many immigrants have no choice to pool together money to rent a place to live together. They will save as much as they can before having a place for themselves. This is what we did and we have to endured for 5-10 years before getting a place on our own.

[@Yuri-cv9vd]

To apply as homeless you need an address - catch 22

[@ellascottagecompany2044]

Isn’t that the most ridiculous thing ya ever heard. I do believe they do that in lots of places. I think it’s to get out of helping people.

[@HERETOHELPPEOPLE121]

​@@ellascottagecompany2044 from my own experience that's not true at all. ALL who are homeless get paid weekly.! There is a separate social welfare office on Northumberland St for homeless people. Anyone who doesn't get paid is because they didn't bring in all documents(very simple stuff) NOBODY is ever asked for a address.

[@graemeabernethy9263]

They only need a correspondence address you can use the annaliffy or any other homeless agency like I did I spent 10 years on the streets and in hostels and only just got a place there 7 months ago with Peter McVerry and I was put on the homeless list when I was sleeping on the street to be fair it would have been another 5 year before the council would help but this will do for now hopefully I get a more permanent place soon

[@forestcottage7321]

I feel for the young couple with the Baby, Jonathan and Joydan. However I would be worried every time I drove that BMW. They are crazy to keep it. Get rid of it asap and get a van, so you can sleep and cook in it or out of it in the country, until there is a flat for you all. Really worrying to think if that breaks down the cost of repairs will be crazy. And they are not the most reliable car!! I hope they are ok and find somewhere. I was wodering why they had to leave her aunts house during the day. I think that her aunt is awful. How could you do that!!

[@alexs6770]

I don't know if I commented here already as I have posted this on a number of comments now. The aunt might be renting and they are not supposed to be in her rented place, if caught she will get kicked out and become homeless too?

[@mariancounsellor]

They sold it in the end and thankfully, got a Council house.

[@dag4096]

What happens of there was no illness benefit ? People just don’t want to work full stop

[@SuRCorius]

sounds like every major german city nowadays...

[@toyotaprius79]

Many German pension funds and capital investors are getting stuck into Dublin, Cork, Galway and others, only a few years after all the other scrupulous profiteering bodies...

[@Storie_assurde]

München…

[@matrixmaid4042]

how come we read and see people being put up in hotels and yet the locals have to suffer - what has happened to common sense with the politics of Ireland

[@Iamhome365]

They're too busy lining their pockets and have a special hatred for their own people!

[@killbotone6210]

Can you name 1 person you saw put in a hotel and what hotel was it?

[@martingrey2231]

Because migrant labor is cheaper for the corporations, and corporations control government. It's that simple 🤗🍿

[@foureveralone]

It's the hotels that house migrants

[@killbotone6210]

@foureveralone Sorry but the hotels have been housing brittish families for 14 years of Tory rule. Why didn't you speak up? In 14 years?

[@simonkeithpalgrave5766]

Watching from great Britain I find it hard to believe you can't get emergency housing either and you have a wee baby kinda relieved you have that car as its a roof over your head I know it's not ideal.

[@lizpepper6759]

Its everyone but the Irish

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

I think there's more to this story than is being shown. Their story with their aunt makes no sense.

[@runner0075]

The same problem all around in main cities in all Europe: Milan Rome Florence Barcelona Paris Berlin London and also in many smaller but university or touristic cities.

[@mdmd-md-p5y]

Wishing Jordyn, Jonathan and Delilah every happiness in their new home. A harrowing documentary and a dreadful reflection on those whom we have elected and - over a generation - have still failed to solve the housing problem. Makes one ashamed to be Irish.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

Hey there Delilah... They played the system like pro's

[@gorankovacevic673]

This is completely untrue and paints very different picture than then the actual reality. Truth is very nuance and some people in Ireland have an idea government job is to provide them with free money and home, very small reality unfortunately.

[@shanghaichica]

Surely they should be prioritised because of the baby for emergency accommodation. How can the council expect a baby to sleep on the streets 😢

[@anonmouse15]

Remarkably easily, as long as landlords are appeased.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

Let's have a baby, baby & Live off the state, Easy money, baby, Steak on my plate

[@alexs6770]

@@IngaBinga-j4y 😆😆 another one quick to judge. Maybe you should watch it again, pay attention and actually listen.

