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    Albtraum-Einsturz eines Hauses in Dublin 8

    Albtraum-Einsturz eines Hauses in Dublin 8

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    Von rsomervi

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    1. rsomervi on

      I’m not sure how best way to share this but me and my wife’s home in Inchicore Dublin on Friday night suffered catastrophic damage due to collapse of the Camac River wall.

      Additionally, several support beams for the nearby river tunnel/culvert have collapsed. Without urgent action, the tunnel will collapse blocking the river and will flood much of Inchicore and surrounding areas. The tunnel is publicly accessible and there is a risk to life if it were to go while people are walking over it.

      We have had multiple structural surveys from 2 different civil engineers since we bought the house in 2021. While subsidence and river undermining had been flagged, at no point have we ever been told that our home was at immediate risk or that urgent action needed to be taken by us.

      DCC and OPW were made aware of these issues in 2022/23 but did not act. We’ve been now engaging them since the collapse, flagging the immediate risks however they have again been slow to respond with any action as they are sighting the homeowners as responsible for these river structures.

      We are honestly devastated and now facing homeless as we try to figure out if our parents or relatives can house us while we try to focus on repairing our home.

      I’ll link the news articles and our social media posts in a comment but me and my wife just want to raise awareness of our situation to hopefully press the DCC into action.

    2. mrbuddymcbuddyface on

      Looks like it’s going to get worse before getting better, if DCC first response is – we need to ascertain ownership of the river walls….
      Good luck OP

    3. Luimneach17 on

      Jesus that house looks like it should be red tagged as in imminent danger of collapse. Can’t believe the council wouldn’t be out immediately to address it

    4. bilball21 on

      Im so sorry this happened to you guys, I can’t imagine the stress.

      Does home insurance cover this kind of damage?

      Are there numerous other home that are at risk of the same thing?

    5. The_Glorious_Mullet on

      Read this yesterday in the Irish Times I think. Absolute nightmare to be dealing with. Hope the Council step up and help out the young couple.

    6. SpectorCorp on

      Just wanna say OP, I admire how steady you seem in your posts given this crazy disaster. I think my sanity would have checked out. I really hope whoever you have to deal with extracts their head from their hole and understands the urgency of the situation.

    7. KeyboardWarrior90210 on

      So sorry OP – absolute nightmare of a situation. Hope you get some relief from insurance or council on this

    8. The3rdbaboon on

      Did you get an engineer to assess the property before you bought it? Did they say anything about this river?

    10. HowItsMad3 on

      Really sorry to see that this has happened to you both. Hoping that the council can take ownership of the land and contribute to repairs in the interest of public safety.

      Curious to know the history of the house, is that a 2 storey extension to the rear on the river wall? Obviously the conservatory was an extension out to the right.

      If it is an extension, it looks like that 2 storey extension either should not have received planning or was built without proper surveying/planning. I wonder if the surveyor could be held accountable.

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