image for illustration: Parnell Square, Dublin by William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The number of derelict buildings in Dublin city tracked by Dublin City Council’s Derelict Sites Register has increased by almost 80% in the last four years to 131 , reports RTE News.
RTE News writes:
Dublin City Council’s Derelict Sites Register, which tracks properties in the capital that have fallen into a dilapidated state, shows a jump from 74 at the end of January 2021, to 131 in July of this year…. the local authority has now taken ownership of Neary’s Bar and Hotel on Parnell Street, a building that has been derelict for so long one elderly inner-city resident says he barely remembers it as a functioning business…
Dublin City Council has said that there are currently 131 properties on its derelict sites register and it currently has no plans to acquire any more…
Change may be made possible through a new statutory instrument called a Special Purpose Vehicle…
Dublin City Council has said that almost €9.9 million in fines for dereliction are outstanding in 2025…
