Rob Cross
@robcross247.bsky.social
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In the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people, including 5,274 children, relying on emergency accommodation and likely to hit 17,000 by Christmas- Baggot Street Hospital closed in 1987 and has been vacant for roughly 38 years, yes, 38 years.🙈
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people, including 5,274 children, relying on emergency accommodation and likely to hit 17,000 by Christmas- Baggot Street Hospital closed in 1987 and has been vacant for roughly 38 years, yes, 38 years.🙈
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
Only in Ireland!😡
In the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people, including 5,274 children, relying on emergency accommodation—10 almost-completed houses in the small County Cork village of Carrignavar have lain idle for more than 15 years.
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork
In the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people, including 5,274 children, relying on emergency accommodation—10 almost-completed houses in the small County Cork village of Carrignavar have lain idle for more than 15 years.
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Only in Ireland!😡
In the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people, including 5,274 children, relying on emergency accommodation—10 almost-completed houses in the small County Cork village of Carrignavar have lain idle for more than 15 years.
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork
In the midst of a housing crisis—with 16,766 people, including 5,274 children, relying on emergency accommodation—10 almost-completed houses in the small County Cork village of Carrignavar have lain idle for more than 15 years.
#HousingCrisis #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork
Leaving properties vacant and derelict for decades should not be tolerated, especially during a housing emergency.
📷94 Mount Street Lower, Dublin City
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Dublin #Ireland
📷94 Mount Street Lower, Dublin City
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Dublin #Ireland
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Leaving properties vacant and derelict for decades should not be tolerated, especially during a housing emergency.
📷94 Mount Street Lower, Dublin City
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Dublin #Ireland
📷94 Mount Street Lower, Dublin City
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Dublin #Ireland
The Royal Insurance built in 1869 on Dame Street was demolished when the area was cleared for the construction of Sam Stephenson's Central Bank.
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The Royal Insurance built in 1869 on Dame Street was demolished when the area was cleared for the construction of Sam Stephenson's Central Bank.
I love this photo, taken by Father Francis Browne, showing handball being played at Fern Castle in Wexford. 🏰
#rtenationwide #TheColourOfIreland
#Wexford #Handball #gaa
#rtenationwide #TheColourOfIreland
#Wexford #Handball #gaa
November 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I love this photo, taken by Father Francis Browne, showing handball being played at Fern Castle in Wexford. 🏰
#rtenationwide #TheColourOfIreland
#Wexford #Handball #gaa
#rtenationwide #TheColourOfIreland
#Wexford #Handball #gaa
Bringing Ireland's History to Life. 🇮🇪🖐️🥎
My restored and colourised 30th May 1931 A. H. Poole photo of a Handball match taking place in the old Good Counsel College handball court off Chapel Lane in New Ross, Co. Wexford.
#rtenationwide
#Wexford #GAA #Handball
My restored and colourised 30th May 1931 A. H. Poole photo of a Handball match taking place in the old Good Counsel College handball court off Chapel Lane in New Ross, Co. Wexford.
#rtenationwide
#Wexford #GAA #Handball
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Bringing Ireland's History to Life. 🇮🇪🖐️🥎
My restored and colourised 30th May 1931 A. H. Poole photo of a Handball match taking place in the old Good Counsel College handball court off Chapel Lane in New Ross, Co. Wexford.
#rtenationwide
#Wexford #GAA #Handball
My restored and colourised 30th May 1931 A. H. Poole photo of a Handball match taking place in the old Good Counsel College handball court off Chapel Lane in New Ross, Co. Wexford.
#rtenationwide
#Wexford #GAA #Handball
Once describe it as “the jolliest little railway in the world” the Waterford to Tramore line opened in September 1853. After more than 100 years of service, the last trains ran on 31 December 1960 and the line closed on 1 January 1961. 🚂🚃🏖️
#TheColourOfIreland #waterford
#TheColourOfIreland #waterford
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Once describe it as “the jolliest little railway in the world” the Waterford to Tramore line opened in September 1853. After more than 100 years of service, the last trains ran on 31 December 1960 and the line closed on 1 January 1961. 🚂🚃🏖️
#TheColourOfIreland #waterford
#TheColourOfIreland #waterford
Ireland is its own worst enemy. At its peak in 1920, Ireland had 3,500 route miles of rail—but much of this extensive network was dismantled during the 20th century.
