For four years bedsits were banned in the State, but Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy is soon to announce that they are returning as a means of tackling the shortage of accommodation in the rental sector.
It became illegal in 2013 for landlords to rent out bedsit-type accommodation over concerns that much of it was dilapidated, run-down and inadequate for modern habitation.
For many, the bedsit was a way of life and The Irish Times would like to hear your memories of single-room living.
What was the worst one you ever encountered?
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Was there such a thing as a nice bedsit?
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