Communities ‘ethnically cleansed’ by student housing in Cork
They voted by a margin of 25-3 for the move following a lengthy debate during last night’s city council meeting, in which the spate of student apartment development in the city was described as a form of “ethnic cleansing” of existing residential communities.
Fine Gael councillor John Buttimer made the comment as councillors discussed the proposed project near CIT in Bishopstown.
