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Residents living in a small row of houses in Dublin’s docklands said they are under constant siege as multi-storey developments continue to surround their homes.
Locals living on the row of terraced houses on Mayor Street Upper have described how the area, which was once a quiet cul-de-sac, is now surrounded by building sites, cranes and apartment and office blocks.
Tony McDonnell (62) has been living on the terraced row since 1992 and says the disturbance has been going on since 1998 when the planning permission was sought for the National Conference Centre and the Spencer Dock apartments.
“In the early stages of development, they used to allow the developers to work until half four in the morning after starting at 7am. That’s 21 hours of noise,” he said.
housing hell
Dublin residents reveal 23 years of living in shadows of ‘noise, dust and dirt’ as new developments encase their homes
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22 Feb 2021, 7:30
RESIDENTS of a small row of houses now stuck in the shadows of hulking tower blocks have told how their summers have been stolen from them.
The embattled people of Dublin’s Mayor Street have lived with 23 years of “noise, dust and dirt” as one new development after another encased their homes.
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The residents of Dublin s Mayor Street have revealed how their summers have been stolen by hulking tower blocksCredit: Paul Sharp - Commissioned by The Sun Dublin