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Inside Story - Simon Carswell Visits Ireland's Ghost Estates

Inside Story - Simon Carswell Visits Ireland's Ghost Estates

Published 8 years, 6 months ago
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Ghost estates - residential building developments began during the boom and abandoned when the crash came - became synonymous with the excesses of the Celtic Tiger. Hundreds still dot the Irish countryside: homes to rats, brambles and despairing residents, as reporter Simon Carswell tells Hugh Linehan.You can read Simon's long read at irishtimes.com

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