Frank O'Connor
@frankoconnor.bsky.social
art - activism - design
outsider challenging cultural norms, driving system change
instigator #DerelictIreland movement
ecodesign pioneer
anois.org; ffud.art
outsider challenging cultural norms, driving system change
instigator #DerelictIreland movement
ecodesign pioneer
anois.org; ffud.art
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
Derelict homes in Dublin 20
In the beautiful Liffey Valley
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
In the beautiful Liffey Valley
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Derelict homes in Dublin 20
In the beautiful Liffey Valley
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
In the beautiful Liffey Valley
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
Stand up for what you believe in 🙏
Cork City Ireland now
Cork City Ireland now
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Stand up for what you believe in 🙏
Cork City Ireland now
Cork City Ireland now
Solidarity is beautiful ❤️
Cork City Ireland now
Cork City Ireland now
November 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Solidarity is beautiful ❤️
Cork City Ireland now
Cork City Ireland now
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
We should not have 184 thousand empty homes like
We're driven by this desire and passion to make the world better
We get so upset and fustrated when we see inequality and social injustice
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #everyoneshouldhaveahome #spéirgorm
We're driven by this desire and passion to make the world better
We get so upset and fustrated when we see inequality and social injustice
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #everyoneshouldhaveahome #spéirgorm
16,766 without a home
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 AM
We should not have 184 thousand empty homes like
We're driven by this desire and passion to make the world better
We get so upset and fustrated when we see inequality and social injustice
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #everyoneshouldhaveahome #spéirgorm
We're driven by this desire and passion to make the world better
We get so upset and fustrated when we see inequality and social injustice
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #everyoneshouldhaveahome #spéirgorm
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
If this had happened overnight, housing these people would be the country’s only priority. Why is it less urgent just because it was slow?
16,766 without a home
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
If this had happened overnight, housing these people would be the country’s only priority. Why is it less urgent just because it was slow?
16,766 without a home
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
16,766 without a home
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
This is f*cking scandalous
A result of shameful government policy with empty homes everywhere
Me & @judesherry.bsky.social updated the numbers on our dereliction billboard yesterday with music by Meryl Streek
Lower John St, Cork City
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
Again today 1pm 🙏
Grand Parade, Cork City, Ireland
Grand Parade, Cork City, Ireland
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Again today 1pm 🙏
Grand Parade, Cork City, Ireland
Grand Parade, Cork City, Ireland
Yep
14 years of @finegael.bsky.social in Government brings record breaking homeless numbers & epidemic of vacancy & dereliction but yeah its fault of Sinn Féin
Utter BS @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
His party ripped up the social contract
They don't care
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
14 years of @finegael.bsky.social in Government brings record breaking homeless numbers & epidemic of vacancy & dereliction but yeah its fault of Sinn Féin
Utter BS @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
His party ripped up the social contract
They don't care
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
Simon Harris roaring at Pearse Doherty yesterday in the Dáil saying he had no consideration for landlords and would leave them hung out to dry if he could.
I’m surprised that isn’t plastered everywhere online tbh. Jaw was on the floor listening to him.
I’m surprised that isn’t plastered everywhere online tbh. Jaw was on the floor listening to him.
