At a time of great shortages in housing and soaring rents, decisive action is needed once and for all to combat empty and dilapidated buildings, says Kyran Fitzgerald.

FORMER Bord Gáis Éireann (BGE) chief executive Gerry Walsh has settled on undisclosed terms his High Court action in which he claimed entitlement to an additional €2 million sum from the company arising from a letter signed by former BGE chairman Michael Conlon.