Finding a job in Ireland is easy. Finding a place to live is the hard bit

Ireland's economy is "absolutely booming," says Stephen O'Dwyer, the founder and owner of Dublin's Tang cafe/restaurant chain. "But it has left people facing a very unequal and difficult society to work in." At the top of O'Dwyer's concerns is housing, which is cited by businesses large and small as a significant barrier to Ireland's economic growth. The capital is not alone: cities from Cork to Limerick report acute housing shortages and rising levels of homelessness. "Housing is such a big issue - probably the No 1 issue businesses face at the moment," he says. "For most people in the city,…