Pinned
A stone’s throw from the Dáil, a former office is now a 22-bed let where residents are ‘licensees’, with up to four per room. The landlord says it’s a hard time “to make money in Ireland.” Read the full piece on Dublin’s room-sharing market.
Eimer McAuley
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Eimer McAuley
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News Correspondent with The Journal. From Carnlough.
Joined August 2016
- 'It was pure instinct': Brazilian Deliveroo driver tells of moment he stopped Parnell Street attacker On riots - “It looks like they hate immigrants, well I am an immigrant, and I did what I could to save that little girl’s life”. Read more:
- Pavlo the plumber from Cork pictured here with other men who travelled from Ireland to join the fight in Ukraine. This was taken in Kracow this morning and they’ve since crossed the border on foot, they are headed to Kyiv now @corkbeo @gavinocal
- A fairly classic response from one Cork passenger at Dublin Airport this morning when I asked if they were worried about their flight being cancelled “There’s bigger things happening in the world girl”.
- Owner of Dublin bike shop raided in riots 'in shock'. Saw this Capel Street bike shop get raided. Called to give them footage and met Cliff. Only in year 2 of business, lost thousands in stock. If you need a bike for Xmas he's your man! Read more:
- “I’d never really thought of myself as a beach crab. I may have thought of myself as a city crab but I am, I am both.” 🦀
- Thread of Palestinians in Dublin this evening, talking about the plight of their family members and friends in Gaza. Aseel is from the West Bank, she's studying here.
00:00 - Lucas Mateus is living in a tent outside of the IPO. Watching tonight’s protest and counter-protest from the sidelines, he said: “I hope people don’t think refugees are here to cause trouble, we are just waiting for work permits and accommodation, and to hear from IPAS”.
- A large crowd of counter protestors have turned out in support of asylum seekers living in tents on Sandwith Street. They are chanting “refugees are welcome here” to anti- immigration protestors, and a row of roughly 20 gardai are standing in the middle.
00:00 - Jimmy, 65, says he finally has justice for his brother Brendan O’Meara who was killed in the stardust fire aged 23. Jimmy said there were times he thought this day would never come. Brendan’s niece Susan said today’s unlawful killing verdict was the best they could have hoped for
00:00 - Brigid McDermott, 87, the mother of George, William and Marcella, three siblings who lost their lives in the Stardust fire, said she never lost hope that this day would come.
- Mary Lou McDonald says the community is numb following the attack on children and a woman in Dublin today. She was visibly shaken while visiting the scene, shed some tears at one point.
00:00 - I have been speaking to Palestinian and Afghan asylum seekers in Dublin whose tents have collapsed in the snow. During two interviews the guys, in their early twenties, broke down in tears. People are soaked through and freezing. Report soon on @thejournal_ie
