1970–1973 Republic of Ireland rent strikes

This article is about strikes in Ireland. For stikes in Northen Ireland at a similar time, see Anti-internment rent and rates strike.
1970–1973 Republic of Ireland rent strikes
Date1970 (1970) - August 1973 (1973-08)
Location
Republic of Ireland
Caused by
  • Rent hikes
  • lack of services in housing estates
Goals
  • Rent reductions
  • Easier tenant purchase of public housing
MethodsRent strike
Resulted inTenant victory
Parties
National Association of Tenants Organisations
Number
Over 35,000 households


From 1970 through to 1973, social housing tenants in the Republic of Ireland were on a rent strike.

The action began as a series of smaller local rent strikes. In 1972, the National Association of Tenants Organisations officially called for a national rent strike across all of the Republic of Ireland. The rent strike largely ended on August 1973 after the government conceded.

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