Out of the anger of the crisis emerged a new generation of housing activism, with the Dublin Housing Action Committee (DHAC) in particular demanding the demolition of unfit tenement housing and the provision of more working-class housing. There was some tension between these ideas, and one commentator noted: “We have been recently and dramatically reminded that old buildings can kill. Unfortunately, the most radical and ambitious proposal in working-class housing in the 1960s would also prove to be the greatest failure. Photo by Darren Hall / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp The demolition of one of the Ballymun towers. The clearance of old buildings worked to the benefit of developers, who were happy to replace Georgian terraces with modern glass offices.

Source: Irish Independent May 29, 2021 04:07 UTC