31 Councils in Ireland yet Sunday newspapers report both on the increase in the number of homeless including children; the increase on the housing lists, while we now know that 4,000 voids exist in the Councils. Dereliction is a blight just like a famine. We need to tackle it and when better than when we are asked to retrofit our properties. “The problem is not only with abandoned or derelict housing stock. A recent report from The Journal found that three of the country’s main banks have around 600 vacant properties on their books.” R/mend this article written June 28th 2021 – The Journal

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