Empty homes ‘are magnet for gangs’

ANGRY residents from the Garryowen area of Limerick yesterday called on the city council to demolish eight derelict houses which they say have now become a major source of anti-social behaviour.

The houses at Pike Avenue were vacated over the past two years after cracks began to appear in walls. All the residents were rehoused by the council who boarded up the houses.

Local councillor Kieran O’Hanlon yesterday met with city council officials accompanied by a delegation from Garryowen.