Housing Conditions Critical In Dublin, 1966

This report on housing conditions in Dublin looks at inner-city tenements, a proposed high-rise scheme in Ballymun and the difficulties encountered by those seeking houses in Dublin. It features interviews with young families trying to get homes, including a couple who have been forced to live in a caravan. Reporter Cathal O'Shannon examines the difficulties in qualifying for local authority dwellings and interviews the chairman of the Dublin Corporation Housing Committee. The programme contains footage of inner-city housing due for demolition, new house-building and a caravan site that has become a home for those seeking accommodation. ALL RIGHTS IN THIS VIDEO GO TO RTE