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Some Drimnagh residents want the council to buy the old, frequently arsoned, G4S site
It has planning permission for 113 apartments, and community facilities.
Developer argues for building five apartments on derelict Grotto House site in Inchicore, without planning permission
But even if its appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála is successful, one of its owners has other, bigger problems: Cathal O’Connor has been sentenced to prison.
Is a bad definition of "derelict" partly behind the bad dereliction in Dublin?
The Department of Finance, with Revenue and the Department of Housing, is looking at a new definition, said a spokesperson.
Vacancy Watch: The site where Clontarf’s tragic Victorian mansion, Redcourt, once stood
Its story reads like a cheap pastiche of Edgar Allan Poe, a century-long streak of tragedy and misfortune, ending in a fire in 2007.
Who will sit on the advisory board set to shape the future of Dublin city centre?
Seven areas of expertise should be represented, said a recent council report.
Vacancy Watch: While neighbours sounded the alarm, a 19th-century villa in Sandymount slid into dereliction
“I think it's so sad that a beautiful little house was destroyed,” says Rosita Sweetman. “It seems we are incredibly bad at managing our housing stock.”
Why is the council sitting on long-vacant and derelict buildings?
Is the issue paperwork? Attention and will? Money? The department?
Appeal seeks to block plan for supermarket in long-vacant space near Fatima Luas stop
As of April, only nine of the 23 ground-floor units across the Herberton Complex were occupied.
Vacancy Watch: Dublin City Council plans to turn historic building at Parnell Square into apartments
The Georgian building was once a meeting place for revolutionary leaders and the Gaelic League, and has been in council ownership, at least on paper, since 1998.
While vacant buildings sat idle for years, their hoarding became one of the city’s best events noticeboards
Because of its central location, the high footfall in the area, and its proximity to a lot of venues and cultural spaces, it’s become a premier flyering spot.
Dublin City Council has paused CPOs of derelict homes – but also promises “zero tolerance” on dereliction
The council promised to start taking legal action against owners of derelict homes who don’t pay the levy going forward.
Council plans to refurb old sexton’s house in the Liberties for community use
That would be welcome given the ongoing shortage of spaces in the developed neighbourhood, say councillors.