Lorcan Sirr

Lorcan Sirr

academic Ireland

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.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
0 wks
Reach
5,286
Power
5$
Sentiment
5.50
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Ireland 2 5.50 0.11% +0% 5,030,000 5,286 $5,100 5$
Totals 2 5,030,000 5,286 $5,100 5$
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Recent Mentions

Ireland Ireland: Dr Lorcan Sirr is senior lecturer in housing at the Technological University Dublin. 6

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: a wet country that has too little water – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Lorcan Sirr pointed out issues with the government's policy of buying new homes instead of building them. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Government housing policy serves neither the exchequer nor the building industry – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Dr Lorcan Sirr is associated with the School of Surveying and Construction Innovation at Technological University Dublin. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: The problem with build-to-rent apartments – The Irish Times