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so many
#homeless
, so many empty property in
#Corkcity
this home has a lot of character & potential
#socialcrime
#homeless
@CorkHealthyCity
@corkcitycouncil
#pfg
#programmeforgovernment
#Cork
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The 150 year old Sextant pub in Cork was knocked over a weekend in Aug 2020 on pretence of building homes
Once gone 'developer' informed city it was too expensive to build homes
Instead they'd build offices
3 years later we've a private car park instead
This is
#DerelictIreland
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This sums up how fucked up Ireland is
This person without a home is sleeping outside a block of social homes officially opened 6 months ago but still unoccupied
Don't fret there is a lovely plaque inside with important peoples names on it
#DerelictIreland
#NoRoomAtTheInn
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Once again Cork City Ireland stands in solidarity 🙏
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The home on the right is empty for over 15 years
The home on the left is empty for over 5 years
They are only 10 minutes walk from Cork city centre in a high demand location
Surely it's time for use it or lose it through compulsory sales or rental
#DerelictIreland
#housingcrisis
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This terrace restoration in Ennis is so brilliant to see after years abandoned
Once again it shows dereliction does not have to be a permanent state
Congrats to everyone involved & good luck to those moving into their beautiful homes
#DerelictIreland
📷 restoration
@BetterEnnis
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That 4000 homes owned by councils across Ireland are empty in a housing disaster
#DerelictIreland
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Have absolutely no doubt that there is an alternative to dereliction 🙏
Congrats & best wishes to whoever is doing up this longterm boarded up home on Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City ❤️
#HousingCrisis
#DerelictIreland
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You see it is possible to end dereliction
And what a transformation this is 🙏
Good luck to the new occupants ❤️
#DerelictIreland
#HousingCrisis
Ballyhooly Rd, Cork City
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According to
@corkcitycouncil
this is not derelict
So no 7% dereliction tax here
Up yours
#DerelictIreland
😳
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Watch this & weep
These should be family homes
Instead 12 new build houses are left to rot in Rochestown, Cork city
This is scandalous waste
The vandalism of
#DerelictIreland
knows no bounds
Call it out 🙏
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Remembering the 140 yr old Sextant pub on its 3rd anniversary
Knocked over a weekend on pretence of building homes the developer then changed their mind leaving Cork city with another private car park & memories of what was
This is
#DerelictIreland
where heritage doesn't matter
sad day for Cork, Sextant was beautiful, so much character, rich in history, heritage, unnecessarily demolished in name of progress
other European countries look on in horror, once again a total lack of vision & understanding of what makes a city prosper
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The 'developer' was given 10 years to bring this former Odlums in Port of Cork back to life
10 more years of decay with elements of weather getting in
Surely if they cared about refurbishing this beautiful historic building they'd protect it
That's if they cared
#DerelictIreland
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That
@dunnesstores
built 20 apartment homes over their store in Macroom to satisfy planning & then leave them empty for 18 years & counting & that's not seen as a bad brand or business decision in housing emergency
No doubt we have serious cultural challenges in
#DerelictIreland
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Why are these bonded warehouses in the Port of Cork being left rot?
If the 'developer' plans to restore them you'd think it would make sense to protect them from the elements to stop the decay
You'd think ..
#DerelictIreland
#HeritageMatters
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Its hard to accept this slow, neglectful death of all of our priceless heritage
#DerelictIreland
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How many families would love to call one of these four houses their home in Ennis
#DerelictIreland
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This week I learnt that Kildare Town has decided to board up this terrace of beautiful, historic homes & let them decay
Totally normal behaviour in a housing crisis
#DerelictIreland
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So seven homes in a row boarded up in Ballinasloe is normal lads
What a fu*king achievement that is 😳
#DerelictIreland
#VacantIreland
#HousingCrisis
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"Everyday I wake up I ask myself why, why, why .... Why are so many council owned homes like me boarded up across Ireland in the midst of a
#HousingCrisis
&
#HomelessCrisis
. To be honest it really f***ing upsets me" 🏚
This is
#DerelictIreland
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How many trees could we have instead?
Robot trees: €355,106
Inspection/maintenance: €17,880
What a disgusting waste of money when there are so many other areas of need
#DerelictIreland
Another reminder that
@corkcitycouncil
is not fit for purpose
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What a transformation 🙏
To think this was a derelict eyesore for decades
What a lift for the street & the city
Once again shows
#DerelictIreland
doesn't have to be a permanent state
Well done all involved & good luck to the new occupants 👏
McCurtain Street, Cork City
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This is truly sickening
20 homes purposely left empty by
@dunnesstores
in Macroom, Co. Cork since 2005
This in a housing emergency
So Dunnes Stores better value for who?
