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 Falls Road flats to be demolished 7/28/2010 - 3:07:12 PM Flats where a west Belfast man was killed are to be demolished, it was revealed today. Former IRA prisoner Frank “Bap” McGreevy, 51, was murdered in his Ross Street home, Falls Road, in March 2008. Now Social Development Minister Alex Attwood has pledged to remove the properties as they have become a hotbed of anti-social behaviour. “I recognise that these flats have had a difficult, and at times, very dark past,” he said. “It has become more and more evident to me that we need not just new housing here, but also a much improved environment, to make the area not vulnerable to the activity of anti-social elements and more appealing for those who will live here.” Thomas Valliday, 22, from Lady Street, Belfast, was convicted last February of killing Mr McGreevy. He was high on a cocktail of drink and drugs when he battered him with a variety of weapons including a pick-axe handle. The trial heard that in the aftermath of the attack, Valliday attacked two other men and two cars in the nearby Clonard area. Mr Attwood added the revised plans, drawn up by the Housing Executive on the minister’s instructions, involved demolition of 12 flats, two houses and six cottages in the area. A total of 11 new family homes will bring more people to live on this site. “I believe the plans I am publishing today represent a good chance to address all of the issues raised with me and I am determined to move them on without further delay,” he said. “I want to hear what residents think of our plans and subject to those views, expect to be able to have the final plans drawn up as early as October this year.” |
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