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Website that lists derelict properties across Ireland is ‘not naming and shaming’

Structural engineer James McGauran says Dog-house.ie will raise awareness about the level of dereliction in the country

James McGauran, a structural engineer, has launched Dog-house.ie, a website that lists derelict properties across the country. Picture: Bryan Meade

A new website has been set up to record and showcase widespread instances of properties in disrepair across the country.

Dog-house.ie, which was launched last week by James McGauran, a structural engineer, already has more than 150 derelict properties listed on the platform.

McGauran told the Business Post the website would not publish the exact address or details of owners of derelict properties because the intention was to raise awareness of dereliction, as opposed to ...