'Shameful': Government scraps Oliver Bond flats regeneration

Government's decision to abandon regeneration of 1936 flats branded 'absurd, cruel, and a betrayal of this community'

Built in 1936, Oliver Bond House is one of the oldest and largest flat complexes in Dublin City. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government has been accused of an "abhorrent" and "shameful" abandoning of residents of a flat complex in Dublin's south inner city.

The Department of Housing has opted not to fund the regeneration of the Oliver Bond complex over fears that the project would not be value for money and would lead to a reduction from 74 to 46 of the homes at the complex.