Anti-dereliction campaigners said the number of sites on the Derelict Sites Register 'do not come close to reflecting the scale of the dereliction problem.'

Town Centre First is also designed to increase housing supply by bringing vacant buildings back into use.

The funding was announced as part of the quarterly Housing for All progress update

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said he hopes the fund will tackle ‘scourge of vacancy’ in Ireland amid soaring homelessness.

Nathan Wheeler wants to highlight the issue of derelict buildings in Ireland by allowing people to focus on the miniature details of the properties.

The callout came in the midst of a Status Yellow Rain warning in place for Cork until midnight, which was downgraded from a Status Orange warning earlier on Wednesday.

TWO years into an initiative to tackle the scourge of derelict properties, Cork County Council is having mixed results.

PROTESTORS yesterday targeted a derelict site in Cork city, which they say is ‘perfect’ for a high-rise, high-density apartment block. They wanted to highlight unused space in the city centre.