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Serving Cork for 120 years EE - V1 EDITION NO. 34,813 FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013 RRP: e1.50 Recommended retail price 1.50 18.01.13 I’m a liar and a cheat PLUS Bandon man is U.S gridiron star Armstrong confesses: See Cork Sports World By DEIRDRE O’REILLY A CORK family say they will not move out of their home while demolition works are going on around them as part of a city regeneration project. Imelda and Frank Carey from Ardmore Avenue, Knocknaheeny, say they are not going to move from their home unless, and until, Cork City Council offers them a place to live they feel is suitable for them. Contractors are currently on site carrying out preparation works ahead of demolition which is due get under way next week. A total of 70 houses are being razed to the ground as part of phase one of the 75 million plan. While other families in the area have been re-housed in locations around the city, Imelda and Frank, who own their house, say the al- ternative houses they have been offered aren’t suitable. “We have been offered Shanakiel and The Meadows up by St Vincent’s, but they’re too far away,” said Imelda. “I suffer from arthritis in both knees and am not able to walk long distances and I don’t drive. I want to stay close to the doctor, the credit union, the church and the supermarket I’ve used for the past 40 years,” she added. Imelda, aged 67, and Frank, 71, raised their eight children in the house. One of their sons lives with them, their daughter, who is study- ing medicine in Trinity College, returns home at weekends, and their other six children live nearby. “We don’t want to leave our home, and wherever we go it will just be a house. I’ve told the council that I’d move to lower Shanakiel, Monastery Avenue or Monastery Hill, but they haven’t offered us anything in those places. “All we want is a nice house, like I have at the moment, in the right location,” said Imelda. A spokesman for Cork City Council said they couldn’t speak about individual cases, but con- firmed that a full consultation process began with local residents over a year ago. “Every resident was informed and would have been offered alternative, top class, turn key accommodation,” said the spokesman. He also confirmed that while demolition will get under way next week, any home where agreement has not been reached will not be de- molished. It’s also expected that the row of houses that the Carey’s live on won’t be part of the initial demolition process. Bulldozers won’t get us to move Frank and Imelda Carey outside their family home in Knocknaheeny which they are refusing to leave until they get ‘suitable’ accommodation. “It is where we brought up our eight children.” Picture: Larry Cummins and Denis Minihane TONIGHT WEATHER L: 2°C A mix of snow and rain Winds: NW a 10-20 mph Seventy houses due to be knocked but defiant couple say... ��� ����������� �� ������

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S e r v i n g C o r k f o r 1 2 0 y e a r s

EE - V1

EDITION NO. 34,813FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013 RRP: e1.50

Recommendedretail price

€1.50

18.01.13

I’m aliar anda cheat

PLUSBandonman is

U.Sgridiron

star

Armstrong confesses:See Cork Sports World

By DEIRDRE O’REILLYA CORK family say they will not moveout of their home while demolitionworks are going on around them aspart of a city regeneration project.

Imelda and Frank Carey from ArdmoreAvenue, Knocknaheeny, say they are not goingto move from their home unless, and until,Cork City Council offers them a place to livethey feel is suitable for them.

Contractors are currently on site carryingout preparation works ahead of demolitionwhich is due get under way next week.

A total of 70 houses are being razed to theground as part of phase one of the €75 millionplan.

While other families in the area have beenre-housed in locations around the city, Imeldaand Frank, who own their house, say the al-ternative houses they have been offered aren’tsuitable.

“We have been offered Shanakiel and TheMeadows up by St Vincent’s, but they’re too faraway,” said Imelda.

“I suffer from arthritis in both knees and amnot able to walk long distances and I don’tdrive. I want to stay close to the doctor, thecredit union, the church and the supermarketI’ve used for the past 40 years,” she added.

Imelda, aged 67, and Frank, 71, raised their

eight children in the house. One of their sonslives with them, their daughter, who is study-ing medicine in Trinity College, returns homeat weekends, and their other six children livenearby.

“We don’t want to leave our home, andwherever we go it will just be a house. I’ve toldthe council that I’d move to lower Shanakiel,Monastery Avenue or Monastery Hill, but theyhaven’t offered us anything in those places.

“All we want is a nice house, like I have at themoment, in the right location,” said Imelda.

A spokesman for Cork City Council said theycouldn’t speak about individual cases, but con-firmed that a full consultation process beganwith local residents over a year ago.

“Every resident was informed and wouldhave been offered alternative, top class, turnkey accommodation,” said the spokesman.

He also confirmed that while demolition willget under way next week, any home whereagreement has not been reached will not be de-molished.

It’s also expected that the row of houses thatthe Carey’s live on won’t be part of the initialdemolition process.

Bulldozerswon’t getus to move

Frank and Imelda Carey outside their familyhome in Knocknaheeny which they are refusingto leave until they get ‘suitable’ accommodation.“It is where we brought up our eight children.”

Picture: Larry Cummins and Denis Minihane

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