Don Kerman in one of the children's room at his home in Gilmartin Road, Tuam. Photo: Ray Ryan

Council say this house is fit for habitation!

 “I’M not looking for a palace, just somewhere to live in decency and where we don’t have to worry about what impact our home is having on our health and wellbeing.” This is how Don Bosco Kerman sums up his plight in a home, which by any objective civilised standards would be condemned as uninhabitable.
Bosco, as he is better known, lives at 75 Gilmartin Road and has engaged in a long-running battle with his landlord, Galway Co Council, in an effort for them to take responsibility for their property.

Read the full story in this week's edition of The Tuam Herald