On South Richmond Street, some residents in a block of homes were issued notices to leave, as company landlords wanted to renovate. Then several men went into one home and took the doors away with them. #fromthearchives dublininquirer.com/2019/05/15/on-…
Most of the small businesses on the block bounded by South Richmond Street, Harcourt Road, and Charlemont Street closed in the course of a few months. #fromthearchives dublininquirer.com/2019/02/27/vac…
Councillors have overturned their earlier vote not to sell off a vacant plot of council-owned land at the corner of Harcourt Road and South Richmond Street. dublininquirer.com/2019/09/04/cou…
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