Irish speakers wishing to raise families in the Gaeltacht face having to leave their communities due to housing crisis
Ruth Ní Mhurchú: It is 'practically impossible' to find a place to rent in an area where second homes are left vacant for much of the year or else serve only as expensive short-term rental properties
“People want to rear their children with Irish in the Gaeltacht but it’s just not possible for them to do so,” she said. “I don’t have any land to build on but trying to find a place to rent would be the biggest issue. I wanted to move into a place with some people who are working in the area and it was just impossible. All of my friends are staying at home with their parents. They are all in their mid-to-late 20s. It is very, very common.”
Language rights activist Donncha Ó hÉallaithe said the campaign was “very disappointed” that the promised planning guidelines have not yet been issued.
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