Pictures of Ireland's abandoned housing
During the economic boom, Irish developers attempted to cash in, building tens of thousands of houses. However, poor planning decisions and the global recession have resulted in a large number of estates being abandoned, unoccupied or unfinished
The Waterways, an empty and unsold housing development, is pictured in the village of Keshcarrigan, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Cnoc An Iuir, an empty and unsold housing development, is pictured in the village of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim January 28, 2012. During the economic boom, Irish developers attempted to cash in, building tens of thousands of houses.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Lis Cara, an empty and unused housing development, is pictured in the town of Carrick On Shannon, County Leitrim January 28, 2012. However, poor planning decisions and the global recession have resulted in a large number of estates being abandoned, unoccupied or unfinished.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
The Waterways, an empty and unsold housing development, is pictured in the village of Keshcarrigan, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Crest Of A Wave, an empty and unsold housing development, is pictured in the village of Bundoran, County Donegal January 29, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
The Waterways, an empty and unsold housing development, is pictured in the village of Keshcarrigan, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
An advertising board is pictured in Longford town showing reduced prices on houses January 27, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Security fencing surrounds Cnoc An Iuir, an empty and unsold housing development, in the village of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Hoarding surrounds an unfinished building in an empty and unsold housing development in the village of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim January 27, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Barbed wire surrounds Cnoc an Iuir, an empty and unsold housing development, in the village of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
An electrical cable is used to secure a security fence surrounding Cnoc an Iuir, an empty and unsold housing development in the village of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Lis Cara, an empty and unused housing development, is pictured in the town of Carrick On Shannon in County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Security hoarding surrounds an empty and unsold housing development near the village of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
A padlock is pictured against security in an empty and unsold housing development near the village of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Cnoc An Iuir, an empty and unsold housing development, is pictured in the village of Drumshanbo, County Leitrim January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS
Lake View, an empty and unsold housing development is pictured in the village of Keshcarrigan, County Leitrim, January 28, 2012.Cathal McNaughton/REUTERS