Last tenants vacate York Street ahead of demolition

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2005 / September 13

A slice of Dublin working-class life is set to disappear this week with the departure of the last tenants from the former tenements at York Street, near St Stephen's Green. The remaining eight residents were due to leave yesterday to make way for the demolition of the block of nine houses, parts of which date back to the 1750s. Last month Dublin City Council, which owns the properties, sought tenders for their demolition and preparatory work has already begun. One-third of the site has been sold to the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) for €12 million, while the council plans to build 66 social housing units on the rest of the land. Residents who spoke to The Irish Times yesterday said they would comply with the order to leave with great reluctance.

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