#Poverty

by Fountain Resource Group on Nov 29th, 2013 - 12654 Views

A housing inquiry in 1914 found that 16 members of Dublin Corporation owned tenements and it was clear that Corporation members intervened to foil the enforcement of regulations against their properties While Dublin may have been regarded as the “second city” of the British Empire in the... 

by Damien Hughes on Nov 14th, 2013 - 10733 Views

After recently digesting the latest figures for rental price increases in Dublin 8, for first time ever, I’m actually quite shocked as to how the prices are rising so fast. We are now just 20% below the peak in mid-2007. That was the stand out fact to me. How could we possibly be getting back... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Oct 4th, 2013 - 4477 Views

With energy bills increasing by over €500 in the past three years the value of the 2013/2014 Winter Fuel Allowance which begins on Monday (7 October) has been effectively wiped out, according to St Vincent de Paul. Brendan Hennessy of the SVP Social Justice team pointed out that the most recent increase...