Breda and Kevin Devereux, along with their six children, and two grandchildren, live cramped lives in their three-bedroom council house in Moyross in Limerick. A cousin, who was in the house when the lockdown was announced, stayed when it was decided it was safer to stay put. “Now, we can’t do that, [but] we are still trying to make sure that residents still feel connected.”Some residents are traumatised by past experiences, says Burns. Some living in Moyross in overcrowded homes argue that demolitions should not have happened until the new houses were ready. “We actually have a demand for housing from people who want to move back to the likes of Moyross.

Source: The Irish Times May 01, 2020 00:00 UTC