Irish Examiner·4 min read·medium
Cork City social housing: ‘The rats swim up the toilet bowl’ in Togher flats
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Tenants in Cork City's 1960s-era O'Byrne flats are demanding urgent action from the council to address severe living conditions, including damp, mould, and rodent infestations. Local representatives are calling for either significant refurbishment or full redevelopment of the aging housing stock.
The O’Byrne flats on St Finbarr’s Rd. The three-storey 1960s maisonette balcony flats were pioneered by the city’s then architect, Éamon O’Byrne. Of the city’s currently occupied 160-or-so O’Byrne flats, 90 of them are in Togher. Picture: Larry Cummins
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