Leeside residents who fought eviction accuse Government of abandoning them

Resident, Aimee O'Riordan, said: “We got no help from the Government. We were on our own, essentially. It took us to come together to explore all alternative options and to just basically be a stone in people's shoes to get this deal over the line."

Residents who fought mass eviction and won say their campaign proves that bold and dynamic decisions by the authorities can save people from homelessness.

But the tenants of the Leeside apartments in Cork city, who spearheaded a two-year campaign against their eviction, accused the Government of abandoning them in their time of greatest need.