House buyers at Co Meath estate in limbo until flood prevention works are completed

The Millerstown housing development in Co Meath: high flood risk.

Thirty families who have paid deposits and signed contracts to purchase homes valued at between €290,000 and €500,000 are unable to take possession of them as the local authority will not sign off on the development, saying further flood prevention works are required.

A group of buyers affected by the row over the Millerstown development on the Meath/Kildare border have written to Meath County Council seeking a resolution that would allow them to ...