Brittle
How the Housing Crisis is Breaking Ireland – and How to Fix It
$43.27
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2026
Summary
‘If you read one book on Irish housing, make it Brittle - Lyons understands this crisis better than anyone’ - David McWilliams
‘Magnificent… the most insightful and comprehensive thing I’ve ever read on housing’ - John Burn-Murdoch
Just under half of Irish adults under 40 are living with their parents or in shared accommodation - and almost all of those would rather be living by themselves or with a partner but can’t.
The housing crisis is often spoken of as a bubble, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805467137 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1805467131 |
| Author: | Ronan Lyons |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
Lyons’s analysis is lucid and persuasive...[he] does not only diagnose our housing maladies but offers detailed suggestions for solutions * Irish Times *
If you read one book on Irish housing, make it Brittle - Lyons understands this crisis better than anyone – David McWilliams, author of MONEY
Magnificent…the most insightful and comprehensive thing I’ve ever read on housing – John Burn-Murdoch * Financial Times *
Ronan Lyons
Ronan Lyons is Professor in Economics at Trinity College Dublin, author of the Daft.ie Report and one of Ireland’s leading housing experts. He served on the Government’s Housing Commission and has advised the IMF on housing markets. Educated at Trinity and Oxford, he has published widely on housing, writes a fortnightly column for The Currency and is a frequent media contributor on the economy.
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