Seven coastguard cottages in Crosshaven among OPW's vacant Cork sites

Database details more than 70 vacant properties across the country, some of which have lain idle for over a decade

Seven former coastguard cottages in Crosshaven are among more than 70 vacant Office of Public Works properties around the country.

Seven former coastguard cottages in Crosshaven, an office on Cork's Old Blackrock Road, the former Reserve Defence Forces building in Mitchelstown, and a Garda station and residence in West Cork are among more than 70 Office of Public Works (OPW) properties lying empty around the country.

The OPW’s database of vacant properties and sites include former police stations, Garda residences, Customs posts, as well as high-value unused sites in city locations. The database details 12 unused buildings in major cities and towns, some of which have lain idle for over a decade.