#ClimateCrisis #Railways #Ireland #HousingCrisis
#ClimateCrisis #Railways #Ireland #HousingCrisis
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ireland is its own worst enemy. At its peak in 1920, Ireland had 3,500 route miles of rail—but much of this extensive network was dismantled during the 20th century.
#ClimateCrisis #Railways #Ireland #HousingCrisis
#ClimateCrisis #Railways #Ireland #HousingCrisis
It's great to see refurbishments underway at the former Tourism Office in Limerick City. Designed by local architects Murray O'Laoire Architects, the building won the RIAI Gold Medal in 1989–1991.👏🥇
#DerelictIreland #Limerick #Architecture
@archiseek.bsky.social
www.archiseek.com/1989-tourism...
#DerelictIreland #Limerick #Architecture
@archiseek.bsky.social
www.archiseek.com/1989-tourism...
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's great to see refurbishments underway at the former Tourism Office in Limerick City. Designed by local architects Murray O'Laoire Architects, the building won the RIAI Gold Medal in 1989–1991.👏🥇
#DerelictIreland #Limerick #Architecture
@archiseek.bsky.social
www.archiseek.com/1989-tourism...
#DerelictIreland #Limerick #Architecture
@archiseek.bsky.social
www.archiseek.com/1989-tourism...
Only in Ireland🙈
19 South Terrace in Cork City, owned by UCC has been on the Derelict Sites Register since 2001. Its market value is €180,000. After nearly 25 years on the Derelict Site Register, the accumulated levy and interest now totals approximately €861,840.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
19 South Terrace in Cork City, owned by UCC has been on the Derelict Sites Register since 2001. Its market value is €180,000. After nearly 25 years on the Derelict Site Register, the accumulated levy and interest now totals approximately €861,840.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Only in Ireland🙈
19 South Terrace in Cork City, owned by UCC has been on the Derelict Sites Register since 2001. Its market value is €180,000. After nearly 25 years on the Derelict Site Register, the accumulated levy and interest now totals approximately €861,840.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
19 South Terrace in Cork City, owned by UCC has been on the Derelict Sites Register since 2001. Its market value is €180,000. After nearly 25 years on the Derelict Site Register, the accumulated levy and interest now totals approximately €861,840.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
Rice's Pub on St. Stephen's Green & Dandelion Market on South King Street were demolished in 1986 to make way for the St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. The Slazenger family had assembled the site over 15 years, beginning in 1966.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Rice's Pub on St. Stephen's Green & Dandelion Market on South King Street were demolished in 1986 to make way for the St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. The Slazenger family had assembled the site over 15 years, beginning in 1966.
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
#TheColourOfIreland #Dublin
🚨 One in every 22 homes in Ireland is either vacant or derelict.
GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report Q2 2025:
🏚️80,328* VACANT homes
🏚️19,821* DERELICT dwellings
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report Q2 2025:
🏚️80,328* VACANT homes
🏚️19,821* DERELICT dwellings
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🚨 One in every 22 homes in Ireland is either vacant or derelict.
GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report Q2 2025:
🏚️80,328* VACANT homes
🏚️19,821* DERELICT dwellings
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report Q2 2025:
🏚️80,328* VACANT homes
🏚️19,821* DERELICT dwellings
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
Once our heritage is gone, it's gone forever.
Curragower House in Limerick was demolished in 2021 and currently lies vacant. My graphic shows the house in this 1860 painting by C. Mills.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #Limerick
Curragower House in Limerick was demolished in 2021 and currently lies vacant. My graphic shows the house in this 1860 painting by C. Mills.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #Limerick
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Once our heritage is gone, it's gone forever.
Curragower House in Limerick was demolished in 2021 and currently lies vacant. My graphic shows the house in this 1860 painting by C. Mills.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #Limerick
Curragower House in Limerick was demolished in 2021 and currently lies vacant. My graphic shows the house in this 1860 painting by C. Mills.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #Limerick
Only in Ireland🙈
The former Curragower House, which had been vacant for 19 years before being demolished in 2021. The site has remained vacant since.
This is happening in the middle of a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
The former Curragower House, which had been vacant for 19 years before being demolished in 2021. The site has remained vacant since.
This is happening in the middle of a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
November 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Only in Ireland🙈
The former Curragower House, which had been vacant for 19 years before being demolished in 2021. The site has remained vacant since.
This is happening in the middle of a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
The former Curragower House, which had been vacant for 19 years before being demolished in 2021. The site has remained vacant since.
This is happening in the middle of a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis
Dirty Old Town🙈🦆
This is Blessington Street Basin, a hidden gem in Dublin's Northside that is currently contaminated with harmful algal blooms and litter. The site is a former drinking water reservoir in northern central Dublin that operated from 1810 until the 1970s, serving the north city.
#Dublin
This is Blessington Street Basin, a hidden gem in Dublin's Northside that is currently contaminated with harmful algal blooms and litter. The site is a former drinking water reservoir in northern central Dublin that operated from 1810 until the 1970s, serving the north city.
#Dublin
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Dirty Old Town🙈🦆
This is Blessington Street Basin, a hidden gem in Dublin's Northside that is currently contaminated with harmful algal blooms and litter. The site is a former drinking water reservoir in northern central Dublin that operated from 1810 until the 1970s, serving the north city.
#Dublin
This is Blessington Street Basin, a hidden gem in Dublin's Northside that is currently contaminated with harmful algal blooms and litter. The site is a former drinking water reservoir in northern central Dublin that operated from 1810 until the 1970s, serving the north city.
#Dublin
This 1956 aerial shows the construction of Con Colbert Road at Islandbridge. The image captures the road alongside the Irish National War Memorial Park and the now filled-in mill pond (which I've highlighted) that once powered the mill wheel of the Hibernian Mills in Kilmainham.
#TheColourOfIreland
#TheColourOfIreland
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This 1956 aerial shows the construction of Con Colbert Road at Islandbridge. The image captures the road alongside the Irish National War Memorial Park and the now filled-in mill pond (which I've highlighted) that once powered the mill wheel of the Hibernian Mills in Kilmainham.
#TheColourOfIreland
#TheColourOfIreland
Only in Ireland 🙈
103 completed apartments at Old Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin, have stood empty for two and a half years. This is happening in the middle of a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people now accessing emergency homeless accommodation.
#HousingCrisis #Dublin
103 completed apartments at Old Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin, have stood empty for two and a half years. This is happening in the middle of a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people now accessing emergency homeless accommodation.
#HousingCrisis #Dublin
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Only in Ireland 🙈
103 completed apartments at Old Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin, have stood empty for two and a half years. This is happening in the middle of a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people now accessing emergency homeless accommodation.
#HousingCrisis #Dublin
103 completed apartments at Old Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin, have stood empty for two and a half years. This is happening in the middle of a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people now accessing emergency homeless accommodation.
#HousingCrisis #Dublin
Allowing properties—especially those of architectural heritage—to remain derelict or vacant for decades should be considered a crime against the state.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork #Ireland
Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/nHCmPdYfTZ1m...
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork #Ireland
Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/nHCmPdYfTZ1m...
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Allowing properties—especially those of architectural heritage—to remain derelict or vacant for decades should be considered a crime against the state.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork #Ireland
Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/nHCmPdYfTZ1m...
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork #Ireland
Google Street View:
maps.app.goo.gl/nHCmPdYfTZ1m...
Allowing properties—especially those of architectural heritage—to remain derelict or vacant for decades should be considered a crime against the state.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork #Ireland
📷Lavitt's Quay, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork #Ireland
📷Lavitt's Quay, Cork City
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Allowing properties—especially those of architectural heritage—to remain derelict or vacant for decades should be considered a crime against the state.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork #Ireland
📷Lavitt's Quay, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Cork #Ireland
📷Lavitt's Quay, Cork City
Reckless urban planning—urban sprawl, poor public transport, land hoarding, and out-of-town shopping complexes—has damaged Waterford City. The River Suir is one of the city's main assets, yet vacant sites (red) and surface car parking (blue) line its banks.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #Waterford
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #Waterford
October 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Reckless urban planning—urban sprawl, poor public transport, land hoarding, and out-of-town shopping complexes—has damaged Waterford City. The River Suir is one of the city's main assets, yet vacant sites (red) and surface car parking (blue) line its banks.
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #Waterford
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #Waterford
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🎃👻🧙♀️ Halloween in Limerick tonight– SAMHAIN 2025 🧙♀️👻🎃🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
🔥 Lumen Street Theatre – Fire & Shadows Parade.👏
#Limerick #Halloween2025
🔥 Lumen Street Theatre – Fire & Shadows Parade.👏
#Limerick #Halloween2025
October 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🎃👻🧙♀️ Halloween in Limerick tonight– SAMHAIN 2025 🧙♀️👻🎃🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
🔥 Lumen Street Theatre – Fire & Shadows Parade.👏
#Limerick #Halloween2025
🔥 Lumen Street Theatre – Fire & Shadows Parade.👏
#Limerick #Halloween2025
Charles 'Chuck' Feeney
Entrepreneur - Humanitarian - Philanthropist
1931-2023
‘I had one idea that never changed in my mind, you should use your wealth to help people’
His philanthropy donated over €2 billion to Irish causes.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Entrepreneur - Humanitarian - Philanthropist
1931-2023
‘I had one idea that never changed in my mind, you should use your wealth to help people’
His philanthropy donated over €2 billion to Irish causes.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
October 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Charles 'Chuck' Feeney
Entrepreneur - Humanitarian - Philanthropist
1931-2023
‘I had one idea that never changed in my mind, you should use your wealth to help people’
His philanthropy donated over €2 billion to Irish causes.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Entrepreneur - Humanitarian - Philanthropist
1931-2023
‘I had one idea that never changed in my mind, you should use your wealth to help people’
His philanthropy donated over €2 billion to Irish causes.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Cork City's Derelict Utopia in 2025🏚️
📷Closed Utopia Adult Shop, Oliver Plunkett Street
Leaving properties derelict for decades should be a crime against the state. Ireland faces a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people.
#DerelictIreland #Cork #Ireland
#HousingCrisis
📷Closed Utopia Adult Shop, Oliver Plunkett Street
Leaving properties derelict for decades should be a crime against the state. Ireland faces a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people.
#DerelictIreland #Cork #Ireland
#HousingCrisis
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Cork City's Derelict Utopia in 2025🏚️
📷Closed Utopia Adult Shop, Oliver Plunkett Street
Leaving properties derelict for decades should be a crime against the state. Ireland faces a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people.
#DerelictIreland #Cork #Ireland
#HousingCrisis
📷Closed Utopia Adult Shop, Oliver Plunkett Street
Leaving properties derelict for decades should be a crime against the state. Ireland faces a housing emergency, with homelessness reaching a record 16,353 people.
#DerelictIreland #Cork #Ireland
#HousingCrisis
Bringing Ireland's History to Life 🇮🇪⛪️🛶
My colourised and restored c.1890 Robert French photo of Wexford Harbour, featuring the steeples of the Church of the Assumption, designed by architects Pugin & Ashlin in 1864.
#TheColourOfIreland #Wexford
My colourised and restored c.1890 Robert French photo of Wexford Harbour, featuring the steeples of the Church of the Assumption, designed by architects Pugin & Ashlin in 1864.
#TheColourOfIreland #Wexford
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Bringing Ireland's History to Life 🇮🇪⛪️🛶
My colourised and restored c.1890 Robert French photo of Wexford Harbour, featuring the steeples of the Church of the Assumption, designed by architects Pugin & Ashlin in 1864.
#TheColourOfIreland #Wexford
My colourised and restored c.1890 Robert French photo of Wexford Harbour, featuring the steeples of the Church of the Assumption, designed by architects Pugin & Ashlin in 1864.
#TheColourOfIreland #Wexford
Bringing Ireland's History to Life 🇮🇪🐂🐕
My colourised c1900 A.H. Poole photo of 'the Bullpost' during the Ballybricken Cattle Fair in Waterford where once the cruel practice of Bull-Baiting took place. Thankfully Bull-Baiting was finally outlawed in 1835.🙏
#TheColourOfIreland #rtept #Primetime
My colourised c1900 A.H. Poole photo of 'the Bullpost' during the Ballybricken Cattle Fair in Waterford where once the cruel practice of Bull-Baiting took place. Thankfully Bull-Baiting was finally outlawed in 1835.🙏
#TheColourOfIreland #rtept #Primetime
October 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Bringing Ireland's History to Life 🇮🇪🐂🐕
My colourised c1900 A.H. Poole photo of 'the Bullpost' during the Ballybricken Cattle Fair in Waterford where once the cruel practice of Bull-Baiting took place. Thankfully Bull-Baiting was finally outlawed in 1835.🙏
#TheColourOfIreland #rtept #Primetime
My colourised c1900 A.H. Poole photo of 'the Bullpost' during the Ballybricken Cattle Fair in Waterford where once the cruel practice of Bull-Baiting took place. Thankfully Bull-Baiting was finally outlawed in 1835.🙏
#TheColourOfIreland #rtept #Primetime