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.

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.