‘We need more long-term security’ says man evicted with family

An architect whose family were effectively evicted from their rented home after five years has called for improved legislation to give tenants greater long-term security.

Brazilian national Celso Lemos, his college lecturer wife Cristiane Da Mata, and their children, Olivia, 4, and Matias, 2, were forced to leave their rented home in the Eden development in Blackrock, Cork, after receivers moved to sell it.

Mr Lemos, who moved to Ireland in 2006 to work, said they chose Eden because the apartments were family friendly.