Advertisement

Back to above-the-shop living

Generations of Irish Families once lived "above the shop" but across our towns and cities, those same properties now lie unused and empty. Newstalk reporter Sarah Madden speaks to residents who want in and architects who want action.

Share this article

16.15 2 Feb 2023


Back to above-the-shop living


Listen to this episode


Share this article

16.15 2 Feb 2023


Generations of Irish Families once lived "above the shop" but across our towns and cities, those same properties now lie unused and empty.

Newstalk reporter Sarah Madden speaks to residents who want in and architects who want action.


Read more about

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

Related Episodes

Never Have I Ever... Ridden a...

00:54:39

Never Have I Ever... Ridden a Motorbike

The Claire Byrne Show

00:54:39


FULL EPISODE: Queer Sports, Al...

00:47:45

FULL EPISODE: Queer Sports, Alan Carrigan on Disability Activism and the Exhibition Showing Connections Between Irish and Mexican Folklore

Younified

00:47:45


Winners and Sinners

00:27:34

Winners and Sinners

The Hard Shoulder

00:27:34


Rex Ryan on his new show ‘The...

00:12:36

Rex Ryan on his new show ‘The Witness’

The Hard Shoulder

00:12:36