Thousands march on Irish parliament in growing housing shortage protest

Thousands of people marched on Ireland's parliament on Wednesday in the latest angry protest over a housing shortage that has sparked sharp increases in rental costs and homelessness.Housing has become the number one political issue ahead of a possible election in the coming months and inside the building Prime Minister Leo Varadkar defended his government's record, pointing to nearly 20,000 new homes expected to be built this year.While Ireland was left with a surplus of houses after a property