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# priory-hall - Tuesday 22 May, 2012

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Column: Another Priory Hall is coming down the tracks. Here’s why.

Tue, 7:30 PM 7,752 Views 16 Comments

Phil Hogan is planning to introduce new regulations which are meant to make for better buildings. He’s making a major mistake, writes Mike Morris.

# priory-hall - Monday 30 April, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Monday

30/04/12 3,249 Views 4 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Priory Hall

Priory Hall residents: Mortgages can’t be dealt with on case-by-case basis

30/04/12 4,827 Views 34 Comments

AIB has this morning said it is happy to engage fully with the conciliation process being chaired by a former Supreme Court judge but residents have called on other banks to follow suit.

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The 9 at 9: Monday

30/04/12 4,060 Views 3 Comments

Good morning! Here’s nine things you should know before 9am…

# priory-hall - Friday 27 April, 2012

Phil Hogan

Minister proposes to strengthen building control system

27/04/12 4,012 Views 57 Comments

Phil Hogan has released new proposals to strengthen building controls – saying the failings in building quality “which have been a regular occurrence for homeowners and tenants in recent years” should not be repeated.

# priory-hall - Sunday 22 April, 2012

Priory Hall

Priory Hall residents unanimously agree to resolution process

22/04/12 4,144 Views 16 Comments

The residents of the Priory Hall apartment complex have unanimously agreed to participate in a proposed resolution process chaired by Supreme Court judge Justice Joseph Finnegan.

# priory-hall - Friday 20 April, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

20/04/12 5,726 Views 2 Comments

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.

Priory Hall

City Council delays Priory Hall appeal to allow ‘resolution process’

20/04/12 1,818 Views 24 Comments

Dublin City Council tells the Supreme Court it will not continue its appeal over the costs for rehousing the Priory Hall residents.

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

20/04/12 3,140 Views 1 Comment

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

# priory-hall - Wednesday 18 April, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

18/04/12 3,189 Views No Comments

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

18/04/12 3,500 Views 9 Comments

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

Celtic Tiger

Kenny holds ad hoc meeting with Priory Hall residents – but promises little

18/04/12 4,206 Views 50 Comments

Residents of the Priory Hall complex doorstepped the Taoiseach as he visited a nearby industrial estate for a jobs announcement.

# priory-hall - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

Bad Planning

An Taisce expects more problems in buildings ‘thrown up’ during Celtic Tiger

17/04/12 3,170 Views 14 Comments

The trust has called for some serious changes to Ireland’s planning enforcement laws and court procedures.

# priory-hall - Wednesday 11 April, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

11/04/12 5,173 Views 6 Comments

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.

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The 5 at 5: Wednesday

11/04/12 3,882 Views 1 Comment

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

Priory Hall

Banking Federation will not meet with Priory Hall residents

11/04/12 3,752 Views 56 Comments

Residents say that the Irish Banking Federation has turned down two requests to meet with it. The federation declined to comment.

# priory-hall - Monday 9 April, 2012

Priory Hall

Priory Hall residents request meeting with Irish Banking Federation

09/04/12 3,392 Views 36 Comments

Later this month, they will hear if Dublin City Council has to provide them with temporary accommodation. The residents are requesting that mortgage providers suspend their mortgages until a solution is put in place.

# priory-hall - Monday 2 April, 2012

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The 9 at 9: Monday

02/04/12 5,220 Views No Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

Opinion

Column: ‘I loved living in Priory Hall. I loved this apartment’

02/04/12 11,989 Views 77 Comments

Sinéad O’Carroll took a trip out to Donaghmede to see the ill-fated complex for herself – and found the ending to an Irish story of bad planning, weak regulation and greedy lenders.

# priory-hall - Sunday 18 March, 2012

Belmayne

Belmayne ‘not a similar situation to Priory Hall’, says Minister

18/03/12 3,322 Views 16 Comments

The Minister for Environment noted how the responsible parties in the Belmayne case were facing up to their obligations, adding “this is clearly not a similar situation to Priory Hall”.

# priory-hall - Friday 16 March, 2012

Priory Hall

Priory Hall residents question developer’s ability to afford legal team

16/03/12 4,982 Views 45 Comments

The Supreme Court has dismissed Dublin City Council’s appeal to overturn the stay on Tom McFeely’s jail sentence and €1m fine.