It is time to use these apartments or lose them
#DerelictIreland
#VacantIreland
#HousingCrisis
#EvictionBan
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Someone somewhere is taking the piss leaving these 12 homes rot in Rochestown, Cork City
#DerelictIreland
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sad day for Cork, Sextant was beautiful, so much character, rich in history, heritage, unnecessarily demolished in name of progress
other European countries look on in horror, once again a total lack of vision & understanding of what makes a city prosper
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Seven homes for seven families in Galway rotting in a
#HousingCrisis
Truly the
#socialcontract
is broken in
#DerelictIreland
😢
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Imagine been told by local authorities there wasn't dereliction problem & then walking city & counting 700+ derelict properties within 2km of city centre, many of them homes
Thats what happened to me &
@judesherry
in Cork
Welcome to
#DerelictIreland
Where profit comes over homes
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Build to Rot, sadly you could make it up in
#DerelictIreland
😳
That these 12 'new' homes in Rochestown (Cork City suburbs) were left rot for over a decade in a housing crisis shows without doubt we are experiencing ongoing state enabled vandalism
#HousingCrisis
#VacantIreland
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Who can afford to sit on these beautiful homes
They clearly aren't fans of architectural heritage
Or Cork city
Or the people
Could it be they secretly like
#DerelictIreland
😳
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When Jude & I moved back to Ireland we quickly realised dereliction was normalised, culturally accepted, politically enabled
We started
#DerelictIreland
to challenge this dangerous mindset & show another way is possible, with homes & community spaces instead of this waste
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Ireland is not full
It's riddled with vacancy & dereliction, enabled by decades of poor state policy that favours land hoarders over people without a home
This is
#DerelictIreland
We need to call it out 🙏
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Thank you all for walking with us today 🙏
We can end
#DerelictCork
We can end
#DerelictIreland
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I know its radical stuff but these 'poor' owners could sell their empty properties to someone who needs a home ... rather than continuing to sit on them & expect state & taxpayer to pick up the bill
#DerelictIreland
#VacantIreland
#HousingCrisis
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Seriously why do
@UCC
have to demolish our history to build a new business school?
Surely given they're so into sustainability they'd work with architect to include these heritage signifiers of Cork (sandstone & limestone) rather than just erase
#heritagematters
#derelictireland
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I'd love to see these as homes
Instead of boarded up assets
South Terrace, Cork City
#DerelictIreland
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This is hoarding
Simple as
Unforgiveable in a housing crisis
Passage West, Cork
#DerelictIreland
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Est. 80% of above our shops lay empty
Yet people can't find a home or place to play & create
This is simply fu*ked up
This is
#VacantIreland
#DerelictIreland
Call it out 🙏
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Someone is sitting on these 6 houses while someone else struggles without a home
Passage West, Co. Cork
#DerelictIreland
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Seriously, what is wrong with our local authorities?
4000 council homes left empty in a housing crisis
#DerelictIreland
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❤🤍
Imagine this as affordable apartments or a community centred cultural venue
This is
#DerelictIreland
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How to get around 'protected' structures in Ireland
Step 1 let go derelict, expose & let it rot
Step 2 claim its no longer structurally ok
Step 3 demolish, ensuring everything is destroyed
#DerelictIreland
#heritagematters
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We've been conditioned to accept boarded up houses in Ireland
This row is in Ennis, Co.Clare
Someone is having a good laugh sitting on these while tens of thousands of people incl children go without a place they can call home
#DerelictIreland
is not a happy place for many people
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At 300 years old this is the oldest bridge in Cork City
It even has a bricked up dungeon underneath
Surrounded by decay & dereliction
How long before it crumbles too?
We have a seriously unhealthy relationship with heritage in Ireland
#DerelictIreland
Mural: Asbestos
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This old Odlums building in Cork is a real stunner, no doubt there
Even the decay can't detract from its wonderful aesthetic
They designed & built them to last back in the day
Beautiful, functional & durable ❤️🤍
A member of
#DerelictIreland
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This was once a family home
Now it's simply someone's asset
Western Road, Cork City
#DerelictIreland
#HousingCrisis
#EvictionBan
#VacantIreland
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I still can't get my head around the fact that
@dunnesstores
built these 20 apartments in Macroom to satisfy planning to then let them lay empty for 18 years & counting
What does that tell us about them as a company?
