Alternative home found for former servicemen

FOUR ex-servicemen, who had to vacate a half-way house opened in Limerick for Defence Forces pensioners, have been offered alternative accommodation by unnamed property owners in the city.

Former members of the Defence Forces had been using the 11-bed accommodation, consisting of three houses converted into one, for over five years before they were forced to leave.

It was opened on James Street under a leasing arrangement with the owner of the property. But large rent arrears built up since the numbers living there began to decline and the last remaining residents were forced to move out.