Tallaght residents’ concerns deepen at intimidation
By Mary Dennehy
MEETINGS are to take place in` relation to serious anti-social behaviour and intimidation issues at the Mount Seskin Court apartment block, with those living in the complex also establishing a residents’ association in an attempt to be heard.
Since October 2015, The Echo has been publishing stories on the Killinarden-based apartment block and the various issues being experienced by residents, who feel there is little being done to support those living in the complex.
Residents have told The Echo how the complex is being plagued by gangs of youths who have turned the stairways into their personal session space, where they drink, smoke and urinate.
Residents are also being intimidated and threatened to the point that some are afraid to leave their apartments.
Despite residents raising their concerns in a series of articles in The Echo over the summer months, nothing has changed – with a gang of teenagers, some of whom had their faces covered, caught on camera last week using threatening language and throwing an object at residents.
A number of meetings are being organised with residents and according to Tallaght Sinn Féin councillor, Dermot Richardson: “Everybody needs to come on board to stop this behaviour.
“It’s having a huge impact on the people living in Mount Seskin, who are currently in the process of setting up a residents’ association in an attempt to be heard and move things forward.”
He added: “The businesses underneath the complex have come on board to support residents and we also need a meeting with the management company and the community gardai.
“Parents have a role to play in this as well, they need to know where their children are and what they are up to.”
A spokesperson from Chartered Assets Property Ltd, who manage the apartment units in the development, told The Echo: “We don’t manage any of the common areas in any form, we manage the individual apartments in the development.”
According to the spokesperson, responsibility for the communal areas in the apartment complex rests with Killinarden Property Management Company.
The Echo has been unsuccessful in its attempts to contact the Killinarden Property Management Company.
Cllr Richardson believes that both Chartered Assets Property Limited and the Killinarden Property Management Company have a responsibility to residents, with both being invited to meet with residents.
Tallaght Superintendent Peter Duff confirmed to The Echo that a community policing representative would attend a meeting with residents once prior notice was given.
He added: “We need people to come forward with specific information on the anti-social behaviour.”
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