The property was formerly operated by a fabric wholesalers Hickey and Company Ltd which vacated the site two years ago. It was claimed illegally occupied since late August when banners were seen hanging over the side of the property that adjoins the River Liffey and that the defendants had “barricaded themselves into the property”.
He told the court the building had been used to help provide accommodate to those living on the street, and condemned the State’s attitude, which he described as “class cleansing” towards the homeless.Another man Mark McDonald said he had been staying at the building with his pregnant partner. He said they had been sleeping on the streets for some time.
The occupants have no legal right nor any authorisation to be there, and the plaintiffs claim that the building is not currently fit for habitation, and they had health and safety concerns.
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