Anger in Tipperary over 'beautiful buildings being left to rot in our towns and villages'
'Tipperary County Council need to be stronger in enforcing the limited legislation, against property owners that allow their buildings to deteriorate like this beautiful one'
A Tipperary councillor has hit out over the "beautiful buildings being left to rot in our towns and villages".
Cllr Annemarie Ryan has spoken out about the issue of derelict and vacant buildings in towns and villages, describing it as "very sad" to see once-beautiful properties being left to rot.
She said the Government needs to “stop fussing around the edges” and instead work with local councils to stamp out what she called "the scourge of dereliction and vacancy".
Cllr Ryan called for councils to be properly resourced so they can establish teams focused solely on dereliction and vacancy, and on working with property owners to bring buildings back into use.
She also urged Tipperary County Council to be stronger in enforcing the limited legislation that exists against property owners who allow buildings to deteriorate.
The councillor confirmed she has reported one such building (pictured above) to the local authority, saying works are needed to make it safe, but added that it "really needs to be brought into use".
She said there are enough empty buildings in Ireland to solve the homeless crisis.