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The housing crisis is solvable — if we just got on with it

If all the local authorities were collecting €250,000 per year from levies, they’d be in a much better position to effectively implement programmes, writes Alan O'Neill

<p>All local authorities must keep a derelict sites register, and owners of such sites in urban areas are obliged to pay a levy of 7% of the market value of the land concerned. File picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Cork County Council failed to collect €362,000 in derelict site levies in 2023, new figures show

<p>Emily Crowley: ‘Some renters get a horrible gut-wrenching feeling in their stomach on seeing their landlord’s number pop up on their phone: What if this is it?' Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver

Nearly 330 to receive €17m in grants to refurbish vacant and derelict homes in Cork City

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Nearly 330 to receive €17m in grants to refurbish vacant and derelict homes in Cork City

Young woman getting keys to new apartment from Real Estate Agent

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Tenant asked residents' association if she was 'supposed to have sex with landlord'

Cork council says €890k security spend for vacant or derelict council houses 'is value for money'

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Cork council says €890k security spend for vacant or derelict council houses 'is value for money'

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Much dereliction in our towns and villages, but also glimmers of hope

Would ‘derelict housing swat teams’, like those in operation in the US, help speed up the process of purchasing houses and other buildings left vacant by absentee, or disinterested, property owners?

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

Derelict home scheme payment delays driving builders away

Derelict home scheme payment delays driving builders away

They have also asked council officials to add more personnel to the team in County Hall which deals with applications to speed up their processing

Sun, 15 Sep, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Sketches of old Cork draw you a snapshot of a different city

S Michael Moynihan: Sketches of old Cork draw you a snapshot of a different city

Cork in the 1970s was a smaller, shabbier one maybe, but also a friendly and inquisitive city

Thu, 05 Sep, 2024

Ten closed garda stations on list of empty state-owned properties across Ireland

Ten closed garda stations on list of empty state-owned properties across Ireland

The stations are among around 50 around the country that have either been shut since 2001 or closed following a policing review more than a decade ago

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

Knocknagree: The Cork village that has fought to survive

Knocknagree: The Cork village that has fought to survive

A Co Cork village that refused to die could be an example to others in rural areas hoping to reinvent themselves

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

More than 100,000 properties in total listed as vacant and derelict

More than 100,000 properties in total listed as vacant and derelict

Sinn Féin TD Eoin Ó Broin has said that badly designed schemes introduced by the Government are to blame for 'very little' changing in terms of vacant and derelict homes

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

Fresh call to use vacant hospital to house homeless people after two die in the Grand Canal

Fresh call to use vacant hospital to house homeless people after two die in the Grand Canal

Local councillor Dermot Lacey has proposed the HSE should make the nearby vacant Baggot Street Hospital available as accommodation

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

Cork councillor in call for for Revenue to collect derelict site levy

Cork councillor in call for for Revenue to collect derelict site levy

According to the Department of Housing in May €20.4m in levies remained uncollected across all 32 local authorities.

Wed, 03 Jul, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Spruce-up to Cork’s main street is badly needed and long overdue

S Michael Moynihan: Spruce-up to Cork’s main street is badly needed and long overdue

When this columnist strolled the length of St Patrick’s Street this Monday there were at least fifteen vacant premises along the street

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

Sarah Harte: A train to Youghal would help protect our cultural heritage

S Sarah Harte: A train to Youghal would help protect our cultural heritage

Why, when the town has patently got so much to offer, is it destined endlessly to be the bridesmaid to Kinsale?

Wed, 29 May, 2024

Minister's plan calls for less concrete in public building projects

Minister's plan calls for less concrete in public building projects

A statement from Peter Burke's department says that the guidance agreed by Government will "send a clear message to the construction, concrete, and cement sectors"

Tue, 28 May, 2024

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Fine Gael to consider vacancy grant changes

Proposal is contained in the party's local-election manifesto

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Cork City Council owed almost €5m from landowners

Cork City Council owed almost €5m from landowners

Over €20m worth of derelict site levies have been left uncollected by councils across the country

Sun, 26 May, 2024

Housing and renewable energy remain key focus for Cork businesses amid election season

Housing and renewable energy remain key focus for Cork businesses amid election season

'Cork needs to produce at least 7,500-10,000 units per year to keep pace with demand,' report by Cork Chamber said

