[mannykannot]

It may be mistaken and exaggerated, but did you really intend to write that wickerman is being disingenuous?

[s_dev]

He's misrepresenting Dublin intentionally to contrive the point that AirBnB and student accomodation are entirely the cause of the problem.

It's far more nuanced and complex -- involving tax laws, property dev incentives and planning laws and policy. None of which he mentions.

[pnutjam]

involving tax laws

property dev incentives - airbnb & student housing

planning laws - airbnb & student housing

policy - airbn and student housing

All of these except possibly the first item could directly address airbnb & student housing. I'm not seeing where you 2 disagree.