Hundreds of tenants of Dublin City Council properties have protested in Dublin over rent increases. Video: Bryan O'BrienAbout 250 Dublin City Council (DCC) social housing tenants have staged a demonstration against proposed rent rises of up to 50 per cent. Dublin City Council must immediately halt these increases.”Paul Hanney (Hardwicke Street Flats) among hundreds of people who protested in Dublin in an event organised by The Community Action Tenants Union (CATU) to draw attention to Dublin City Council rent increases. Dublin City Council tenant David Griffin, who says his living conditions are 'atrocious', at the protest outside City Hall. We are so angry about this.”Joanne Coogan and Ellen Colgan, tenants of the Harcourt Street flats, at a protest against rent increases by Dublin City Council.

Source: The Irish Times March 28, 2026 19:28 UTC