# priory-hall - Tuesday 13 March, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

13/03/12 4,541 Views No Comments

All Tuesday’s biggest news stories, plus some bits and pieces you may have missed along the way.

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Displaced Priory Hall residents unable to secure meeting with Taoiseach

13/03/12 2,739 Views 34 Comments

The owners of the ill-fated properties protested outside the Dáil this morning.

# priory-hall - Saturday 10 March, 2012

Priory Hall

Minister: Priory Hall concerns were raised in 2006

10/03/12 2,355 Views 21 Comments

Despite inspections raising safety concerns at Priory Hall six years ago, fire safety certificates were still issued for the complex.

# priory-hall - Sunday 4 March, 2012

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The Daily Fix: Sunday

04/03/12 4,907 Views 2 Comments

All the day’s main news stories, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed along the way.

Priory Hall

Priory Hall residents hit back at McFeely ‘victim’ claim

04/03/12 4,119 Views 31 Comments

A spokesman for the residents’ committee said the developer’s comments were “beneath contempt”.

# priory-hall - Thursday 23 February, 2012

Belmayne

Repair work needed at homes in Dublin housing estate

23/02/12 3,917 Views 11 Comments

The Belmayne properties are missing an important fire safety component.

# priory-hall - Thursday 16 February, 2012

Priory Hall

Supreme Court to hear Priory Hall case in April

16/02/12 1,850 Views 19 Comments

Residents say they now have just two months to find a housing solution and avoid insolvency.

# priory-hall - Tuesday 14 February, 2012

Priory Hall

Priory Hall is ‘a symptom of mess government has inherited’ – Taoiseach

14/02/12 3,127 Views 85 Comments

In one of his first public comments on the plight of the Priory Hall residents, Enda Kenny said it was “absolutely outrageous” that the apartment block was built in the first place.

Priory Hall

ESB not cutting power to Priory Hall complex

14/02/12 3,088 Views 39 Comments

Residents had expressed concern that cutting off power would lead to further deterioration of the condition of their homes.

# priory-hall - Sunday 12 February, 2012

Priory Hall

Priory Hall residents protest property stalemate

12/02/12 3,361 Views 19 Comments

Residents and their reporters rallied in Donaghmede today over continued uncertainty surrounding the Priory Hall apartment complex.

Priory Hall

Priory Hall residents ‘no closer to a solution’

12/02/12 2,443 Views 24 Comments

The private residents were ordered out of their homes four months ago after serious fire safety fears about their properties were brought to light.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

12/02/12 9,471 Views 11 Comments

The nine stories you need to know this morning, including: more trouble for Ivor Callely, the big Six Nations freeze, and Whitney Houston dies at 48

# priory-hall - Tuesday 7 February, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Tuesday

07/02/12 5,093 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Priory Hall

Hogan: ‘Inappropriate’ of me to meet with Priory Hall residents

07/02/12 2,941 Views 40 Comments

Phil Hogan says it’s his job to bring in the appropriate housing legislation, but the enforcement of those laws is not up to him.

# priory-hall - Monday 16 January, 2012

Bankruptcy

Court adjourns application for Priory Hall developer’s bankruptcy

16/01/12 1,832 Views 16 Comments

The High Court adjourns an application making Thomas McFeely bankrupt in Ireland, so that his UK bankruptcy can be challenged.

# priory-hall - Friday 13 January, 2012

Bankruptcy

Priory Hall residents criticise McFeely’s reported bankruptcy

13/01/12 4,378 Views 44 Comments

Residents complain that Thomas McFeely will be out of debt in 12 months, while they face years of financial turmoil.

# priory-hall - Tuesday 10 January, 2012

Priory Hall

No meeting with Minister Hogan for Priory Hall residents

10/01/12 1,552 Views 13 Comments

Despite a resolution from Dublin City councillors calling on both the Taoiseach and the Minister for the Environment to hear their story.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

10/01/12 5,085 Views 14 Comments

Nine things you need to know this morning…

# priory-hall - Sunday 8 January, 2012

Property This post contains videos

Council could offer Priory Hall residents €50,000 for apartments

08/01/12 5,565 Views 65 Comments

But residents say they will reject any such offer as it would leave them homeless and force them into bankruptcy.

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