UCC said they expect to proceed with detailed design and tendering of the remaining works at Boole House in 2022

Building on Upper Cork Street, Mitchelstown, partially collapsed onto the street and close to a zebra crossing back in July 2021

In part three of his dereliction series, Eoin English looks at the long and complex process of restoring properties, as well as hearing the perspective of an owner.

Why are these very public eyesores so difficult to clean up? In this special report, Eoin English finds out who is responsible and whether enough is being done

Cork City Council wants a mix of residential and active daytime and night-time use for the four buildings on North Main St

In granting its consent for the compulsory acquisition of numbers 62, 63, 64 and 65 North Main St, the board said it considered each of the sites on the historic street to be derelict

Images of the Blarney Street property were shared widely on Twitter and kicked off a wider discussion on the issue of vacancy and dereliction

At least 40,000 vacant houses could easily be brought back into use if the Government comes up with substantial financial incentives. That's the view of architect Mel Reynolds who estimates that there are now 137,000 vacant houses around the country.

The case concerned Tramore's Grand Hotel, which is located in the centre of the seaside town but has lain empty since 2014

A vacant lot which has been on the derelict sites register since 1993 is not included in the sale offer because it is not in council ownership

Cobh Municipal District Council say levies will be applied next year if owners don’t start renovating

The Irish State used to provide decent-sized affordable homes to young people so they could live independent fulfilling lives and giving this country a future. Now we must do it again, writes Rory Hearne

To end #DerelictIreland we need transparency and accountability and we need to enforce the law, write Dr Frank O’Connor and Jude Sherry

Oireachtas Housing Committee hears that derelict and vacant housing can be tackled with existing and new policies but many available tools are not being enforced

The crack cocaine crisis has now reached crisis levels in Limerick and is emerging in towns such as Ennis, Thurles and Kilrush

The march will start in the capital from the old Arts Centre on City Quay at midday

In the course of the Irish Examiner's series on dereliction, local authorities have displayed various approaches to tackling the problem, with all those interviewed believing new laws are required to take ownership of derelict sites. A fresh approach can revitalise a building or street if new owners take over

Whether it’s the ruins of a military barracks in Nenagh, a collapsed building in Mitchelstown, a ghost estate in Abbeyfeale or the not so ‘Grand Hotel’ in Tramore, vacant and derelict buildings represent a legacy of neglect for our physical environment, writes Chartered Surveyor Gerard O'Toole

It is difficult to think of any town in Ireland that does not have a problem with dereliction.  Even some of our most prosperous places have an excessive number of vacant buildings.

Ryan O’Rourke and Eoghan Dalton learn that Tipperary, like the other counties in this 'Irish Examiner' series, has too many empty properties, while many people cannot even find a place to live

Government seeks to reach target of €250k to €325k homes in the capital as part of its plan to address Ireland's housing crisis

In the fourth of the Irish Examiner's Ireland's Empty Towns series, Ryan O'Rourke explores the contrast between County Clare's high housing demand and the decay of its streetscapes due to vacancy

County Waterford has some of Ireland’s most beautiful old buildings, with an unparalleled heritage. But its streetscapes are blotted by vacancy. Eoghan Dalton reports

In the first in a series looking at dereliction across Munster, Neil Michael examines County Kerry, finding empty properties in towns such as Tralee, Ballybunion, and Caherciveen

The National Vacant Housing Reuse Strategy 2018-2021 has failed Cork, Sinn Féin said as it unveiled its plan on Thursday.

Chambers Ireland says the renewal of Ireland's towns and cities post-pandemic is essential. Alan Healy examines their pre-Budget submission

The disposal is subject to conditions, including the purchaser agreeing to enter into a lease agreement with the council on two 271 sq m pods.

The latest house prices show the disastrous extent of the crisis in housing — there needs to be a sea change in policy

The sensitive restoration and conversion into homes of two historic and protected 18th century Dutch-influenced townhouses which had fallen into dereliction on Cork city’s historic spine shows what’s possible when local authorities use their powers and are funded to deliver, writes Eoin English

Four derelict buildings which have come to symbolize the blight of dereliction in Cork city have been lined up for compulsory acquisition.

37 compulsory purchase orders were issued, including 33 for sites in an unfinished and unoccupied housing estate