[@SCFLEUR]

So that first couple has NO family that can assist them, especially either the baby? The aunt lets them stay but they can’t stay during the day? I would not have any family out in the streets much less with a baby.

[@back2the80s]

You may let them live with you. Staying with family or friends isn’t always possible. People have different situations

[@gardenjoy5223]

There's a reason for everything...

[@tltinatl]

I suspect that these people are estranged from their families for some reason, maybe having something to do with her "severe mental health problems" that were mentioned. I'm only about 8 minutes in and I keep asking"Where are his parents? Where are her parents? Who would let their baby grandchild be in this situation?!" Also, the fact that she said at the beginning that the aunt won't let them stay at her house during the day while she's at work. That sounds like the aunt doesn't trust them for some reason. I think some details about their situation are being left out.

[@alexs6770]

Maybe the aunt is not allowed to have them at her home and she will lose her home if someone finds out they are staying there.

[@SCFLEUR]

@ possibly as we were not privy to the aunts full situation. It’s just terrible to see a young family have to roam around like this with the baby.

[@prettypuff1]

15:38 yikes homeless infant is terrible

[@alexs6770]

Yes exactly what I was thinking. America seems a have a similar problem but much worse than the UK with children being on the streets with their parents.

[@shawneeb8273]

Johnathan can eat salads and nuts instead of fast-food. How did they lose their flat if he had a good job? Why doesn't the aunt trust them to be there when she's at work unless she's prohibited from having guests stay in her flat. Why can't Jonathan's wife go have a coffee and sit for a couple of hours with the baby, while he does some gig work like ubering?

[@Lookluuk]

Thank god the couple with the child got a home was heartbreaking to see them homeless!

[@combatduckie]

there are people invading Western europe who get FREE housing or hotel rooms etc etc ...

[@_Meng_Lan]

Give over. All people should be housed whiney person.

[@awaken3d]

Western Europe invaded multiple countries , destabilized economies , massacred millions and created generations of poverty to feed itself. But we were proud of ourselves. Cry harder now.

[@karlbyrne6021]

@awaken3d. Ireland didn't.

[@rod9829]

@@awaken3d LOL

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

The same lies we told about Irish that immigrated to America. "HoW cOmE thEsE Immi..." STOOOOOOOP. Stop lying to yourself to create a scapegoat for YOUR country's situation. Immigrants own NO land. Irish do. Immigrants have NO favor in your government. Irish do. Immigrants aren't the megacorporation that dictate your policies. Blame them.

[@lekuns5246]

The UK government hands over billions to support Ukraine but refuses the £300 winter fuel allowance to its own elderly people. Similarly, the Irish government seems to be able to spend millions housing illegal immigrants but forces it's own people to live on the streets. Disgraceful 😮

[@danlai7396]

Make no sense if you can afford a BMW 😢

[@C.O.920]

....but they drive a BMW? ..those are some messed up priorities!

[@melipe2969]

They needed the car coz they're homeless and sold it as soon as they got the council house.

[@gardenjoy5223]

You're acting silly on purpose, right? They already had the car and then they lost their home. They are trying day and night to find a place to live. That BMW might not be so new either. But at least they have a 'warm' place to stay during the day, especially when the weather is cold and wet. As they said. You know what car you have. Not what you buy back with unseen problems and high costs.

[@everlynevins]

Did you actually watch the video? Did you actually have the volume on?

[@RingoLombardi]

You clearly didn't watch all of this, they sold the BMW as soon as they got housing.. If I was in their situation no way would I give up the only roof I had.

[@alexs6770]

Don't think they were making good decisions or thinking about what they were doing. They could have probably sold the car and paid rent up front to secure a rented property. They probably just weren't thinking.

[@leilal8053]

Here's a thought.......sell the BMW and buy a van to convert to a basic camper......less insurance and better use of the vehicle.......a little butane stove (about $20.00 US) abd they can cook instead of eating out all the time. A small power bank (around $200.00), and they can they can use a 12v appliance or heated throw.

[@superbikesBMW]

Fake news, my friend has diabetes type 1 and fully working for primark, paying rent and creshe

[@johns1600]

Homeless driving a BMW, get a grip. If you can't manage your life in a rational way it doesn't make society responsible.

[@Tomhonks]

Totally agree but people with that mindset have always been around and like that. The government used to house them. It’s the kid who suffers and that’s who the governments really failing

[@johns1600]

@ yes but it's evident there's a path forward here, like getting back to work, moving out of Dublin, selling the car and getting the bus. This does not negate the real issues with housing which is obscene in Dublin, people like these are a distraction and are almost unhelpable because they have a surreal dependence and delusion in their outlook, tax payers can't support that.

[@davidkavanagh189]

He had the car from when he was working and if you bothered to actually pay attention you'd hear them say that's their only regular shelter. I'm not sure where you're from but the resale value on those kind of cars is generally quite low in Ireland and if he was paying credit payments for it, he might end up still owing money and also not have the car anymore. Even if he sold the car and got every penny, it would only get them a few months rent. The loss of a car would drastically reduce their options in Ireland.

[@nhammond944]

The price of public transport in Ireland is ridiculous ​@@johns1600

[@AavegS]

Absolutely true

[@comicog7652]

Ten months homeless but she has her nails done like she just did them yesterday ???

[@garyfarrell492]

I noticed that, I don’t think they are genuinely homeless

[@mohammedgharbiyah6566]

They might just be bad at spending their money. Lots of poor people are, and spend money "they don't have" on nice things (like lower middle class people buying Gucci). Might be to make them feel like they have more money than they do, to "splurge" as soon as they have a few bucks.

[@aao449]

Manicured and pedicured while driving a new, gas-guzzling BMW! They also want to be labeled as disabled.😂

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

And €20 on diesel almost daily. I'm on a good wage and I use €60 worth of petrol every three weeks

[@patrickryan5570]

I lived in Dublin the 80s where accommodation was freely available and affordable - However the economy was in a bad space back then so I moved to London - Fortunately I was able to afford to buy a flat at that time - I regularly return to Dublin to see friends and family - I've seen enormous change in the city - For those who own their homes then everything is fine but for those in the rental market then it's a whole different story - I find it tragic that a country as rich as Ireland cannot focus on dealing with the housing crisis - The Republic of Ireland is predicted to have a €65.2bn (£56.3bn) budget surplus by 2027 - They've had the money for years upon years to come up with a radical affordable housing solution but choose not to deal with it - The lack of joined up thinking is rather baffling - The State owns enough zoned land to build 114,000 affordable homes - They have the money and the land to build on so why are they waiting?

[@HoO-t9j]

Because they are the real owners of the country.

[@Youreallylooked]

20:40 “it’s already afternoon” ok so this couple with a baby have waited until the afternoon to call for services for somewhere to sleep but are frustrated after waiting on hold for 20 minutes!!!!!? 🤬🤡🙄 I’ve had to wait on hold for services for hours….at 8:00am and more than happy to do so. You know why? Because the services I’m asking for usually costs over $100 (same as this couple) I’m not working and asking for free stuff. Guess what my know job is? Calling and waiting all day for free stuff. They get housing after an hour of being on hold? Guess what? You just got paid several hundred dollars for an hour phone call. GET A GRIP

[@stomil]

...cause that story is bullshit as fuck. Basically, if you keep staying being "homeless" you can skip council housing que.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

Thousands of people have chronic health conditions and still work. Theres never been as much work out there.

[@ultimaetsolder]

Seriously? The guy has a new BMW and eats fast food. Nicer than my 14 year old car. No sympathy after seeing blue loaded BMV.

[@piusmuya1581]

I wish I had a house I would call and accommodate this wonderful couples even if its Africa and many more who are homeless

[@aao449]

I’m not accommodating anyone who is fully able-bodied and can afford the monthly cost of a gas-guzzling, expensive sports car. Nonsense!

[@mariancounsellor]

Why don't you become a landlord then and that gives you the opportunity to house people? If you had one house, you wouldn't be able to accommodate lots of people and people wouldn't want to live with a complete stranger.

