Clare: Owners of vacant properties 'coming out of the woodwork' due to council action

Since the Irish Examiner's analysis of dereliction in the county, Kilrush has seen a spate of vacant or derelict buildings being bought, while Lisdoonvarna has benefited from the government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme to combat the issue, writes Neil Michael

County councillor Cillian Murphy: “We're really starting to see the benefits of having dedicated teams chasing down derelict and vacant properties.” Picture: Brian Arthur

Owners of vacant and derelict properties are "coming out the woodwork" in Co. Clare and are determined to take action.

Many are having to either do them up or face losing them as word is spreading that Clare County Council officials are increasingly going after them. The fact that the county’s population had increased considerably in 2022 compared to the last census in 2016 may have something to do with this.