Fianna Fáil Councillor Tells Lodger Not to Cook and to Wash Dishes in Bathroom

Jesus, that interview. 😱😱😂😂

Entitled Maria Bailey likes are a scourge on society. See basically the whole RTE board who caused that shitshow.

They permeate South Dublin everywhere. SUV driving nose up slumlord ghouls.

This one is an ideal candidate for the FFG for the next election and with be nominated with back slapping, she has shown this is the type of person Leo wants in his group, screw the early riser, make money on the backs of the small and has shown she can go on radio and get away with it, number one vote next election and give Leo majority. FFG Ireland is alive and winning.

Poor old Pee had three houses to look after.

Not a chance. Love them or hate them, the PR machines for both FF and FG are a lot more self aware than you give them credit for. She wont be anywhere near the ticket at the next by election.

They have not. But people outside this thread who are obsessed with more and more regulation are saying it. For decades people used studio flats and digs as stepping stones until the media suggested that these were wrong highlighting a few bad apples. I shared houses and rooms before buying - that was the way of the world.

What did we end up with after these campaigns for better conditions? Over regulation which damaged supply and increased costs.

I have been a tenant and overall my landlords (individuals and institutions) were reasonably decent. I took care of the place and paid my rent on time. Prefer not to pay someone else’s mortgage but in my experience landlords have not been bad.

Oh sure I know. They banned bedsits and next thing you know we have a homelessness crisis. Around 2007 I was paying 800 a month for a room in a shared house in D4. Around the corner my friend was renting a bedsit for 300 a month. While it was not exactly the lap of luxury, it was his own space. When he turned the key in the lock in the evening, coming home, he knew the place was going to be in the exact same state as when he left it in the morning. In my house share, I never knew what drama was waiting for me on the other side.

From my experience the majority of live in landlords are nearly as bad a this councillor.

I don't think she's the exception at all.

It's their house and their rules, which creates an unhealthy power dynamic.

Happy to kick you out at a moments notice for the next sucker in the queue.

And the current housing crisis is bringing loads of them out of the woodwork.

The old school landlord who really looked after students are a dying breed.