The Race to the Bottom – Ireland’s Lack of Progress in Housing

The Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack · Jul 31, 2026 · 35m

Please join us at patreon.com/tortosieshack In this episode, UCD's School of Architecture Asst Prof Orla Hegarty, is back to talk housing. We dive into the current state of housing, planning regulations, and urban development in Ireland. Orla explores the race to the bottom in housing standards, deregulation impacts, and the importance and undermining of the democratic planning processes. The Saoradh not Syria podcast is here:https://www.patreon.com/tortoiseshack/posts/patron-exclusive-164958354 Budget 2027, Taxes and a more equal society podcast with Michael Taft is…