‘It was an act of desperation’: Irish singer on his housing crisis protest anthem

‘It was an act of desperation’: Irish singer on his housing crisis protest anthem

Martin Leahy has performed Everyone Should Have a Home outside parliament every week for two years. After 100 performances, he is pessimistic about change

When Martin Leahy received an eviction notice in 2022 he found himself tumbling into Ireland’s housing crisis – where nothing was affordable.

The musician had moved to the west Cork village of Ballinadee a decade earlier to live cheaply, but even in this remote area rents had rocketed.

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