[@carolynek1875]

From the suburbs of chicago in the u.s..1 bedroom to rent about $1700..without utilities.. A waiting list for 10 years to help people struggling.Can you imagine that crooked government

[@davidduxbury9246]

This only applies to the natives though as the new arrivals get put hotels....

[@catherinedonohue2662]

Dont forget the fancy housing estates, but no irish need apply. Everything free, disgusting.

[@Iamhome365]

Exactly!

[@podjun80]

You are being replaced.

[@killbotone6210]

Yep they get free mansions and butlers and servants and they each get given 1 million quid pocket money every week waaa waaa waaa

[@alexs6770]

Blah blah blah.... same boring nonsense. You are not making any sense. British people don't want to 'get put in hotels' they put immigrants in these hotels and you still complain! Living in a hotel room is no life to live.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

Had to stop watching. I was getting the ick. Yes the cost of living is horrendous but theres loads of work out there now. Stop whinging. Sell your 'status symbol' and get work and grow up. Youre riding the sick role to death.

[@ivantan5690]

Yea... the man doesn't seem very motivated to work even tho he has a family and just constantly whining about his diabetes. I would think he's the type who is not willing to take any jobs if they are not matching is previous "high" crane operator pay, else there is absolutely no reason he is not able to work.

[@flowermedow]

Seriously, if you're homeless and a family... Why can't your other family just open their doors till you get a place. Especially with a baby who needs stability! Feel for that couple.

[@McChrister]

Thank God that little family finally have a roof over their head and a place they can call home. So happy for them!🥰 God Bless them and hope the father can get back to work….🙏🏼🍀👋🏼🇨🇦

[@mariancounsellor]

Yes, that was a happy ending and at least he's prepared to go back to work. I felt sad hearing the woman say she would have considered suicide if it wasn't for their daughter.

[@McChrister]

@ Yes, suicide is never a way out! But hey I hope she is in a better headspace now. And children do help you out in life emotionally! God Bless and a Merry Christmas, Marian🙏🏼🕊️🎄🇨🇦

[@ahmadhussain-Fitness]

I like Irish people because they support Palestine, but some Europeans arrogantly claim that they live better lives than Asians. However, after watching several such videos, I realized that not all Europeans are living comfortable lives; some are in extreme distress. The surprising thing is that I live in a poor country, in a city like Peshawar, Pakistan, yet here, you won't find a single homeless family.

[@aao449]

A lot of Europeans are struggling horribly. It used to be something that their western media concealed and would instead focus exclusively on advertising “poverty” in other parts of the world. Now we can see that a growing majority are sleeping under bridges and are begging for food. Others are surviving on credit card debt and the rest on high interest loans to pay off those credit cards. They are slaves in their own homeland.

[@teresa-o3t]

Where are these people's families! No way would I allow any of my children to be homeless!

[@vipsmart5250]

All these housing crisis is man made problems

[@fatalvisi0n91]

Terrible family to use as an example of a truly terrible problem. Two grown adults and neither with a job? And the aunt won’t let them stay or have a key? Why can’t you find legitimate people to show the real problem!

[@back2the80s]

Not everyone can allow relative to stay. Dude is sick with diabetes did you not watch?

[@domicioneto88]

A homeless person driving a BMW'15? Get out of here!

[@paquitoignacio3449]

I have been to Dublin as part of my cruise travel, it’s a beautiful place , also the other place control by u.k.

[@LeMerch]

UK?

[@kirstenwright1974]

Northern Ireland you mean. The other place feck off

[@leahkeyworth]

You mean northern Ireland?

[@toyotaprius79]

Foreign capital investment interests or vulture funds can do no wrong, Ireland depends on them they tell us, Ireland would go broke without them exteacting all of our money

[@kyugunto629]

What stops them to rent a room for 1000euro? Yes, not ideal,difficult but doable ! Instead of waiting on the street! 2 paychecks are like 4k per month....I have colleagues earning 2k/month and paying 900 rent....it can be done ! But no, let`s speak just about receiving a house from the government when you are perfectly able to work !.........I respect Irish people, amazing people but so many of them have the feeling that they are entitled to housing and groceries for free ! Maybe even a budget to buy some clothes....

