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Ronan Lyons
@ronanlyons
Housing, cities, history. Often at the same time. Professor @tcdeconomics, Co-Director @ceph_ie. Dad of 3, husband of 1. Soccer/rugby fan.
Dublin, Ireland
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Jan 18, 2021
    My online course on the Economics of the Property Market is back and we're looking forward to having lots of you on it in 2021! See link (and next tweet) for more details - and if you sign up, the discount code twtr2021 will get you a reduced rate... tcd.ie/Economics/CPD/
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Aug 18, 2022
    Adapted from elsewhere...
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Jun 18, 2019
    Crowd: "We would like to ride one of your unicorns." Irishman: "I'm sorry, unicorns don't exist. Horse or rhino, take your pick." [Repeat for 3 yrs. Eventually...] Sajid Javid to crowd: "It's ok, I got this." To Irishman, slowly: "WE WANT A UNICORN. WE HAVE (rubs fingers) MONEY."
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    Ronan Lyons
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    May 31, 2021
    Ireland's over-60s: "Think outdoors this summer!" Ireland's under-30s: "Sure. We're heading out for a few drinks." O60s: "No! Not like that! Surely you can just have people round to the large south-facing garden at the back of the semi-detached home that you own." U30s:
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Mar 30, 2017
    "Why don't you write an article for us on Brexit, Mrs May? It'll be just you on the page... Oh, and our regular cartoonist above you."
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Dec 1, 2016
    Remember, it's an irregular noun. "I'm an English expat", "you are a European migrant", "they are a flood of refugees".
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    The Telegraph
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    Nov 29, 2016
    Angela Merkel says 'nein' to Theresa May's calls for early deal on rights of EU migrants and British ex-pats telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/2…
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Apr 13, 2021
    It seems that Irish policymakers need to be reminded that 'an abundance of caution' is not an optimal basis for public policy. Decisions should be based on comparing benefits to costs/risks, not based on avoiding any risk whatsoever.
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Jan 13, 2017
    Amazing map of which families, coloured by ethnicity, controlled which parts of Ireland at the time of Henry VIII. H/T @simongerman600
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    Ronan Lyons
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    May 14, 2021
    People of Dublin: "You know it would be great if the city put up lots of picnic tables, benches, bins and toilets along the canal and in places like Portobello Plaza." Dublin City Council: "Or what about..."
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    Dublin City Council
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    May 14, 2021
    Unfortunately Portobello Plaza is closed this weekend & we appeal to the public not to come here. We are aware of the importance of public spaces but some behaviour at this location in recent weeks has been completely unacceptable. bit.ly/3fgBibd #Portobello #Dublin
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Jun 12, 2019
    Do I have this correct? Dublin is trying to rearrange how it travels and it seems the city only has space for two of the following three: trees, buses, cars. And somehow this has been turned into "well, is it the buses or the trees that have to go?"
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Nov 18, 2021
    Delighted be updating my Twitter profile... ̷D̷a̷d̷ ̷o̷f̷ ̷t̷w̷o̷ Dad of three (still husband of one - and she's still a legend). Thanks to everyone in @_TheNMH for helping make this miracle of nature happen.
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Sep 27, 2018
    Yes, it's about one tenth of the overall demand per year. And that includes returning Irish as net migrants. Next.
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    David Quinn
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    Sep 26, 2018
    Are we allowed to even tentatively ask about about the impact immigration may be having on rental costs in Dublin, or is that out-of-bounds?
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Nov 29, 2019
    I don't want to freak anyone out but Ireland's over-65 population is set to grow by ~70 persons *per day* every day for the next 30+ years and, among other things, Ireland has no strategy for their housing needs, like promoting independent living and assisted living developments.
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    Ronan Lyons
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    Apr 7, 2019
    I worry about anyone who can look at these figures and think that the solution, in one of the world's least densely populated high-income countries, is fewer people rather than more homes.
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    Aontú
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    Apr 7, 2019
    90,000 people came to Ireland last year to live. 25,000 of these people were returning Irish and the rest were people new to our shores. But less than 20,000 houses were built in the same year! aontu.ie/issues/immigra… #LE19