The regeneration of Ballymun is underway the tower blocks will come down to make way for new homes.
Demolition makes way for reconstruction in Ballymun marking a new phase in the area's transformation. Preparations are underway for the demolition of a well known Dublin landmark. Four blocks of Ballymun flats, which date back to the 1960s, are to be knocked down before the end of the month. Work is underway clearing thousands of flats before the blocks are demolished.
Most of what's salvaged from here will be recycled and used in some of the new homes.
Commenting on the redevelopment, Ciaran Murray, Ballymun Regeneration Limited, says
The regeneration of Ballymun is a rollercoaster of emotions from time to time.
There are already 600 families in new homes and a further 900 homes under construction. Another thousand homes are at the planning stage and developments are taking place on the Ballymun town centre. Replacement homes have to be constructed before the high rise flats come down.
Demolition makes way for reconstruction.
The new homes in Ballymun claim to be spacious and accessible. Mother of three, Catherine Furlong, who lived on the thirteenth floor of a high-rise has now moved into a brand new home with her own front door and back garden.
The demolition of the blocks of flats will take six years.
The Ballymun flats have long been regarded as a failed experiment in mass housing.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 4 June 2004. The reporter is Conor Hunt.