Tue, 14 May, 2024

Cork City Council to tackle dereliction with series of workshops

Cork City Council to tackle dereliction with series of workshops

Council experts will be on hand to answer questions on any element of a vacant or derelict property, from grants available, to queries on planning or ownership

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Michael Moynihan: We must not allow antisocial behaviour in Cork to become normalised

S Michael Moynihan: We must not allow antisocial behaviour in Cork to become normalised

For many people, a day eventually dawns when you decide not to visit the city centre at all — simply because it’s not worth it

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

Letters to the editor: Simon Coveney has not been kind to the environment

Letters to the editor: Simon Coveney has not been kind to the environment

A reader takes Simon Coveney to task for the former minister's record on environmental issues

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Owner of Cork property derelict for 21 years again refused permission for redevelopment

Owner of Cork property derelict for 21 years again refused permission for redevelopment

Owner of former tenement in Blackpool has tried unsuccessfully to secure planning for apartments on the site in 2008, 2010, 2016 and 2020

Thu, 04 Apr, 2024

Simon and DCU study suggests vacant units above shops could alleviate Ireland's housing crisis

Simon and DCU study suggests vacant units above shops could alleviate Ireland's housing crisis

Dublin Simon Community and Dublin City University study proposes practical the Government 'must start to think outside the box' to tackle homelessness

Tue, 26 Mar, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Oliver Plunkett Street should be a jewel for visitors to Cork City

S Michael Moynihan: Oliver Plunkett Street should be a jewel for visitors to Cork City

Oh-ho. Danger here, as George Hamilton used to say. News about one of the capital’s thoroughfares has reached us: good news. “Dublin's Camden Street has placed 22nd on the world's coolest streets list by Time Out magazine,” according to RTÉ.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

More than 700 vacant and derelict properties across Cork city

More than 700 vacant and derelict properties across Cork city

Of those 705 properties, 390 are either confirmed as derelict or being investigated under the Derelict Sites Act

Fri, 15 Mar, 2024

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Letters to the Editor: Pay on delivery solution to online scams

Readers address online scams, Gaza, abortion figures, and Cork dereliction

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Even if there was a plan to make Cork better, who’d enforce it?

S Michael Moynihan: Even if there was a plan to make Cork better, who’d enforce it?

From defecating dogs to dereliction — going into the centre of the city can be a depressing experience

Thu, 29 Feb, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Decay and decline is the landscape in Cork and we need to change that

S Michael Moynihan: Decay and decline is the landscape in Cork and we need to change that

Artist Andrea Newman's exhibition highlights the dereliction that is being allowed to fester in some areas of the city

Thu, 08 Feb, 2024

Communities hosting large numbers of refugees will get grants of up to €500k

Communities hosting large numbers of refugees will get grants of up to €500k

The Irish Examiner understands that a second round of the Community Recognition Fund, worth €50m, will be discussed at a Cabinet committee on Ukraine on Thursday

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

Owner of derelict building in Cork lodges another planning application for apartments

Owner of derelict building in Cork lodges another planning application for apartments

The owner of a long-term derelict building in Cork City has lodged yet another planning application for apartments on the site with a suggestion that if the scheme doesn’t go ahead now, the site could continue to languish in dereliction.

Tue, 02 Jan, 2024

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Letters to the Editor: Thank you to the young Cork people who came to my assistance in Oz

An Australian man wants to thank the Irish people who came to his aid, while other readers write about topics including conflict in the Middle East, the Cop28 conference, and the GAA

Sun, 24 Dec, 2023

Government to consider vacant property grant changes after just 21 draw-downs

Government to consider vacant property grant changes after just 21 draw-downs

The Irish Examiner first reported that, despite 4,640 applications to the scheme and 1,975 approvals, just 21 grants have been drawn down since the programme was introduced in July 2022

Thu, 16 Nov, 2023

Tragic Mallow case 'proves local authorities need more powers to tackle dereliction'

Tragic Mallow case 'proves local authorities need more powers to tackle dereliction'

Councils must act swiftly on dereliction, John Paul O’Shea tells EOIN ENGLISH, who also looks at the life of Tim O'Sullivan whose remains lay undiscovered for 22 years in a derelict home

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Local authorities could get more derelict sites staff following tragic Mallow case

Local authorities could get more derelict sites staff following tragic Mallow case

News follows calls for radical review of entire system from family of man whose skeletal remains lays undiscovered for 22 years

