Rob Cross
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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
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🚨 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.
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 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
November 3, 2025 at 2:18 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
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 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

📷Lavitt's Quay, Cork City
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🎃👻🧙‍♀️ Halloween in Limerick tonight– SAMHAIN 2025 🧙‍♀️👻🎃🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬
🔥 Lumen Street Theatre – Fire & Shadows Parade.👏
#Limerick #Halloween2025
October 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM