Kieran’s Comments to the Chamber, Cork City Council Meeting, 6 December 2010

On dereliction in Blackpool:

“This dereliction report on Blackpool shows 50 sites that have been identified as derelict and unsightly. It’s an absolute disgrace that some 50 owners have left their buildings in such a state. I have no problem with someone who genuinely can’t develop their premises for financial reasons and who board up their building accordingly. But I have a huge problem with landowners with no sense of civic responsibility and who create rotting concrete wildernesses. Shame on them for bringing the great name of Blackpool down.”