'It'll be carnage' unless more homes are built in Limerick area before further demolitions

“In some cases there are two or three children sharing a couch, and 14 or 15 people staying in the one home. The situation in Moyross at the minute it’s absolutely horrendous”

The demolition of a house in Pineview Gardens, Moyross, in 2007 under the Northside Regeneration programme in Limerick. Moyross Residents' Alliance will continue to fight any further demolitions until more homes are built in the area. File picture: Sean Curtin/Press 22

Limerick residents are calling for more homes to be built in their community before any more are knocked down after the local authority agreed to postpone the demolition of two houses.

Limerick City and County Council confirmed that the proposed demolition of 1 and 2 Pineview Gardens in Moyross will be postponed due to the residents’ concerns. The demolition works were due to begin on Monday, May 30, but a planned protest saw the council delay their plans while further consultation takes place.