Squatters 'would have to leave property if there was a CPO', says Carlow chief executive

Squatters "would have to leave a property if there was a valid Compulsory Purchase Order", Carlow County Council's chief executive, Kathleen Holohan, has said. 

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Ms Holohan was responding to questions about squatting in Carlow at the October full meeting of the local authority.

"If there was a valid CPO, the people concerned would have to leave the property. There might have to be an eviction notice," she added.