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said that even after taking into account whether a patient had a medical card residents in the flats were "still 1.9 times as likely to have evidence for asthma in their medical records as other patients in the same practice". The report follows on from a 2021 report on the inadequate state of the
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Gayle Cullen, chair of the Oliver Bond Resident's Group, said "People are living with considerable damp and mould. Most of the windows are ill-fitting, old, and draughty. It’s impossible to keep the flats warm which puts an extra cost on residents along with the health burden. Older people and
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82.8% of residents reported problems with mould and damp in their homes, 35% reported sewage problems, over 55% had been told by a doctor that damp mould or sewage was contributing to their families ill-health and over 30% had water coming into their homes.
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children particularly are really vulnerable to the effects of the cold, damp and mould spores. The Trinity School of Medicine report is great as it supports what we have been saying for years. These flats are hurting our health."
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Local residents collected an archive of materials relating to the history of the flats, including personal photos. They also held talks on Herbert Simms and the role of public housing in Irish society.
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trimmings and are named alphabetically from A to T with the letters I, J, K and Q omitted. The site is bounded by Oliver Bond Street, Bridgefoot Street, Usher Street and Usher's Quay.
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factory, sewing factories or the Winstanley shoe factory. There was a popular belief that the residents were all employed in the
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Higher prevalence of asthma linked to unhealthy living conditions in Dublin South Inner City community
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Many factories closed in the 1970 and 1980s, leaving only a factory that makes clothing labels.
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Many residents were employed in local factories, such as a mattress factory on Manor Street, a
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buildings. The report was in cooperation with the Robert Emmet Community Development Project.
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Respiratory Health Among Residents of Oliver Bond House Final Report
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which was founded in 1740. This was later owned by a son of
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dealing in the flats. It is connected to the Kinahan gang.
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Respiratory Health Among Residents of Oliver Bond House
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there was a boycott of Guinness "Protestant porter".
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53°20′41″N 6°16′47″W / 53.34475°N 6.27966°W / 53.34475; -6.27966
Herbert George Simms
Art Deco
flats
Liberties
Dublin
Herbert George Simms
Oliver Bond
Society of United Irishmen
Art Deco
Daniel O'Connell
Guinness Brewery
1841 election
matchstick
Guinness Brewery
Irish Army
United Nations Operation in the Congo
Niemba ambush
Garda Síochána
heroin
crack cocaine
Eddie Hutch Snr
Kinahan-Hutch feud
School of Medicine
Trinity College Dublin
June Rodgers
James Bond

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