I'm not convinced by the journalism in the article. First, the journalist writes: "The Greater Dublin area is reckoned to have more than 30,000 properties tha

I'm not convinced by the journalism in the article. First, the journalist writes: "The Greater Dublin area is reckoned to have more than 30,000 properties that are completely empty, many of which are owned by the local council." However, they then don't get a quote from the council saying why their properties are empty. That tells me they had a specific story they wanted to tell, without digging into why the systems the country has (state housing) to provide assistance aren't working.