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21st December 2016
04:25pm GMT
The High Court has ruled that all occupants of Apollo House must leave the property this January.
Judge Gilligan this afternoon granted an injunction directing the Home Sweet Home group to vacate the Tara Street building by January 11th.
BREAKING: Injunction granted against #HomeSweetHome at #apollohouse. Judge gives them until January 11th https://t.co/AA7SZj23A4
— Philip Boucher-Hayes (@boucherhayes) December 21, 2016
Apollo House is currently under the control of receivers Mazars, who have claimed that the building is unsafe due to the expiration of fire insurance.
Hundreds of supporters had earlier lined the streets outside the High Court in support of the occupants.
Crowds lining up outside the High Court this morning in support of #ApolloHouse pic.twitter.com/YExr78fuNN
— Lovin Dublin (@LovinDublin) December 21, 2016
The support from the Irish public has been unrelenting since Apollo House was taken over by a group of citizen activists last week and turned into accommodation for Dublin's homeless population.
The property, which is located on Tara Street, was home to 35 people last night who would otherwise have been sleeping on the streets.
"It's about time someone stood up and said 'enough is enough'" #apollohouse pic.twitter.com/Uys6f9niJ5
— Lovin Dublin (@LovinDublin) December 21, 2016
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