#VacantIreland
#DerelictIreland
#HousingCrisis
#EvictionBan
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6 beautiful homes in Passage West (near Cork city) wasted in a housing crisis
State policy has alot to answer for
#DerelictIreland
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Check out these historic bonded warehouses in Port of Cork
It's disgusting how they are being left to rot in the hands of a private developer
These should be returned to the people of Cork & restored for community use
Our heritage is vital 🙏
#DerelictIreland
#HeritageMatters
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This was an artist/community hub but then they kicked the artists out
Now its used to store rubbish bins
Thats progress
#DerelictIreland
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That it's acceptable to leave these 12 new builds rot in Rochestown, Cork City in midst of our worst housing crisis tells you all you need to know about government priorities around homelessness & housing provision
#DerelictIreland
#VacantIreland
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If government are so keen on ending housing emergency why allow 12 homes be left unoccupied in one estate in Rochestown, Cork City for over a decade
In a matter of life or death for so many people this is criminal
Here's how they look today
🧵 1/
#DerelictIreland
#HousingCrisis
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3,342 children without a home in Ireland
By the way UCC owns these boarded up homes in Cork
#DerelictIreland
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These are the 20 empty apartments in Macroom (Co. Cork) that have been left empty since 2005 because the owner
@dunnesstores
can do what they like
#VacantIreland
#DerelictIreland
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According to
@corkcitycouncil
this is not derelict even though some of its roof has been purposely removed
It's been boarded up & lying empty since '00s
So who owns it?
It's clearly someone with influence
One law for the connected ... is that how
#DerelictIreland
works?
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We've over 160k vacant homes in Ireland, 48,000 of which are empty since 2016
If we took this Amsterdam approach of fining owners €9000 per home we would see a lot of homes come back into use & raise some serious money to tackle
#DerelictIreland
#VacantIreland
#HousingCrisis
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You'd never know we had a housing crisis with tens of thousands impacted when you arrive in Ship Street, Drogheda
Seriously
#DerelictIreland
#DerelictDrogheda
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That we have to watch this stunning building slowly crumble while we hope there isn't a mysterious fire
#DerelictIreland
#heritagematters
Former Odlums, Kennedy Qy, Cork City
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Believe it or not underneath here (possibly the ugliest car park in Ireland) lies the medieval walls of Cork City
#DerelictIreland
#heritagematters
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How long before these historic buildings crumble onto the streets of Shandon?
But sure say nothing, its only
#DerelictIreland
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Of all the empty homes in Cork city centre this is one of the most frustrating
Seems ideal for a family, amazing location, surely easy to turn around
So why, in the middle of a housing & homeless crisis, is it allowed to lay derelict 😠
Our dereliction epidemic is criminal
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Seriously, how did this become normal?
There are 5 in a row here
It really demonstrates the power of propaganda
#DerelictIreland
North Main Street, Cork City centre
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There is a lack of political will to provide homes for everyone
These in Cork city are just one example of homes lying empty across country while tens of thousands struggle without a home & face eviction
This government has broken the social contract
#keeptheban
#DerelictIreland
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Home sweet home 👀
12 new builds left to rot for a decade or more in the Rochestown, Cork city
Grab them while you can
Squatters particularly welcome in this part of
#DerelictIreland
#VacantIreland
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These historic bonded warehouses by the Port of Cork are clearly not in safe hands
It's truly depressing to watch our priceless heritage decaying in front of us
We should treasure these not leave them rot in the hands of private developers
#DerelictIreland
#HeritageMatters
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After years of being boarded up this stunning heritage property on McCurtain St, Cork City is almost back in use 🙏
Congrats & good luck to everyone involved ❤️
#DerelictIreland
#RestPlayWork
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A reminder of how absolutely stunning this old Odlums building is ❤🤍
The possibilities are endless🙏
This is
#DerelictIreland
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That this beautiful heritage building has been left empty for years on St Patrick Street is a crying shame
Who is sitting on this?
Surely at a minimum ideal for
#meanwhileuse
for community/creatives in Cork City
Such a wasted opportunity
Welcome to
#VacantIreland
#DerelictIreland
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Knock knock but still nobody home 😪
The never ending story, 'developer' goes bust, ends up in NAMA & a decade & half later these 4 stunning family homes are still wasted in Rochestown, Cork City
This is state enabled vandalism
#DerelictIreland
#HousingCrisis
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