Repairs start on large disused Cork city property

Images of the Blarney Street property were shared widely on Twitter and kicked off a wider discussion on the issue of vacancy and dereliction

The owner of the boarded-up, two-storey property between Blarney Street and Glen Ryan Road has contacted Cork City Council and wants “to engage further" with them. File photo

Initial repair work has started on the large disused property in Cork city which helped spark a national conversation about the scandal of dereliction in Ireland.

The imposing vacant detached house off Blarney Street, on the northside of the city, was the first featured by campaigners, Frank O’Connor and Jude Sherry, in their dereliction campaign which began on Twitter.