Fine details of new policy have drawn fierce criticism

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Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD addressing the Raise the Roof rally outside Leinster House on Tuesday, June 17th, 2025. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald TD addressing the Raise the Roof rally outside Leinster House on Tuesday, June 17th, 2025. Photograph: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins

Ellen Coyne and Jack Horgan-Jones join Harry McGee to talk about the ongoing fallout from the Government’s proposed changes to the rights of tenants and landlords.

They look at growing criticism from Opposition TDs of the finer points of the policy. Will the delay in rolling out RPZs to the whole country incentivise landlords to raise rents while they can? Do the new rules effectively prohibit short-term lets in tourism areas?

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