Lorcan Sirr
Dr. Lorcan Sirr is an academic at the School of Surveying and Construction Innovation at Technological University Dublin. He specializes in issues related to housing and urban development, particularly the implications of build-to-rent apartments on the housing market in Ireland. Sirr has voiced concerns regarding the financialization of housing, highlighting how such developments can lead to increased rents and urban sprawl, and has critiqued the advantages claimed by proponents of the build-to-rent model, emphasizing its potential social and economic consequences.
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Lorcan Sirr said the Government is enacting a 'very risky strategy' that involves 'inflicting a lot of pain on tenants'.
What will new tenancy rules really mean for Irish renters? – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-03-01
Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin.
If 36,000 new houses were built last year, why were only 58 sold to buyers in Dublin? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-21
Lorcan Sirr is identified as a senior lecturer at Technological University Dublin.
New rent rules will make the market even more dysfunctional – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-06
Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin.
Across the EU, housing is more about spreadsheets than homes. That has to change – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-14
Dr Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at Technological University Dublin.
Judicial reviews are not the problem – and deregulation is no answer – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-27
Dr Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in Technological University, Dublin.
Three major ways our suburbs are changing – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-17Dr Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at Technological University Dublin.
Irish households are wealthier than ever. You’re not the only one who didn’t notice – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-05
Dr Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at Technological University Dublin.
If James Browne wants to get ‘radical’ about housing, here are five things he must do – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-02Dr Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer at Technological University Dublin.
Dublin is becoming a place of extremes, home to only the very richest and the poorest – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-18Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at Technological University Dublin.
US students drawn to Ireland struck by hard realities of rental market – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-06
Dr Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin.
Average Dublin City Council tenant pays just €77 rent per week. That may have to rise – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-05
Dr Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin.
Older renters are particularly vulnerable amid Ireland’s housing crisis – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-19
Dr. Lorcan Sirr lectures in housing at Technological University Dublin.
How much do landlords in Ireland really earn? You might be surprised – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-02
Dr Lorcan Sirr is senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin.
If long-term renting is such a good solution, why don’t more politicians do it? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-01
Dr Lorcan Sirr is a senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin.
This is a housing strategy written by Flann O’Brien – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-12
Dr Lorcan Sirr is senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin.
a wet country that has too little water – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-05
Lorcan Sirr pointed out issues with the government's policy of buying new homes instead of building them.
Government housing policy serves neither the exchequer nor the building industry – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-17
Dr Lorcan Sirr is senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin.
Airbnb landlords and holiday home owners are squeezing native speakers out of Gaeltacht areas – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-27
Dr Lorcan Sirr is associated with the School of Surveying and Construction Innovation at Technological University Dublin.
The problem with build-to-rent apartments – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-15