Problem tenants told to leave

Eight tenants of council houses in Cork City have either been evicted or voluntarily left their properties this year after being found to be involved in persistent antisocial behaviour.

The figures released by Cork City Council show that up to the middle of last month, local authority staff were also dealing with 72 cases of alleged anti-social behaviour among tenants.

Up to June 15 council officials had conducted 15 interviews with problem tenants. They had also issued 42 written and verbal warnings to tenants who were causing problems, advising them if their behaviour persisted they could be removed from their properties.