[@rainy.d7404]

Why couldn't her aunt have got another key cut for them or allow them to stay during the day while she's at work. They could do chores and cook dinner for the aunt. Families need to support their struggling family members through this crisis. If your own family wont help you what hope is there in this world?

[@Jenifer_G]

Many dont

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

This is the real problem. Crisis happens. Bad times happen. It's global and Ireland is part of that globe. But when your culture stinks and you don't know how to rely on each other, which is crazy to me knowing a bit of Irish history, then you're in deep doo doo. There is NO reason why these people couldn't stay at their aunts place permanently. The story doesn't make any sense.

[@Iamhome365]

She obviously didn't want them in the house while she wasn't there

[@quaithom3138]

Maybe the Aunt had a good reason she didnt want them to stay with her...family history etc. especially when you're driving around in a BMW. it's when you're making Good money as a crane operator, you save for tough times, and don't go out and buy an expensive BMW. Glad they finally were accomodated with housing.

[@quaithom3138]

@@bobmcbobbington9220 It would make sense if you knew the background. What gives you the audacity to state there is no reason they couldn't stay at the aunt's place permanently? It's HER home, not yours. There is ALWAYS a reason.... i live in a home by myself, and other than my Mom, there is absolutely NO ONE in my family I would allow to stay in my home..

[@bellareid3488]

I live in Dublin, the housing situation is horrendous. I am extremely grateful to have a stable home

[@GaleMckee-up4ks]

Same in Australia 👍🇭🇲🇭🇲

[@fullstackpedro]

sorry to say this but you have a bloody BMW that is worth at least 20-25k - with that money you can relocate to Portugal and leave in rural areas where quality of life is way higher than in Ireland... I leaved in Ireland for 10 years and I see people are still fucking ignorant

[@ImATrillionaire]

We house the world's homeless and forget about our own homeless Irish people, all thanks to our joke of a government

[@aao449]

Millions of homeless, poor Irish have been housed by ppl around the world. Don’t forget where you came from.

[@luisdasilva4117]

Young couple with health problems themselves, and a baby , no home, no jobs, what is wrong with society? These people should be a priority. I know everyone needs help, but why they putting refugees in hotels ? Their governments should be helping them, we live in such a fucked up world, and then they wonder why there’s so many mental health problems

[@ENGINEREVIVE]

Because they are bloody lazy they do not want to find a job.. follow the example of immigrants who come in and do any kind of job people in United Kingdom are lazy and not prepared to do anything that's difficult job wise

[@johns1600]

Why did they have a child when they can't afford it? A crane operator is a very well paid job, he should be working. Why aren't they staying with family beyond 1 night? It's not societies responsibility to house everyone. Absolutely there is insufficient housing but you have 2 able bodied ppl who can and should be working, help yourself.

[@andrewmoody465]

​@@johns1600it's old decrepit cunts like you that would leave your own children homeless

[@comment_1-q2k]

Yes, Ireland is expensive, but salaries are also high. If a couple works full time, paying €2,000 in rent is completely doable-I know because I do it. I’m a foreigner, and I feel truly blessed to live in Ireland. There are plenty of job opportunities; you just need to be brave and take steps to create your own reality.

[@comment_1-q2k]

Many immigrants, like me, are working hard, paying taxes, and creating their own reality. They manage to build a life here. On the video, for example, we’ve seen a couple who own a car, which they could use for food delivery services like Deliveroo. Many immigrants do this job even with bicycles, braving rainy days to earn a living. However, some people choose to wait for government support instead of taking responsibility and making changes to improve their lives.

[@shanegard4201]

Instead of driving around in a bmw both work 10 hour days then buy a nice bus after a year or 2

[@JP-te7kd]

Yes only physical disability qualifies as disability. Mental disability is just an excuse not to work. My partner and I both have Asperger's syndrome (autism) and we are in our 50's and we have health problems, including diabetes and heart problems. We both are working full time and have been working since we were 14 years old. So, especially if you are young, go get a job or 2 jobs to support yourself, it's called life.