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Yep
14 years of @finegael.bsky.social in Government brings record breaking homeless numbers & epidemic of vacancy & dereliction but yeah its fault of Sinn Féin
Utter BS @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
His party ripped up the social contract
They don't care
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
14 years of @finegael.bsky.social in Government brings record breaking homeless numbers & epidemic of vacancy & dereliction but yeah its fault of Sinn Féin
Utter BS @simonharrisireland.bsky.social
His party ripped up the social contract
They don't care
#DerelictIreland #HousingCrisis #SpeirGorm
16,766 in emergency accommodation but if you have been listening to Irish media all day the people we should really have sympathy for is the poor landlords leaving market, evicting tenants & taking their assets with them
F*ck this governmemt & f*ck landlordism #DerelictIreland
F*ck this governmemt & f*ck landlordism #DerelictIreland
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
16,766 in emergency accommodation but if you have been listening to Irish media all day the people we should really have sympathy for is the poor landlords leaving market, evicting tenants & taking their assets with them
F*ck this governmemt & f*ck landlordism #DerelictIreland
F*ck this governmemt & f*ck landlordism #DerelictIreland
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
A friend in the property business told me that every kind of protection for tenants has been eliminated by successive Irish governments. Other EU countries have decent protection and long-term tenancies. Why not us? (Too many TDs are landlords)
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A friend in the property business told me that every kind of protection for tenants has been eliminated by successive Irish governments. Other EU countries have decent protection and long-term tenancies. Why not us? (Too many TDs are landlords)
Theres a piece in todays @echolive.bsky.social about Bishop Lucey Park by Chief Executive of Cork City Council that is utter gaslighting, whataboutism & scarily unprofessional
I'm yet to met someone positive about changes, have a look at earlier comments to a video I posted on instagram #speirgorm
I'm yet to met someone positive about changes, have a look at earlier comments to a video I posted on instagram #speirgorm
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Theres a piece in todays @echolive.bsky.social about Bishop Lucey Park by Chief Executive of Cork City Council that is utter gaslighting, whataboutism & scarily unprofessional
I'm yet to met someone positive about changes, have a look at earlier comments to a video I posted on instagram #speirgorm
I'm yet to met someone positive about changes, have a look at earlier comments to a video I posted on instagram #speirgorm
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
We need to talk about HOLIDAY HOMES
If you already own a home, should you be allowed to buy a spare one?
The Dutch don't think so
New laws require buyers to obtain permits to buy a 2nd home, while existing owners will be given 1 year amnesty
#DerelictIreland #speirgorm #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome
If you already own a home, should you be allowed to buy a spare one?
The Dutch don't think so
New laws require buyers to obtain permits to buy a 2nd home, while existing owners will be given 1 year amnesty
#DerelictIreland #speirgorm #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We need to talk about HOLIDAY HOMES
If you already own a home, should you be allowed to buy a spare one?
The Dutch don't think so
New laws require buyers to obtain permits to buy a 2nd home, while existing owners will be given 1 year amnesty
#DerelictIreland #speirgorm #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome
If you already own a home, should you be allowed to buy a spare one?
The Dutch don't think so
New laws require buyers to obtain permits to buy a 2nd home, while existing owners will be given 1 year amnesty
#DerelictIreland #speirgorm #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
Switzerland has banned the construction of new holiday homes.
Should we do the same in Ireland?
But we can't if we don't even know which new homes are actual homes and which ones will be left empty for most of the year.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome #Speirgorm
Should we do the same in Ireland?
But we can't if we don't even know which new homes are actual homes and which ones will be left empty for most of the year.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome #Speirgorm
some of the new build “supply” is holiday homes, it’s not counted separately
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Switzerland has banned the construction of new holiday homes.
Should we do the same in Ireland?
But we can't if we don't even know which new homes are actual homes and which ones will be left empty for most of the year.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome #Speirgorm
Should we do the same in Ireland?
But we can't if we don't even know which new homes are actual homes and which ones will be left empty for most of the year.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome #Speirgorm
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
Please note @jimchalmers.bsky.social
We need to talk about HOLIDAY HOMES
If you already own a home, should you be allowed to buy a spare one?
The Dutch don't think so
New laws require buyers to obtain permits to buy a 2nd home, while existing owners will be given 1 year amnesty
#DerelictIreland #speirgorm #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome
If you already own a home, should you be allowed to buy a spare one?
The Dutch don't think so
New laws require buyers to obtain permits to buy a 2nd home, while existing owners will be given 1 year amnesty
#DerelictIreland #speirgorm #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Please note @jimchalmers.bsky.social
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
Holiday homes & homes used for holiday lets in tourist areas are pricing locals out
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Holiday homes & homes used for holiday lets in tourist areas are pricing locals out
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
#DerelictIreland
Dreary, despondent, destitute Ireland.
Neglected, rejected, dejected Ireland.
Gouged, scalped, ripped-off Ireland.
Public squalor for private profit, enabled and encouraged by a Government of landlords. It really doesn’t have to be like this.
