Members of the Leeside Residents Group say public support is boosting a campaign to halt their evictions.

Protestors are claiming victory in a “little battle”, after the Residential Tenancies Board ruled that an investment firm must prove that the extent of their proposed works on a Cork apartment block necessitates the eviction of its tenants.

Urgent fire safety upgrades to an apartment complex in Cork can be done without evicting residents, an expert report has suggested.