Kim O'Leary, outside her late mother's house in Ballymun, which was boarded up by Dublin City Council. The family had moved there 21 years ago from the old flats as part of the Ballymun regeneration scheme. On January 14th, Kim, who lives in Clondalkin, contacted the council to ask about accessing and then surrendering her mother’s home. I started trying to get through to DCC but there was no answer.”Michelle went straight to a local council office. Even if they had said, ‘You have two weeks to clear the house’ and let us come and go then.

Source: The Irish Times January 26, 2026 15:03 UTC