Dreary, despondent, destitute Ireland.
Neglected, rejected, dejected Ireland.
Gouged, scalped, ripped-off Ireland.
Public squalor for private profit, enabled and encouraged by a Government of landlords. It really doesn’t have to be like this.
Leaving properties vacant and derelict for decades should not be tolerated, especially during a housing emergency.
📷94 Mount Street Lower, Dublin City
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Dublin #Ireland
📷94 Mount Street Lower, Dublin City
In my visualisation, red blocks represent some of the Derelict and Vacant Sites in Dublin City.
#DerelictIreland #VacantIreland #Dublin #Ireland
November 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
#DerelictIreland
Dreary, despondent, destitute Ireland.
Neglected, rejected, dejected Ireland.
Gouged, scalped, ripped-off Ireland.
Public squalor for private profit, enabled and encouraged by a Government of landlords. It really doesn’t have to be like this.
Dreary, despondent, destitute Ireland.
Neglected, rejected, dejected Ireland.
Gouged, scalped, ripped-off Ireland.
Public squalor for private profit, enabled and encouraged by a Government of landlords. It really doesn’t have to be like this.
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
If you have an illegal holiday home in Switzerland you will be fined €10k, your property sealed and a tenant will be found for the home.
In Ireland there is nothing stopping you buying an existing home and leaving it empty for as long as you want
#DerelictIreland #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome #Speirgorm
In Ireland there is nothing stopping you buying an existing home and leaving it empty for as long as you want
#DerelictIreland #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome #Speirgorm
Swiss made moves on that front too some years ago we-net.ch/en/the-secon...
The second homes initiative
When it comes to selling a property, there are a variety of reasons why homeowners decide to do so. From financial...
we-net.ch
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If you have an illegal holiday home in Switzerland you will be fined €10k, your property sealed and a tenant will be found for the home.
In Ireland there is nothing stopping you buying an existing home and leaving it empty for as long as you want
#DerelictIreland #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome #Speirgorm
In Ireland there is nothing stopping you buying an existing home and leaving it empty for as long as you want
#DerelictIreland #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome #Speirgorm
The legendary Sir Henry's was located at the back of this hotel
We have Pure Cork now instead
Now that's progress
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm #IrishMusic #CorkCity
We have Pure Cork now instead
Now that's progress
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm #IrishMusic #CorkCity
So what was once Grand Parade Hotel has become decades of dereliction
Since @judesherry.bsky.social & I arrived we've seen A City Rising Is A Beautiful Thing, A City Remembers & now Pure Cork
Thanks Cork City Council for turning Cork City into leading dereliction tourist destination #DerelictIreland
Since @judesherry.bsky.social & I arrived we've seen A City Rising Is A Beautiful Thing, A City Remembers & now Pure Cork
Thanks Cork City Council for turning Cork City into leading dereliction tourist destination #DerelictIreland
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The legendary Sir Henry's was located at the back of this hotel
We have Pure Cork now instead
Now that's progress
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm #IrishMusic #CorkCity
We have Pure Cork now instead
Now that's progress
#DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm #IrishMusic #CorkCity
So what was once Grand Parade Hotel has become decades of dereliction
Since @judesherry.bsky.social & I arrived we've seen A City Rising Is A Beautiful Thing, A City Remembers & now Pure Cork
Thanks Cork City Council for turning Cork City into leading dereliction tourist destination #DerelictIreland
Since @judesherry.bsky.social & I arrived we've seen A City Rising Is A Beautiful Thing, A City Remembers & now Pure Cork
Thanks Cork City Council for turning Cork City into leading dereliction tourist destination #DerelictIreland
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
So what was once Grand Parade Hotel has become decades of dereliction
Since @judesherry.bsky.social & I arrived we've seen A City Rising Is A Beautiful Thing, A City Remembers & now Pure Cork
Thanks Cork City Council for turning Cork City into leading dereliction tourist destination #DerelictIreland
Since @judesherry.bsky.social & I arrived we've seen A City Rising Is A Beautiful Thing, A City Remembers & now Pure Cork
Thanks Cork City Council for turning Cork City into leading dereliction tourist destination #DerelictIreland
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
If they're lonely they can cram 6 to a house like their tenants
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If they're lonely they can cram 6 to a house like their tenants
Simple
Ban evictions, unless tenant in situ, which the state/local authorities should be purchasing but of course the government cut that funding earlier this year
Wonder why?
