Priory Hall
# priory-hall - Monday 13 May, 2013
Dublin City Council: We’ve acted in the best interests of Priory Hall residents
The council has re-released a statement issued last week in response to criticism of its handling of the situation which has seen hundreds of former Priory Hall residents living in temporary accommodation since 2011.
# priory-hall - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Column: I’d give my heart and soul to never have heard the words ‘Priory Hall’
The residents evacuated from Priory Hall are the only people who have paid in any way for the problems uncovered in the buidling, writes Alison Doyle.
Priory Hall in ruins as residents left ‘in limbo’
Images show how the vacant complex continues to deteriorate.
# priory-hall - Thursday 9 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added terrible (and expensive) rooms for rent
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Priory Hall: “They’ve already tried to put us on the streets once, they can’t try it again”
The Supreme Court today adjourned a decision on whether Dublin City Council must continue to pay accommodation costs for Priory Hall residents until October.
# priory-hall - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Dublin City Council back in court over Priory Hall debacle
The local authority wants the Supreme Court to overturn an earlier decision which sees it pay for the temporary accommodation of the displaced residents.
# priory-hall - Thursday 4 April, 2013
New rules on buildings hope to avoid repeat of Priory Hall disaster
Phil Hogan has announced new regulations which will require professionals to sign off on the compliance of buildings as they are built.
# priory-hall - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Property tax exemptions now available online
Priory Hall is the only development in Dublin which has been exempted from the tax.
# priory-hall - Friday 15 March, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added gingers
Here are all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Minister for housing says ex-residents of Priory Hall are ‘in a dreadful situation’
Minister of State Jan O’Sullivan also spoke of Ireland’s ghost estates, the pyrite crisis, and her plans to end homelessness.
# priory-hall - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Priory Hall: ‘The Tenements of the Boom’
One ex-resident went back to the doomed development last weekend. This is what she found.
# priory-hall - Thursday 17 January, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added hovering DeLorean
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
Priory Hall residents exempt from property tax, but problems persist
With the management company for the development having been wound-up, residents now have a lease with a company that no longer exists.
# priory-hall - Monday 17 December, 2012
Priory Hall residents hold vigil ahead of second Christmas
The residents are calling on all parties to work quickly to put an end to their ‘homelessness’.
# priory-hall - Tuesday 20 November, 2012
In pics: Tom McFeely’s house… yours for just €3m
What bankrupt developer of faulty apartments used to live in a mansion like this?
# priory-hall - Monday 19 November, 2012
McFeely house goes up for sale as he loses repossession appeal
Bankrupt property developer must give up the keys to number two Ailesbury Road in Dublin 4, which goes on sale for €3m.
Another Christmas out of their homes, Priory Hall residents still ‘in the dark’
Residents are now heading into their second Christmas out of their homes.
# priory-hall - Wednesday 7 November, 2012
Priory Hall: Legal action by DCC is of no benefit to ex-residents
While the DCC has spent over €300,000 on surveys and engineering in relation to Priory Hall, its ex-residents don’t have the same resources.
# priory-hall - Saturday 13 October, 2012
The Evening Fix… now with added German ‘ah here’
Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today. And yes, this picture does show cows, racing.
PICTURES: Tears at the Priory Hall protest march
Hundreds have turned out to mark a year since they were forced to leave their homes.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Nine things you need to know this morning…
Minister Hogan will meet Priory Hall residents once resolution process complete
The news comes as the residents partake in a ‘March for Justice’ to mark the one year anniversary of their evacuation.
# priory-hall - Thursday 11 October, 2012
Column: ‘Friends are marrying, having babies. Our family is still in limbo’
One year after being evacuated from Priory Hall, Alison Doyle describes the impact on her young family.
# priory-hall - Monday 8 October, 2012
Priory Hall: ‘Families have had to press pause on their lives for the last year’
As the one year anniversary of their evacuation appoaches, ex-residents of Priory Hall are planning a ‘March for Justice’ as they continue their search for a solution.
# priory-hall - Saturday 29 September, 2012
Shortall, security and kicks in the bum: the week in numbers
Exactly HOW many people would be better off on the Dole? And just how many people emigrate from Ireland every day?
# priory-hall - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Good morning! Here are nine things you should know as you start your day…
Dublin City Council spends €638,000 on security for Priory Hall Exclusive
Figures obtained by TheJournal.ie reveal G4S Ireland has been paid more than €638k for less than a year’s security, during which time a number of break-ins have occurred on the site.
# priory-hall - Friday 24 August, 2012
Rats, mould and dampness: Priory Hall 10 months on
Security personnel told a visiting resident to watch out for the rats earlier this week.
# priory-hall - Friday 10 August, 2012
In pics: D-Day for bankrupt developer Tom McFeely
Photographs show belongings being removed from developer’s family home on Ailesbury Road ahead of today’s court deadline.
# priory-hall - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Dublin City Council says it is focused on finding Priory Hall solution
The council has been criticised by residents at Priory Hall for mishandling the case against the developer Tom McFeely who won his Supreme Court appeal today.
Developer Thomas McFeely wins Supreme Court appeal over Priory Hall
The developer won his appeal against a prison sentence and €1 million fine today for failing to carry out repair works on the apartment complex in north Dublin.
Thomas McFeely due in court to appeal prison sentence and €1 million fine
The bankrupt developer is appealing against his sentence for failing to fix the major fire safety problems in Priory Hall.
# priory-hall - Monday 30 July, 2012
Priory Hall developer Tom McFeely declared bankrupt
The builder also faces a Supreme Court judgement on his €1 million fine and three-month prison sentence tomorrow.
# priory-hall - Saturday 2 June, 2012
ULA to force Dáil vote on making government responsible for Priory Hall repairs
A motion will be discussed on Wednesday and Thursday forcing the government to undertake the remedial works.
The 9 at 9: Saturday
Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine things you need to know as you start your day…
# priory-hall - Tuesday 22 May, 2012
Column: Another Priory Hall is coming down the tracks. Here’s why.
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
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Priory Hall residents: Mortgages can’t be dealt with on case-by-case basis
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.






















