[@FayeStar-x7y]

Ptsd is s registered under mental health & that's ignorant to assume mental health is an excuse not to work

[@back2the80s]

Are you a doctor? Stop being selfish and ignorant

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

👍

[@alexs6770]

👀👀👀👀 the original poster... you comment is very concerning and ironic. Very interesting and concerning indeed.

[@AJ-ww6qs]

They own a BMW? Really? Is this story just clickbait?

[@michaelkilcourse2002]

First your wrong, we don't have a housing crisis,we have a immigrant crisis, leapfrogging Irish families on housing lists, plus the couple you have in here are not on rock bottom as you say, they have refused housing because they were offered a 2 bed house, and they wanted a 3 bed, do some proper investigation on the folks you interview, if they were badly stuck as I was, that BMW would be well sold

[@alexs6770]

Yeah they same the same thing in England immigrants! It's the immigrants! Yet there has been a serious problem with housing over the past 30 years! But I guess it was the immigrants then too??? and 50 years ago, 100 years ago, great depression, homelessness... it was the immigrants then too 🤣🤣🤣 ridiculous!

[@ARMINIUS-d8n]

it's the ozone layer in the stratosphere above earth. it's thinning out😮

[@alexs6770]

@@ARMINIUS-d8n I'm confused by your comment but it's funny 😁 😆 please explain

[@amandamoon9062]

Same problem in Munich, Germany.

[@UlickMcGee-Mo]

On the housing since 2002 great country really looking after there own people

[@Firode9856]

Shocking☹️

[@seanmaher5687]

I am a 53 year old Irish man and have been moving from town to town living in small box rooms around Ireland in the last twenty years.

[@ScoutsOut83]

Same thing here in America. In past 2 yrs my rent went from $500 to $1000 USD per month . Some cities it went from $500 to $2000 per month. Rich corporations buying the rentals up here and jacking the rent way up. And they arrest you if you try to live in a tent or camper. Corporate executives have it rigged so we stay down and out. World wide . The more the natural resources start drying up, corporations will own the rights and raise price to levels most can't afford. Greed old as man unfortunately. 🙏☘️

[@jowang6883]

From this documentary, I realized how important the saving is. People actually can save some money as a deposit to buy a small studio or apartment instead of buying a brand new looking BMW to avoid living this tough and stressful

[@KayFabe87]

Homeless with a BMW? How about trading the BMW for a van? At least it has more room and can provide more practical temporary living quarters.

[@adelaanelic8688]

What if trade in is faulty. This way all their security and accommodation is the car they know!

[@eddieraffs5909]

The question is: "Should housing be built to house everyone or should the population shrink to house everyone in the existing housing". Some feel growth & expansion are detrimental to the indigenous population, but emotionally reacting, instant gratification motivated folks refuse to see the big picture. People want to "fee good" even though that feeling is against logic and short term.

[@bobmcbobbington9220]

Ireland is in NO place to complain about immigrants. You build for the populace, instead of throwing stones. The Bible says something about that, no?

[@eddieraffs5909]

@@bobmcbobbington9220 Maybe, but I'm a critical thinking theorist and I don't factor in moral issues.

[@gardenjoy5223]

@@eddieraffs5909 That's really not critical AT ALL. That's just doing and being difficult. For whom is supposed to leave? Are you leaving? Great, what kind of house do you leave behind?

[@eddieraffs5909]

@@gardenjoy5223 I've already left, but my house is still there. It's a lovely 2 up, 2 down former country council terraced house. Securely locked now and away from the current government's hands.

[@gardenjoy5223]

@@eddieraffs5909 Sounds pretty selfish and rotten to me.

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

As yes, a BMW. A status symbol. Fur coat, no knickers.

[@Jenifer_G]

Come to Australia, we need more Irish here

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

No thanks. You guys are no better than us. At least our rented properties come furnished

[@Jenifer_G]

@IngaBinga-j4y Well, don't blame a person for trying. U have a point but here most people have their own things. Best to you for Christmas 24. 🇦🇺

[@IngaBinga-j4y]

@Jenifer_G many happy returns Jenifer 🎄

[@abdulqaiyum1432]

so pleased to see couple got home to live GOOD LUCK for BRIGHT FUTURE