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Ghost estates in Ireland

There are over 500 households in Ireland living in so-called ghost estates. So some will be occupied but with a few shells of houses left. The Department of Housing is finalizing a survey from last year which found that there are 459 occupied houses and 63 occupied apartments remaining in locations that would be considered ‘unfinished’. These are crazy numbers when you consider our housing crisis, and the crisis we’re currently facing trying to house refugees.

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13.45 30 Jan 2023


Ghost estates in Ireland


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13.45 30 Jan 2023


There are over 500 households in Ireland living in so-called ghost estates. So some will be occupied but with a few shells of houses left.

The Department of Housing is finalizing a survey from last year which found that there are 459 occupied houses and 63 occupied apartments remaining in locations that would be considered ‘unfinished’.

These are crazy numbers when you consider our housing crisis, and the crisis we’re currently facing trying to house refugees.


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