Update: 4.28pm: A City Councillor in Cork has condemned the "mass eviction" of Leeside Apartments in the city, calling it an "opportunistic attempt to profiteer off the housing emergency". She said: "The eviction notices, with the landlord referenced as Larea Fa Fund II DAC, is yet another opportunistic attempt to profiteer off the housing emergency. "Cork’s Leeside Apartments are to undergo a €3 million refurbishment, with works to commence in December 2017," a statement by Lugus Capital said. "Currently, there are only 23 residential tenancies at Leeside Apartments. 70 households given Notices to Quit at Leeside Apartments Grattan St/Bachelors Qy, Cork city.

Source: Evening echo November 16, 2017 13:41 UTC