Disused buildings spark safety fears

LIMERICK City Council has been called on to carry out an urgent inspection of the site of the on-hold Opera (Shopping) Centre in the city centre as may of the buildings there are over 100 years old and have been unoccupied for years.

Disused buildings spark safety fears

Cllr Joe Leddin said: “The condition of the buildings, especially the older ones, is a cause for concern as the buildings in question front on to street with high levels of pedestrian traffic.

“We certainly don’t want a repeat of what happened in Cork a few years ago when a disused building collapsed on to the street killing a person.

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