“No less than 30 tents were pitched on lawn at the Department of the Environment last night as part of the Union of Students in Ireland’s (USI) campaign to secure a Deposit Protection Scheme for tenants. Students braved the cold overnight outside the Custom House in protest against rogue landlords, who are targeting students’ deposits as income rather than as insurance that the terms of the lease will be complied with …” (more)
[Irish Press Releases, 26 August]