7.6% are back in use as either homes or businesses
2.9% have been brought back into a usable state but are currently vacant (fully or partially)
11.5% are under active construction as either refurbishments or new builds
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland 3/15
In Dec 21 we were expert witnesses to Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government & Heritage Debate on Urban Regeneration bit.ly/3rqk7LR which led to 39 recommendations data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/โฆ
#DerelictIreland was also raised multiple times in the Dail
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At this rate of redevelopment, it'll take 40 years to bring all 460 properties back into use
Over last 3 yrs many more properties have entered into dereliction, either through long-term vacancy or lack of maintenance
Creating a seemingly never ending supply of #DerelictIreland
๐ขBreaking News
In June 2020 Frank O'Connor shared the 1st Daily Dose of #DerelictIreland
๐๐งตEvery day for a full year Frank shared๐ธof 460 derelict buildings, within 2km radius of Cork City Centre
3 years later we're releasing new research on how these๐๏ธare progressing
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The Most Sustainable Building Is The Existing One
Yet 11% of the 460 derelict buildings were demolished
This loss of embodied carbon, along with the loss our unique heritage materials and streetscape is rarely justified
#AbolishDemolish #DerelictIreland #CircularEconomy
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4 takeaways from Deloitte panel on the opportunities and challenges of #artificialintelligence . Takeaways 1 and 2. #AI will transform knowledge work, but it still needs human assistance. Vijay Karunamurthy Chau Dang #ad bit.ly/3Xvbnm7
This terrace restoration in Ennis is so brilliant to see after years abandoned
Once again it shows dereliction does not have to be a permanent state
Congrats to everyone involved & good luck to those moving into their beautiful homes #DerelictIreland
๐ท restoration Better Ennis
Over June 2023 Frank & I revisited 460 buildings & sites๐๏ธ
Here is what we discovered:
78% of the 460 buildings/sites are still derelict after 3 years
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland 2/15
Unforgiving amount of habitable urban space uninhabited.
#DerelictIreland in urban areas, in particular over ground floor retail & street level vacancy.
Sorry 'State' in times of #HousingCrisis #HomeHealthMatters
From #leixlip . Two could be family homes. It's sad to see buildings allowed to end up like this on our main streets in #Kildare #DerelictIreland #useitorloseit
Hey Sligo County Council this was recently done in Clare. Maybe its time you did the same on Holborn st in Sligo's town centre.
Why are these 7 houses that you own, falling apart during a #HousingCrisis ? #derelictireland
What's the story here?
Designated an essential housing project during covid so construction can continue yet these new homes are still lying empty in June 2023
Surely we can do better in a housing emergency
#VacantIreland #DerelictIreland
Spring Lane, Cork City
Passed through Fermoy, stopped at traffic lights in square and saw this. Old pub, huge building 30 min. from Cork, hourly buses. What are the council doing? #DerelictIreland #Cork #vacantireland #housing #housing crisis #ruralIreland
Including the #DerelictIreland walking festivals, many artists have also embraced the movement from producing music, poetry, model making, painting, performance art, exhibitions & more
#VacantIreland #HousingCrisis #HeritageMatters
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