麻豆约拍

Residents of an apartment block in Dublin have been protesting outside the Irish parliament today after being told they've to leave their rented homes following the sale of their block to an investment fund owned by Goldman Sachs. The protest comes the same day as a survey shows that rents in Dublin have reached record levels, reflecting an acute housing shortage, with the same survey showing the lowest ever number of properties available for rent in the city. Since Ireland's property and banking crash eight years ago, foreign investment funds have become significant players in Ireland's property market. While the government and state agencies have been keen to woo them, not everyone is happy, as Diarmaid Fleming reports from Dublin.

(Picture: Tyrrelstown residents protest outside Ireland's parliament. Picture credit: 麻豆约拍.)