David McCarthy

Passionate about all things sport, film, digital and my community in Dublin’s North Inner City. Reluctant community activist.

[David McCarthy @davemcc82]

@RobCross247 Daft reported a 47% increase in rental properties available in May 2020 after the Covid lockdown started. Proof that short term lets will return to long term letting if encouraged. https://t.co/91MnMbWfBH

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@housingsupplyie I think they are copying a policy from Dublin City Council which makes no sense except to reward greed & planning breaches. I remember this story from a few years ago from the @DublinInquirer https://t.co/amTxjjXcEp

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@VillageMagIRE The centre of Dublin has been ruined by reckless planning. There are huge concentrations of hotels, private student apartments & co-living in parts of the city like Dublin 1 & Dublin 8. AirBnBs are everywhere. The city seems to only exist for tourists.

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@thejournal_ie Instead of a levy, limit/control the number of future permissions for tourist accommodation in Dublin city centre. Whole areas of the centre, like Smithfield, are becoming dominated by hotels. We need permanent accommodation as well.

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@RobCross247 After all of the praise for Troy Parrott & his heroics, this city seems intent on removing football pitches from his north inner city, not adding more.

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Most Dublin city councillors who are trying to force this plan on the north inner city don't live in the area & don't lack sports facilities in their own communities. They seem confused about what they have voted for.
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I cannot imagine Dublin city councillors representing affluent areas of the city voting in favour of REMOVING sports facilities from their own communities. https://t.co/dLRNWNDRbE

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Removing sports facilities from Dublin’s north inner city is an insult to the community. The priority is tourists, not the families living in this densely populated area who actually use the park every day. https://t.co/dLRNWNDRbE

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@CiaranCuffe The current state of O’Connell Street represents the overall decline & neglect of Dublin’s city centre. The centre is also becoming increasingly lifeless from block after block of hotels & other shorter term accommodation.

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@CliffTaylorIT Successive FFG governments have knowingly created this trap by pandering to every need of the tech oligarchs without any regard for the consequences on ordinary, hard working people.

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In an area with a shortage of permanent homes for working people & families, these are not the type of ‘homes’ we need in Dublin’s north inner city. Another new hotel opening in the area.

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@PBresnihan Peter Burke, the minister for pleasing the tech oligarchs, spoke for 17 minutes on RTE radio this morning. There was no one to challenge the claims made by Burke & this report.

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@businessposthq This is scare mongering by the government to protect the interest of the tech oligarchs who are exploiting this country. More people work in a Centra store than a data centre.

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@BrendanM56 I share your frustration. In Dublin’s north city centre there is endless construction of short term accommodation (hotels, co-living & expensive student apartments). Plus there is a huge concentration of short term lets. We more homes & less hotels for working people & families

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@RobCross247 Hi Rob, have you considered mapping the number of strategic housing developments built/or approved in Dublin 1 & 8? The numbers seems a lot compared to other areas of the city.

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@RobCross247 Dublin City Council intend to remove the football pitch from Mountjoy Square in Dublin 1 as part of their ‘revamp’ of the park which is an insult to the community.

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@eimer_mcauley The other argument is that Dublin 8 has been covered in block after block of short term accommodation (hotels, luxury student accommodation, co-living). The character of the Liberties has been ruined. Local people cannot find permanent accommodation in their area.

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The 'revamping' of Mountjoy Square will take away one of the last remaining football pitches in Dublin's north inner city. We need a park to suit the needs of a densely populated inner city community living in 2026 not 1826. https://t.co/w6bJNZeG2A

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@irishexaminer These empty, energy hungry centres are contributing to the reduction of employment in the ICT sector in Ireland because they facilitate AI. There is also the financial cost imposed on every Irish household.

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This imposing block of 603 student/tourist apartments on Gardiner Street is like a visual reminder that Dublin's north inner city is no longer a community for working people & families. #HomesNotHotels