Because its a government of landlords who don't give a shit about tenants
#EvictionBan #DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
Ban evictions, unless tenant in situ, which the state/local authorities should be purchasing but of course the government cut that funding earlier this year
Wonder why?
Because its a government of landlords who don't give a shit about tenants
#EvictionBan #DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Simple
Ban evictions, unless tenant in situ, which the state/local authorities should be purchasing but of course the government cut that funding earlier this year
Wonder why?
Because its a government of landlords who don't give a shit about tenants
#EvictionBan #DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
Ban evictions, unless tenant in situ, which the state/local authorities should be purchasing but of course the government cut that funding earlier this year
Wonder why?
Because its a government of landlords who don't give a shit about tenants
#EvictionBan #DerelictIreland #SpeirGorm
FFS, a 'lonely place' for landlords
What a load of BS
Bring back the Land League with its fair rents & fixity of tenure
#EvictionBan #DerelictIreland
What a load of BS
Bring back the Land League with its fair rents & fixity of tenure
#EvictionBan #DerelictIreland
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
FFS, a 'lonely place' for landlords
What a load of BS
Bring back the Land League with its fair rents & fixity of tenure
#EvictionBan #DerelictIreland
What a load of BS
Bring back the Land League with its fair rents & fixity of tenure
#EvictionBan #DerelictIreland
How about we sacrifice holiday homes so everyone has a home?
We need to talk about HOLIDAY HOMES
If you already own a home, should you be allowed to buy a spare one?
The Dutch don't think so
New laws require buyers to obtain permits to buy a 2nd home, while existing owners will be given 1 year amnesty
#DerelictIreland #speirgorm #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome
If you already own a home, should you be allowed to buy a spare one?
The Dutch don't think so
New laws require buyers to obtain permits to buy a 2nd home, while existing owners will be given 1 year amnesty
#DerelictIreland #speirgorm #EveryoneShouldHaveAHome
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
How about we sacrifice holiday homes so everyone has a home?
Everyone should have a home
Yes, everyone means everyone
We have over 160,000 vacant & over 20,000 derelict homes in Ireland
Use them or lose them
ffud streetart for #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
Sligo Town, Ireland, 2025, with @judesherry.bsky.social
Yes, everyone means everyone
We have over 160,000 vacant & over 20,000 derelict homes in Ireland
Use them or lose them
ffud streetart for #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
Sligo Town, Ireland, 2025, with @judesherry.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Everyone should have a home
Yes, everyone means everyone
We have over 160,000 vacant & over 20,000 derelict homes in Ireland
Use them or lose them
ffud streetart for #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
Sligo Town, Ireland, 2025, with @judesherry.bsky.social
Yes, everyone means everyone
We have over 160,000 vacant & over 20,000 derelict homes in Ireland
Use them or lose them
ffud streetart for #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland
Sligo Town, Ireland, 2025, with @judesherry.bsky.social
Reposted by Frank O'Connor
Today is week 92 of my Palestine solidarity protest at the US Embassy in Dublin from 2-3pm.
All are welcome 🇵🇸
As the slaughter continues so must our solidarity because none of us are free until Palestine is free ✊
#FreePalestine
#SaoirseDonPhalaistìn
All are welcome 🇵🇸
As the slaughter continues so must our solidarity because none of us are free until Palestine is free ✊
#FreePalestine
#SaoirseDonPhalaistìn
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Today is week 92 of my Palestine solidarity protest at the US Embassy in Dublin from 2-3pm.
All are welcome 🇵🇸
As the slaughter continues so must our solidarity because none of us are free until Palestine is free ✊
#FreePalestine
#SaoirseDonPhalaistìn
All are welcome 🇵🇸
As the slaughter continues so must our solidarity because none of us are free until Palestine is free ✊
#FreePalestine
#SaoirseDonPhalaistìn