Nama to demolish unsold apartment block

A unsold apartment block dangerously situated within an unfinished housing estate in Longford will be the first development to be demolished at Nama’s behest.

The agency has authorised its destruction in a move welcomed by residents of the unfinished estate who have been campaigning to make their area safe.

The building is part of the Gleann Riada estate on the Stokestown road in Ballyminion, Co Longford, which has been one of the standout unfinished estates in the upper Shannon region.