Locals fear former cinema in Youghal in danger of collapsing

The decaying Horgan’s cinema on Friar Street backs onto several properties and householders say bricks and guttering have fallen on their homes and gardens

The front section of former Horgan’s cinema on Friar Street, Youghal. Bricks fall regularly from the derelict building, local resident says. Picture: Macflymedia

Householders who live close to a former cinema in Youghal say they fear there is a real risk of the rapidly decaying building collapsing on them.

The former Horgan’s cinema on Friar Street backs some 30m onto several properties on the popular seaside town's Strand Street.