CATU Liberties-Rialto

Liberties & Rialto branch of Community Action Tenants Union (CATU)

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[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

The state of the landlord republic: Ireland, 2023. An Gardaí Síochána Armed Support unit storm an abandoned block of apartments to violently evict homeless people in the Liberties. Image on the right by Spice Bag.

[Rob Cross @RobCross247]

Dublin City Council could raise about €11.9 million by applying a 7% levy to the 140 derelict sites currently on the Derelict Sites Register (before any interest on unpaid levies). If levies go unpaid, interest accrues at 1.25% per month, which would add roughly €148,000 per month on a €11.9 million total.

3.0 Dublin City Council — Derelict Site Register
🔗https://t.co/XPuNWnOFXk
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #Dublin

[Frank O'Connor @frank_oconnor]

The vandalism of Dublin goes on & on
Disgusting that property rights are deemed more important than human rights in Ireland
Evidenced with the epidemic of vacancy & dereliction
Some children will spend 4th Christmas in emergency accommodation while owners sit on their assets 😡

[Cara Lisette @CaraLisette]

‘Landlord’ isn’t a job, hope that helps 🩷

[CATU Waterford @CatuWaterford]

@CatuIreland @GalwayCATU Our Dublin Regional Organiser highlighting the new Dublin City branch!

#CATU #Ireland #TenantsUnion #TenantsRights #Tenant #Rent #Union #Solidarity #Housing #Homes #HousingCrisis #HomesNotHolidayLets #Irish #Galway #Dublin #PublicHousing

[CATU Waterford @CatuWaterford]

CATU National Ard Fheis just kicking off with Regional Organising Reports!

#CATU #Ireland #TenantsUnion #TenantsRights #Tenant #Rent #Union #Solidarity #Housing #Homes #HousingCrisis #HomesNotHolidayLets #Irish

[Ciarán Nugent @ciarannugent]

Ireland is the most profitable rental market in the EU

[Cllr Conor Reddy 🇵🇸 @ConorReddy95]

Tonight Labour + the Greens voted with FF/FG on DCC to raise rents on the poorest people in the city.
We offered a credible alternative that protected tenants, supported small businesses + improved maintenance.

They chose to vote with FF/FG for rent increases instead.

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

In a cost of living crisis, in one of the wealthiest countries on the planet, when most of us are struggling to get by, Dublin City Council executives have decided to increase rents of tenants of public housing, approved housing bodies, cost rental, people on HAP, and pensioners.

[Alfonso Bonilla @otrosnosotros]

Good riddance to @Paschald.

Instead of borrowing & building homes when interest rates were at a record low, he got his cabinet to draft a report branding @ESRIDublin "detached from reality".

Dangerous actors disguised as meek & civil characters sabotage housing for generations.

[Dublin People @dublinpeople]

Left-wing councillors on Dublin City Council have said they will vote against proposed rent increases for Dublin City Council tenants, dubbing the move "stealth austerity"
https://t.co/KJPTLb7cwf

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

It's completely unacceptable to raise rents in a coat of living crisis when the government is awash with money (€23 billion surplus in 2024!)

Urgent that we all get out and support tenants on the 24th and 1st at City Hall!

[Red Media @RedMediaIreland]

Dublin City Council are hiking rents. Protest at DCC Budget meeting & next full council meeting.
5pm Mon Nov 24th City Hall Dame St Dublin.
6pm Mon Dec 1st City Hall Dame St Dublin.

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

@CatuIreland Build tenant power, join CATU today!

https://t.co/kZMAyTVSBh

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

In a cost of living crisis, in one of the wealthiest countries on the planet, when most of us are struggling to get by, Dublin City Council executives have decided to increase rents of tenants of public housing, approved housing bodies, cost rental, people on HAP, and pensioners.

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

@CatuIreland There are plenty of better ways to pay for the maintenance our public housing urgently needs.

Why is DCC not using those instead of picking the pockets of tenants?

[Radical Graffiti @GraffitiRadical]

"Your AirBnB was my home"
Seen in Barcelona

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

CAMPAIGN WIN! After suffering for years of deteriorating conditions with individual maintenance requests falling on deaf ears, tenants in Emmet Buildings organising under CATU secured commitments to tackle groundskeeping, accessibility and mould in negotiations with DCC!

[Bryan Simpson @BrySim88]

The workers who negotiated this deal were 18, 19 and 25 and had never been on strike before.

They are an inspiration to every hotel worker in the country. You can unionise, you can take industrial action and you can win.

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

The fight is not over, and the work of holding DCC to their commitments has now begun.

We have proven that union model works for tenants: United, We Bargain; Divided, We Beg!

You have the power to uplift housing standards in your community: join CATU and get active today!

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

CAMPAIGN WIN! After suffering for years of deteriorating conditions with individual maintenance requests falling on deaf ears, tenants in Emmet Buildings organising under CATU secured commitments to tackle groundskeeping, accessibility and mould in negotiations with DCC!

[CATU Liberties-Rialto @CatuLiberties]

We built on work done by campaigns in Drimnagh, Ballybough, Ballymun and Cromcastle Court, and motions passsed by councillors across the city for Dublin City Council to recognize CATU as the negotiating body for public housing tenants.