Capplis spoke with people stuck in this predicament, including Ella Araojo, aged 27, who is living with her parents. “I am a microbiologist for a pharmaceutical company, which would make you think I could afford to move out,” she says. Arajao speaks about watching friends with partners being able to buy and rent properties: “They’re out there setting up for their independent, adult life and it’s difficult to do that in the comfort and confinement of my childhood bedroom.
, and poses the question: what should the current Government do to prepare for the probability that Sinn Féin might replace it next year or at the latest in early 2025? “As we get closer to an election the Government parties will no doubt talk up the alleged threat to democracy of Sinn Féin in power. But if they actually believe in the reality of that threat they should be acting now to minimise it,” he writes.
“There’s no point trying to scare voters away from Sinn Féin by warning them that our democracy is vulnerable to being taken over by dark forces and unelected influences. If you want people to believe in those vulnerabilities you have to show that you are serious about reducing them.
In our Food section, Corinna Hardgrave this week doled out a dazzling 4.5 star review for a Dublin restaurant she says has really upped its game. Delahunt, on Camden Street, has made its way straight to our food critic’s favourite restaurant’s list.