This article is from page 4 of the 2014-03-11 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 4 JPG
THE confusion surrounding the ownership of a 200-year-old listed structure in Corofin has deepened with a host of state agencies lining up to deny ownership of the property.
A section of wall surround the Corofin Workhouse collapsed on February 28 last and locals claim that the building is now a public health risk – especially to the children of nearby Corofin National School.
Local man Val Dane, has been trying to locate the owners of the prop- erty for a number of weeks and said yesterday that the derelict property is “suicidal for the local kids” as well as for local residents.
Clare County Council denied ownership of the property last week, claiming that it was owned by the Office of Public Works (OPW). Following enquiries by The Clare People , the OPW claimed that the workhouse was owned by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (DAHG). Last Friday the DAHG claimed that they did not own the property and pointed the finger, once again, to the OPW. On Friday evening the OPW denied the workhouse for a second time, instead claiming that that the building was owned by the Health Service Executive (HSE) but that the wall was the responsibility of Clare County Council. The Clare People