Sun, 29 Oct, 2023

Vulture funds and absentee landlords 'hurting efforts on dereliction' in Cork

Vulture funds and absentee landlords 'hurting efforts on dereliction' in Cork

County council officials made the claims while discussing efforts to tackle a number of derelict properties in the East Cork region

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

$Vacant and derelict sites registered just a 'tiny fraction' of 'national scandal' — Bacik$

Vacant and derelict sites registered just a 'tiny fraction' of 'national scandal' — Bacik

Labour leader launches campaign calling on people to report vacant and derelict sites to local authorities

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

Michael Moynihan: Planning ahead for potential problems vital for Cork city’s future

Michael Moynihan: Planning ahead for potential problems vital for Cork city’s future

Design Pop founder Amy McKeogh on the celebration of design and architecture and what we all can take from it

Thu, 28 Sep, 2023

Michael Moynihan: What's the definition of culture when it comes to a crumbling city?

S Michael Moynihan: What's the definition of culture when it comes to a crumbling city?

Here’s a trade secret when it comes to writing columns. Beginning with a definition is tantamount to waving a white flag. A bad sign. It suggests the box of ideas is empty, and the column-ideas shop has a ‘closed’ sign in the window.

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

Michael Moynihan: Good vibes as music store brings back sense of community to Cork

S Michael Moynihan: Good vibes as music store brings back sense of community to Cork

When Crowley’s music shop on MacCurtain Street closed ten years ago the gloom was general around the city. Now his daughter Sheena Crowley has resurrected the family shop her late father set up in the old Badly Made Books premises

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

'The Sunset Ridge was the centre of our social lives': New dawn for Cork site as demolition starts

S 'The Sunset Ridge was the centre of our social lives': New dawn for Cork site as demolition starts

The arrival of Loftus demolition crews marks the end of a long and sorry saga for the once bustling venue which has lain vacant, boarded-up and derelict for over a decade

Mon, 04 Sep, 2023

Design POP festival to explore how 'creativity' could tackle Cork's dereliction

Design POP festival to explore how 'creativity' could tackle Cork's dereliction

The festival will bring workshops, discussions, and some of the leading thinkers in architecture and design to the city for the weekend

Thu, 31 Aug, 2023

Regional taskforces could help cities bring vacant homes back into use, says report

Regional taskforces could help cities bring vacant homes back into use, says report

Vacancy 'a by-product of Ireland’s planning system and property market'

Thu, 17 Aug, 2023

Skibbereen residents to be surveyed in bid to help tackle dereliction

Skibbereen residents to be surveyed in bid to help tackle dereliction

'There are buildings sitting empty in the middle of Skibbereen for 30 years, and it’s the middle of a housing crisis.'

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

'Nothing has changed' — Moves to tackle dereliction in Tipperary 'could move a lot faster'

'Nothing has changed' — Moves to tackle dereliction in Tipperary 'could move a lot faster'

Clonmel's town centre still suffers from 'an abdication of responsibility' two years after our series on dereliction, writes Neil Michael

Sat, 12 Aug, 2023

Waterford: Community, council and State working together to fix dereliction in Cappoquin, Tramore and Tallow

Waterford: Community, council and State working together to fix dereliction in Cappoquin, Tramore and Tallow

Things are looking up for some towns in Waterford thanks to initiatives and funding, writes Neil Michael

Thu, 10 Aug, 2023

Clare: Owners of vacant properties 'coming out of the woodwork' due to council action

Clare: Owners of vacant properties 'coming out of the woodwork' due to council action

Since the Irish Examiner's analysis of dereliction in the county, Kilrush has seen a spate of vacant or derelict buildings being bought, while Lisdoonvarna has benefited from the government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme to combat the issue, writes Neil Michael

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Kerry: Tralee, Caherciveen and Ballybunion 'lagging behind' but greenways give grounds for optimism

Kerry: Tralee, Caherciveen and Ballybunion 'lagging behind' but greenways give grounds for optimism

Neil Michael travels to three Kerry towns and assesses their efforts to reinvigorate their streetscapes

Wed, 09 Aug, 2023

Cork: Owners of derelict buildings 'holding regeneration of towns and villages to ransom'

Cork: Owners of derelict buildings 'holding regeneration of towns and villages to ransom'

Following on from our dereliction series on Munster counties back in August 2021, Neil Michael revisits some towns in Cork to see if any progress has been made

Mon, 07 Aug, 2023