Musician Martin Leahy has been singing outside the gates of Leinster House every Thursday for one year.
The societal malaise induced by the housing crisis is another topic which Martin spoke to, discussing the general sense that the housing crisis appears to have reached an incurable crescendo."It feels unfixable, for the last number of years the homeless figures have been rising every single month so it seems like a change of government is the only thing that can make a difference, and certainly needs some form of radical action".
"No politicians in power have reached out. I've received a lot of support from opposition parties and I've spoken to a lot of people like Eoin O'Broin, Richard Boyd Barrett and Holly Cairns but it hasn't ever been acknowledged by anybody in power". "I was of course aware of the housing crisis but I didn't realise it was even impacting rural areas like where I live. Usually you'd be able to find some cheap house in the middle of nowhere but I can't even do that anymore. So there's a clear problem with availability and the places that are available are just so out of reach in terms of prices, no matter where you are in the country".
"It's a different approach and the song kind of outlines what the problems concerning the housing crisis are. It seems to kind of have a momentum and an impact in that way through music. All my heroes are the likes of Christy Moore, Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan so I've always believed in the power of song or music to have an impact".
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