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When Mitchell Henry entered Westminster parliament in 1871 he went with hope in his heart and a mission to tell the British people the precarious circumstances of the Irish tenant farmer. In many ways he resembled Jefferson Smith in the Frank Cappa film ‘Mr Smith Goes to Washington’ where a naive, idealistic young man has plans to change America.* Mitchell Henry, a liberal, kindly man, had plans to be a voice for the Irish tenant farmer within, what he believed, was a paternalistic landlord system, but he walked into a political cauldron, waiting to explode.

Mr Michael Ring TD, the Minister for Rural and Community Development, this week announced funding of €40,000 for the development of the Michael Davitt Museum which is situated in the historic village of Straide.

Responding to this week’s vacant homes strategy, the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV) said it is unlikely the strategy can impact hugely on the housing crisis, given its scale and the complexity of measures involved, such as facilitating the use of vacant properties of those in nursing home care.

While the Central Statistics Office (CSO) residential property price index shows inflation nationally increasing to 11.9 per cent in May, it is important that the Government is not forced into panic measures such as ending the Help-to-Buy scheme.

Property prices will continue to rise unless more dramatic interventions on the supply side are implemented, according to the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV).