Activists occupying a closed down pub in the Liberties in Dublin said they have not been officially notified of a High Court order restraining them from continuing their trespass at the building.
The activists who call themselves the Revolutionary Housing League said they are renovating the Ardee House on Chamber Street, near Weavers Square for use as a community centre.
They told RTÉ News they will make a collective decision on their next move if a court order is served on them.
Speaking outside the pub, Eoghan Lynch, one of the group, said "until we get something concrete, we're going to continue this acquisition".
He rejected a suggestion made in the High Court, by Barrister Ross Gorman, acting for the owners of the building Black Sheep Investments, that the group might be planning or permitting unlicensed sales of alcohol at a house and street party planned at the building on Saturday.
"This is going to be a dry community centre. There's no drink going to be here. It's for the community," Mr Lynch added.
His colleague Sean Doyle said the group have a had good reaction from the local community and the party planned for Saturday will be an opportunity to discuss the best uses of the building.
"We're inviting people to come in and sit down. A good few neighbours have come and called in so far and said they will come on Saturday, knocking around a few ideas as to how they could use the premises," Mr Doyle added.
They also said that the description given to the High Court of the building as dangerous or in a state of partial collapse was not accurate.
Mr Lynch told RTÉ News that "the notion that it's unsafe or structurally unsound is complete nonsense. The majority of the week that we've been cleaning, it's literally just been dusting, because it's been empty for no 16 years.
"I dare you to ask anyone in the community that's also been around. The building inside is perfect," he added.
The Director of Black Sheep Investments Jack Teeling submitted written evidence to the High Court saying the company had been sold by Teeling Whiskey Company to Black Sheep in 2017.
He added that the investment company had unsuccessfully sought planning permission for part demolition of the property with the construction of 14 apartments over five or six floors with a community facility at ground level.
He said a new planning application had been submitted to Dublin City Council yesterday.
Mr Gorman said that solicitors for the owners had pinned a letter on the front door of the premises telling those inside that they were there without the owner's consent and warning them they were carrying out activities which posed a risk to the health and safety of all who illegally entered the property.
He also told the court that, according to social media posts, the trespassers had already carried out physical changes to the interior of the building and planned to do more.
He said the occupants had not left the property despite having been called on to immediately vacate and cease their activities.
Judge Michael Quinn said the court had heard sufficient evidence of trespass and of the risk to health and safety to the occupants and he considered there was an urgency for the granting of injunctions against the occupants and anyone else with knowledge of the court’s orders.
The court orders restrain the unidentified occupants from continuing to trespass and from interfering with the property. The proceedings will return to the High Court on 3 June.
At the Ardee House, the activists said they have no plans to leave and would discuss the next step if Blacksheep sought engagement with the group.
Mr Doyle said that the group intends to stay in the building for "as long as it takes".
He said his group, the Revolutionary Workers Union, decided on a campaign of occupying empty properties because of the housing crisis.
"We're just ready to take the fight to the government and these big investors, and hopefully we'll inspire the working class around the country to take up this fight with us because an attack on one is an attack on all," he said.
