The Apollo House activists had applied for a one-week extension to their stay before the High Court this morning, however it has just been ruled that the original court order to vacate the building by midday today still stands.
Residents and volunteers in the Home Sweet Home campaign had hoped to extend their rights to occupy the building on the basis that the agreement that had been reached with the Irish government was no longer valid, as the promise to deliver suitable accommodation for every resident of Apollo House had not been fulfilled by Minister for Housing, Simon Coveney.
Home Sweet Home occupiers say that the emergency accommodation provided by the government was not suitable for almost 25 residents due to reasons such as unclean and health-hazardous bedding, and the lack of drug-free lodgings for residents trying to stay clean.
Alternative accommodation is unsatisfactory
Here's accommodation the Minister feels people have been moved "successfully" to. Blood, vomit, drugs and violence all part. #HomeSweetHomepic.twitter.com/e9nA20bQQU
Since the court refusal of an extension, a wall of support around Apollo House has been formed by protesters, and it remains to be seen whether the residents will still occupy the building as their search for safe housing for Dublin's homeless continues.
The project involves the existing Green Line. Approval has been granted for a major Luas line extension. The project involves the existing Green Line, which terminates at Broombridge, with the extension meaning it will now terminate at Charlestown in Finglas. Four stops will be added along the 3.9 kilometer long extension, including St Helena’s, Finglas […]
The incident occurred overnight. A pedestrian, 30s, has died in in a collision with a truck of Dublin city’s busiest streets. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal road traffic collision which occurred on Dame Street in the early hours of this morning, Thursday, October 30. Emergency services responded to reports of the collision, […]
The project involves the existing Green Line. Approval has been granted for a major Luas line extension. The project involves the existing Green Line, which terminates at Broombridge, with the extension meaning it will now terminate at Charlestown in Finglas. Four stops will be added along the 3.9 kilometer long extension, including St Helena’s, Finglas […]
The incident occurred overnight. A pedestrian, 30s, has died in in a collision with a truck of Dublin city’s busiest streets. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal road traffic collision which occurred on Dame Street in the early hours of this morning, Thursday, October 30. Emergency services responded to reports of the collision, […]
The project involves the existing Green Line. Approval has been granted for a major Luas line extension. The project involves the existing Green Line, which terminates at Broombridge, with the extension meaning it will now terminate at Charlestown in Finglas. Four stops will be added along the 3.9 kilometer long extension, including St Helena’s, Finglas […]
The incident occurred overnight. A pedestrian, 30s, has died in in a collision with a truck of Dublin city’s busiest streets. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal road traffic collision which occurred on Dame Street in the early hours of this morning, Thursday, October 30. Emergency services responded to reports of the collision, […]
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The incident occurred overnight. Dame Street is closed as Gardaí attend scene of a ‘serious collision’. The city centre street is closed between Parliament Street and South Great George’s Street with diversions in place until further notice due to an incident overnight. A Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí are currently at the scene of a serious […]
At long last… Irish Rail has confirmed that catering will return to a popular Dublin service by the end of the year. While catering services were suspended across the network in March 2020 because of the Covid pandemic, the rail service has revealed that trolley catering will be returning to all routes, including the popular […]
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