Transfer refused for ‘haunted house’ family

A LOCAL authority last night ruled out granting a housing transfer to a young couple based on their claims that their house is haunted.

And neighbours in Hollywood Estate on Cork’s northside have turned on Richie Hewitt and his partner Laura Burke, branding their claims “a scam”.

The stand-off has resulted in a three-bedroom Cork City Council house lying vacant for almost six months at a time when there are 8,000 people on the city’s housing waiting list.