DiscoverIrish Cities in CrisisHow Did We Get Here?
How Did We Get Here?

How Did We Get Here?

Update: 2025-11-13
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To understand how we arrived at this crisis, we must take a journey to the past. In this episode Matt learns how urban life in Ireland has changed since 1975, how the rise of the car has changed our cities and why we could all do with a dose of the optimism of the 1990s.


Contributors include:


Carole Pollard

Tony Reddy

Frank McDonald

Máire Henry

Sean Mahon


Irish Cities in Crisis is hosted by Matt Cooper and produced by Dee Reddy (Poddle Audio). The show is proudly supported by the RIAI and the Irish Cities 2070 Group.


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