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EPISODE · Jan 24, 2026 · 11 MIN

Should we encourage people to move out of the city?

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Deirdre Heney, the chair of Dublin City Council's housing committee, has floated the idea that we encourage people to move out of the city to take pressure off services. One woman who made that leap is Martha Gilheaney, who moved from O’Connell St to Leitrim, she joins Anton along with Geraldine Herbert, Motoring Editor and Columnist for the Sunday and Irish Independent, to discuss.

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Deirdre Heney, the chair of Dublin City Council's housing committee, has floated the idea that we encourage people to move out of the city to take pressure off services. One woman who made that leap is Martha Gilheaney, who moved from O’Connell St...

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