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Landlords are selling, to prevent homelessness, it’s time for the state to start buying

Landlords are selling, to prevent homelessness, it’s time for the state to start buying

“The government needs to understand that the already disastrous housing crisis and spike in homelessness is only going to get exponentially worse this winter unless emergency action is taken. We now have more than 11,000 people homeless." — Ruairí Fahy

Council plans to sell off derelict properties instead of redeveloping them.

Council plans to sell off derelict properties instead of redeveloping them.

2 derelict properties that had been transferred to Limerick Council have been put up for sale on property website daft.ie by commercial real estate company Avison Young. One of the properties, the former Mary Street Garda station, had been transferred to the council from the OPW for €50,000

Calls to “use it or lose it” for derelict and vacant properties

Calls to “use it or lose it” for derelict and vacant properties

Calls to “use it or lose it” for derelict and vacant properties On Saturday the streets of Limerick saw over a hundred people gather for the Derelict Limerick Walking Tour. The slogan of this demonstration was “use it of lose it” describing the need for radical action to address the

"Dangerous Dereliction: council steps in to make buildings safe when owners won't"

"Dangerous Dereliction: council steps in to make buildings safe when owners won't"

A recent report in The Journal in response to documents released under FOI has stated that 9 buildings in Limerick were listed as "dangerous" and 58 sites in the city centre were listed on the derelict sites register. Buildings listed as dangerous are a risk to people inside and outside

Derelict Limerick Walking Tour this Saturday

Derelict Limerick Walking Tour this Saturday

A free walking tour of different vacant and derelict properties in Limerick is being organised for this Saturday to highlight what the organisers say is a “serious blight on the Limerick landscape” and to push for more to be done to bring the properties back into use as public housing

PBP Limerick launch campaign to highlight derelict and vacant housing in Limerick

PBP Limerick launch campaign to highlight derelict and vacant housing in Limerick

People Before Profit in Limerick will be running a campaign throughout February highlighting the scale of dereliction and vacancy in the city and county called #28daysofdereliction. As part of the campaign the party will highlight a different vacant or derelict property in Limerick every day throughout the month, culminating in

4,000 vacant homes in Limerick, plus 1,209 derelict

4,000 vacant homes in Limerick, plus 1,209 derelict

Geodirectory released their Residential Buildings report last week providing an up to date analysis of housing in Ireland. There are around 4,000 vacant dwellings in Limerick city and county according to the report, 4.6% of all properties. On top of this there are also 1,209 dwellings deemed