Leaving properties derelict for decades should be a crime against the state. Owners of derelict and vacant properties must either utilise them or risk losing them. Implementing a dereliction tax, such as 100% of the property's price paid over five years with an upfront penalty,

If your A level results are disappointing, don’t worry. I got a C and two Us and here I am today, installing lights for a helicopter landing pad in my garden.

It’s official: Trump 🇺🇸 has capitulated to Putin 🇷🇺 by dropping the demand for a ceasefire. Instead the fighting will go on until there is a peace agreement that satisfies Putin. His terms are well known. This was a hugely successful outcome for Putin 🇷🇺. We are heading towards

The level of dep concern in Europe over the consequences of the Trump 🇺🇸 collapse in Alaska is expressed by the numbers of leaders rushing to Washington to support Zelensky 🇺🇦. We have never seen anything even resembling this.

I have already arrived in Washington, tomorrow I am meeting with President Trump. Tomorrow we are also speaking with European leaders. I am grateful to President Donald J. Trump for the invitation. We all share a strong desire to end this war quickly and reliably. And peace must be lasting. Not

Delusional and disgusting. The only person in the world who could end the war immediately is Vladimir Putin. Second on the list would be the president of the United States, if he cared enough to put maximum pressure on Russia with sanctions and overwhelming arms to Ukraine.

B2B & SaaS Drinks Meetup - Cork, August 28th next. In association with Zartis. lu.ma/qz1mqoc4

Why is this plaza in front of the restored Counting House always cordoned off? And why is The Counting House still vacant? On South Main St the work was completed in 2021 What a lovely public space it should be along the historic core of Cork City #VacantIreland #DerelictIreland

My piece in today's The Irish Times on why State supports for Irish companies aren't working. irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

100% agree with this. To be useful, incentives need to be useable. We cannot rely on labour intensive FDI from the US anymore. It's time for a radical rethink of what type of tech sector we want to have in Ireland.

Nothing says welcome to Cork City the safe harbour than this absolute crazy vacancy & dereliction wastelands How this block of speculation & hoarding exists as one of main walking routes to/from centre Bus Station is beyond me And no a lick of paint is not enough #DerelictIreland

Frank O'Connor anois/ffud Offices and hotels That's all that planned for this area So guaranteed that nothing will be done for years yet But the hoarders and speculators will get wealthier and wealthier This is #DerelictIreland afterall

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Right now in Kyiv, first responders are clearing the rubble of an ordinary residential building after a Russian strike. Another massive attack against our cities and communities. Killings again. Tragically, at least 8 people have already been confirmed dead. One of them is a

Fintan O'Toole: The pain and shame that Bertie Ahern caused this country is not forgotten irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…

"A five-year study of 460 derelict Cork properties reveals 315 still idle, highlighting slow progress amid Ireland’s deepening housing crisis" The government & councils need to do so much better Latest piece Jude Sherry Frank O'Connor #DerelictIreland irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

This is what Ireland might look like if our housing policy served people instead of investors. In reality, it’s more profitable to park families in hotels while homes rot empty #DerelictIreland anois/ffud

8.46am, Sep 15, 2025. Walking by this rotting, decaying, vacant mansion (Aldborough House) in *central Dublin* for almost 10 years, now. (See thread below.) Flurry of activity for a few months in 2023, now long stopped. It’s Ireland, so no-one’s really responsible.

You'll see us here, you'll us there, you'll see us everywhere. eideasy.com/blog/where-to-…

Aldborough House, 1km from Dublin Silicon Docks. "The last great Georgian Manor built in Dublin." Boarded up, unused