Co-living: A twist on shared homes of the past or a tired tale from the Dickens era?
Irish people have been sharing their homes with strangers for decades. Bundling together into a shared house can result in inhabitants securing better homes in better locations. It has worked for all sorts of people, from overseas workers coming to Ireland to students attending nearby colleges. So why, some developers ask, has a new style of shared accommodation - co-living - been hit by such visceral criticism?