A Cork family has said they have been asking Cork City Council for more than 20 years to address mould, damp, and leaks in their home, receiving no response except a refusal to renovate their bathroom.
Sharon and Kenneth Murphy live with their daughters Leah (16) and Megan (25) in a council-owned house in Desmond Square in Greenmount.
Ms Murphy told The Echo she has lived in the house since 2002, and “for as long as we’re here” the property has had issues with damp, mould and leaks, with paint bubbling and peeling from Her daughters’ bedrooms are particularly affected by damp, with the walls of Leah’s room so black she cannot sleep in the room.
“We had to move her bed down to the living room, which is very unfair on her as she’s 16 and deserves a bit of privacy, but the mould is so bad you couldn’t let…