Limerick council denied permission to acquire former RIC barracks 

The owner of the former barracks had said the council had not made it clear why it wished to acquire the site.

Limerick City and County Council has had its plans to compulsorily acquire the former RIC barracks in the centre of Patrickswell rejected following a successful objection by the property’s owner.

An Bord Pleanála refused an application by the council for a compulsory acquisition order on the three-storey building located on the town’s main street under the Derelict Sites Act.