The Rent Strike

“The retrieval of a compelling national story that had been lost in the mists of time”

Sunniva O’Flynn, Head of Irish Film Programming, Irish film Institute

Between 1970 and 1973 over 350,000 tenants throughout Ireland withheld rent in protest against rent increases, poor housing conditions and a lack of facilities. The story of this national movement, which ended in success in August 1973, is told for the first time in a new documentary, THE RENT STRIKE, using RTÉ archive footage and interviews with surviving strikers and their families.

CATU in association with Upstate Theatre Project are delighted to bring The Rent Strike to Drogheda for a special screening in An Tain Arts Centre on the 3rd of September 2024. Tickets are €5 and available here .