WATCH: Delight as houses demolished in North Cork

Residents of estate in North Cork have expressed delight that a number of structurally unsound houses are finally being demolished, but some have called on the county council to ensure their homes are now also checked for potential subsidence.

They also say the situation shows there should be more stringent structural checks on new homes before they are sold.

In July 2015 Cork County Council finally managed to get the receiver and insurance bondholder to seal off six unoccupied three-storey houses at Oakridge, at the entrance to the Dun An Oir estate in Kanturk, which had major cracks, especially in the gable walls.