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Homes Not Hype. The Planners Challenge
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- IPI Planners Podcast
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- Aug 17, 2025
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Summary
What is really at the heart of Ireland’s housing crisis? Dr Lorcan Sirr joins the Planners Podcast to challenge myths, question quick fixes, and explain why planning is more than just regulations, it’s about building quality communities that work for everyone. From the pitfalls of modular homes to the realities of apartment living, Lorcan pulls no punches as he unpacks the policies, politics, and practicalities shaping Ireland’s homes today. THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT Why tearing up the planning rulebook won’t fix Ireland’s housing crisis but what might The real story behind modular homes—are they a solution or just a sign we’re out of ideas? Are Irish people truly allergic to apartment living? Lorcan busts some long-standing housing myths Who wins with build-to-rent—and who gets left behind? Is Dublin really broken? What’s gone wrong, what’s gotten better, and what no one wants to talk about GUEST DETAILS Lorcan Sirr is an academic with over 20 years’ teaching and research experience. As a senior lecturer his areas of expertise include housing, planning and development, research methods and policy evaluation and he is also Visiting Professor of Housing in the Faculty of Law in the Universitat Rovira I Virgilii, Tarragona, Spain and at the University of Galway. Lorcan was previously the Head of the Futures Academy and Faculty Head of Research. Lorcan has taught students from certificate to PhD level and has supervised over 50 MSc theses and several PhDs. His lectures, workshops and projects are contemporaneous in nature, dealing with relevant real-world issues in property, housing, planning and research. Lorcan is a board member of the Irish Refugee Council and Fire Station Artists’ Studios. He is also a former Sunday Times columnist and still writes for many publications,…