In early August, Take Back the City took over a property Summerhill Parade in response to the eviction of up to 120 tenants with only 48 hours notice. This was followed by another occupation of a property at North Frederick Street, whos owners planned to convert it to a hotel for short-term residents rather than for actual housing.

Take Back the City: a network of 18 grassroots activist groups who are working together to take direct action against property owners across Ireland’s capital, have occupied a property in Dublin. It is the group’s third action of this kind in the last weeks.

The most recent occupation was conducted when at least 100 people gathered in the city centre on Monday afternoon and marched towards a vacant property at Belvedere Court before taking it over. The property has now been occupied with banners and posters hanging from the windows.

Last week, Take Back the City defied a a High Court injunction ordering them to vacate and cease trespassing at the four-storey building at North Frederick Street. The property is still occupied by dozens of people who refused to comply with the injunction and demand that “Dublin City Council place a compulsory purchase order on the property, so it can be returned to the community for use as permanent public housing or as a community resource.”

Take Back the City declares that it will continue to fight together against slum landlords, speculators and all those causing the housing crisis in Dublin.

Photo: Take Back the City Dublin