Sligo has lowest council house vacancy nationwide
Sligo County Council had the lowest council house vacancy rate in the country as of October last year. A report by the Sunday Independent found the rate was less than 1% with Leitrim also being among the lowest nationally with a rate under 2%. There were a total of 171…
Minister says empty properties cannot be grabbed
The Junior Minister for Housing says private properties cannot just be grabbed and taken over in order to provide much-needed accommodation. Damien English was speaking with Ocean FM News during a visit to Sligo, where a number of local people protesting over the housing crisis recently occupied some unoccupied buildings.…