'Ghost estate' in Cork brought back to life as decade-long building pause ends

Despite the crippling housing crisis dominating the headlines and impacting the lives of prospective buyers nationwide, there has been a glimmer of hope as a decade-old "ghost estate" in Cork has recommenced construction.

Like many of these properties, the Rochestown development has decayed over the years. While much of this is down to natural causes, vandals also caused some substantial damage to the properties. The news was welcomed by Labour Candidate Peter Horgan who expressed his delight at seeing construction returning after so long. Mr Horgan will be vying for a seat on the council in the coming months and has described Cork's vacancy and dereliction figures as "a crying shame" during an ongoing housing crisis.

Recent figures show that, of the estimated 17,000 derelict or vacant properties in Cork, 14 were acquired by councils through the use of compulsory purchase orders. He said: "We could introduce a waiver system that would allow people to move into homes that need a bit of work done to them. It would work in the same way you’d sign a waiver saying you won’t hold a club responsible if you injure yourself playing five-a-side, it’d allow people to move into homes and do the work themselves.

The Labour candidate said: "I’m very fortunate to be in the position that I am, I’m 35 with a home for my wife and two children but as I’ve been out knocking on doors I’ve talked to so many people who have children living with them at home who either can’t afford to move out with the current rental market or got evicted when the ban was lifted and couldn’t find anywhere else to go.

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