“I am not saying there should be no hotels, but there needs to be a balanced approach to development,” she argues, adding that the concentration on building hotels and short-term accommodation – largely for students – “is pretty relentless”. He suggests that one of the big questions hanging over development in Dublin is whether or not there is an over-concentration of hotels or student accommodation. He suggests that developers’ apparent obsession with hotels and short-term accommodation will push families out of towns. Andrew Clarke is not too worried about what might happen to the hotels being built in his neighbourhood in the future. I do know that if more hotels open that will see property prices here [rise], and I’m already struggling to afford to buy here.

Source: The Irish Times February 07, 2020 11:37 UTC