Housing charity defends moving senior citizens out of homes and replacing them with students

A housing charity is defending moving senior citizens out of their homes and replacing them with foreign students.

Tue, 30 Oct, 2018 - 15:25

A housing charity is defending moving senior citizens out of their homes and replacing them with foreign students.

CHAS (Catholic Housing Aid Society) operates 21 apartments at James McSweeney House in Dublin's inner city and has applied for planning permission to demolish the complex and replace it with 35 senior citizen apartments.

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Courts Place: James McSweeney House Place: Dublin Place: McSweeney House Person: CEO Person: Miceal McGovern Person: McGovern Organisation: charity Organisation: CHAS Organisation: Catholic Housing Aid Society Organisation: Dublin City Council Organisation: DCC

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