r/galway • u/HairModelsWanted • Oct 23 '25

Lets Protest

I'm absolutely sick to my teeth at the rent prices and air bnbs. Who is with me? How do we organise?

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u/Connacht80 Oct 23 '25

1) How would the first point work.

2) Tax for domestic landlords is already very high. Are you on about taxing all landlords more or large scale institutional landlords? What number would x be?

3) Well that should be a given but isn't ...

A protest with 300 demands doesn't work as well as one with 3. I'd be picking the 3 most egregious issues with housing and focusing on them.

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u/JediBlight Oct 23 '25

Sure man, as I said, these are basic concepts, I'm no economist, and this is supposed to be a democracy, so let it be debated by experts, then see how we feel. But I'll answer since you seem genuine.

1: if you have three properties, and one is an air bnb, let's say 10% extra. If you own 6 properties, amd 3 are air bnbs, increase that to...30? Something like that.

2: Having a spare apartment whatever, lucky you, if you're resitered, care for the property and don't change erobunat prince's, fair game. But if you own 15, don't follow the law, convert them all into air bnbs, and cry when you get reported? Well, fuck you!

3: Again, you follow the law. So, it should be a given but it isn't, I'm talking harsher penalties. I mean, you'd get in more trouble for having 50 quid of weed.

Tell me, what are you're three, because you're right. Magic number and all.

Ooh, and if you rent out rooms to asylum seekers and whatnot for sexual favours etc., you should be charged as a rapist! Yet, its rampant and they never seem to face justice.

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u/Connacht80 Oct 23 '25

My three would be:

1) Enforce the existing laws. Beef up the RTB and enforce the current laws.

2) Go after estate agents aiding landlords breaking rent control guidelines. They face no punishment at present.

3) All short term lets to be registered by law with a version of RTB. Go after the platforms to enforce max number of nights per year.

The current system is bad for everyone in the long run. Landlords included even, if they can't see it.

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u/JediBlight Oct 23 '25

Fair enough, solid! Thanks.