All 35 residents of a Dublin apartment block were served with eviction notices this week due to their landlord selling the property.
James O'Toole had been living in Tathony House on Bow Lane D8 for over 13 years. He told Dublin Live he grew up in the area and is devastated to have to leave his home.
Images of long queues outside housing viewings are constantly playing on his mind as he worries he may not be able to find anything near his place of work due to the housing crisis.