People Before Profit Limerick
Council plans to sell off derelict properties instead of redeveloping them.
Council puts publicly owned properties up for sale while numbers on housing waiting list remains above 2,000 in the hope that private developers will return them to use.
Calls to “use it or lose it” for derelict and vacant properties
On Saturday the streets of Limerick saw over a hundred people gather for the Derelict Limerick Walking Tour. The slogan of this demonstration was “use it of lose it” describing the need for radical action to address the housing crisis.
Dangerous Dereliction: council steps in to make buildings safe when owners won't
People Before Profit opposed any attempt to label gas or nuclear as green energy. Lobbyists have been making efforts to have these technologies labelled as green to avoid a transition to renewables.
Derelict Limerick Walking Tour this Saturday
Walking tour of Limerick vacant and derelict properties this Saturday to highlight the need for a joined up approach to tackle the housing crisis.
PBP Limerick launch campaign to highlight derelict and vacant housing in Limerick
‘Housing for All’ aim to address 2.5% of vacant homes is ‘simply not good enough’, as party proposes suite of stronger measures. A protest will be held on February 26th as part of National Day of Action on Dereliction called by National Housing & Homelessness Coalition
4,000 vacant homes in Limerick, plus 1,209 derelict
Report finds 4,000 vacant dwellings in Limerick, plus 1,209 derelict dwellings - 4 times the official number from Council. PBP call for bringing vacant and derelict sites into public ownership to develop as housing.