Ballymun revival funding may be delayed

WORK on reinventing one of the country’s most notoriously disadvantaged areas may grind to a halt over spending cuts.

Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said that he could not reassure anyone that money would be available to complete the regeneration of Ballymun in north Dublin.

More than €800 million from the public purse has already been poured into pulling down the infamous flats, which became symbols of social deprivation and drug abuse, and rehousing residents in new developments.