Co Clare residents defy order to leave homes

Residents of Abbey West Cottages in Bellharbour reacted to a letter, hand-delivered to them earlier this week by people acting on behalf of receivers, Ernst and Young, to the invitation to leave.
In the letter, from E&Y’s Cork office, residents were asked to leave by or at noon yesterday, as the properties were “in breach of certain health and safety standards“. E&Y added the situation was “regrettable”.