Major clampdown on derelict sites in Limerick

37 compulsory purchase orders were issued, including 33 for sites in an unfinished and unoccupied housing estate 

With 100 derelict property inspections per month there has been a five-fold increase in the number of properties on the derelict sites register since 2018. File picture

A major clampdown in dereliction in Limerick has seen some 37 compulsory purchase orders issued for one town.

Limerick City and County Council has issued the notices for the townland of Rathkeale, with 33 of these located in an unfinished and unoccupied housing estate at Ballywilliam, which have been derelict for several years.