{"id":467504,"date":"2026-05-26T08:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/467504\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:54:09","slug":"three-years-on-residents-of-cork-estate-say-mould-and-rodent-issues-still-not-addressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/467504\/","title":{"rendered":"Three years on residents of Cork estate say mould and rodent issues still not addressed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"contextmenu internal_Body1st\">Three years after Cork City Council promised to address mould, damp, and rodent infestation in a northside estate, residents say the problems remain unresolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">In September 2023, the council gave a commitment to meet residents of Glentrasna in The Glen after a public protest and several reports in  The Echo highlighting their plight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The estate consists of 95 houses, most of which are social housing homes, and the majority of which were built between 2005 and 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Despite being a relatively new estate, its tenants say that leaks, damp, and rodents are recurring problems, and they claim\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.echolive.ie\/corknews\/arid-41849970.html\">Cork City Council<\/a> has done little to address those problems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Three years ago, tenants raised those issues with the council, and at the time, Thomas Gould, Sinn F\u00e9in TD for Cork North Central, controversially accused the council executive of not giving \u201ca s**t about people in social housing or working-class people\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu caption\">Met with residents<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The council\u2019s then director of services for housing subsequently met with the residents, and some works were carried out in the estate, but residents claim those works were never completed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Christa Saunders, who three years ago helped to found the estate\u2019s residents\u2019 association, and who ran for Sinn F\u00e9in in the 2024 local elections, said residents are in the same position they were before, with some \u201cunfortunately, worse off\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cSame issues as before \u2014 mould, leaks, with several people reporting the exact same problem, a leak in the upstairs bathroom, leaking down into the downstairs bathroom and into the trip-switch box,\u201d Ms Saunders said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\n            \u201cI\u2019ve had the fire brigade up, and a neighbour has too, and people are just feeling fed up and feeling forgotten, and they\u2019re feeling that promises that were made were not held up.\u201d\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Mr Gould said he had spoken with residents and he felt their maintenance issues had not been fully resolved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cThey were made huge promises and, while some work was carried out, this wasn\u2019t done to the level they were promised,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\n            \u201cThey are still dealing with mould and damp, with leaks and rodents.\u201d\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">He added that central Government needed to adequately fund councils\u2019 maintenance budgets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu caption\">Maintenance requests logged<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">There had been 1,125 maintenance requests logged with city council since 2021, Mr Gould added, noting that with 95 homes in the estate, there had not been a single 12-month year when there had been fewer complaints than homes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">A council spokesperson said the council receives an average of two maintenance requests per property in Glentrasna annually, adding: \u201cThis is not unusual for the maintenance of city council housing\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three years after Cork City Council promised to address mould, damp, and rodent infestation in a northside 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