Concern as council acquires homes for social housing

Residents say they are worried privately-owned homes will plunge in value after a local authority acquired almost a third of vacant homes for social housing.

Representatives of Ard Sionnach estate in Shana-kiel, on Cork’s northside, disrupted a meeting of the city council on Monday demanding answers about the proposal.

They shouted at councillors from the public gallery and one woman recorded the exchange on a mobile phone. It forced Lord Mayor Cllr Terry Shannon to adjourn the meeting for five minutes.