'Strong justification' to extend ban on evicting tenants It is Homeless Awareness Day Cate McCurry, PA 29 January, 2021 13:58 There's a very strong justification to extend the blanket ban on evicting tenants after the pandemic, an expert in homeless policy has said. Professor Eoin O'Sullivan, a researcher at Trinity College Dublin, said the emergency protections for renters has made a significant difference in the number of families entering emergency accommodation. The Dublin government brought in an emergency ban on evictions and a freeze on rents at the outset of the pandemic. The moratorium has been extended until early March, in line with Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.