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121 people stranded on Roscommon's housing list for over seven years

Feb 16, 2026 07:18
By Eoghan Murphy
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121 people stranded on Roscommon's housing list for over seven years

A total of 86 are in the Boyle Municipal District, with 11 in south Roscommon, and 22 in mid-Roscommon.

A total of 121 people have been waiting for a council home in Co Roscommon for over seven years.

A total of 88 are in the Boyle Municipal District, with 11 in south Roscommon, and 22 in mid-Roscommon.

In total, there are 713 people on Roscommon County Council's social housing waiting list.

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Independent councillor Tom Crosby, from Tarmonbarry, says the figures are very worrying:

 

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