LISTEN: Locals promise to maintain vigil around Strokestown property in eviction row
Friends and neighbours of a Strokestown family at the centre of an eviction controversy are maintaining a round-the-clock presence at the house.
The local community is rallying to support the family, who returned to their home yesterday, after it was repossessed last week.
A family friend, Donal Hanly, told Shannonside FM they’re happy to be back but are very tired and traumatised by the events of the past eight days.
The scene at the bungalow at Falsk today is calm with just a handful of cars parked outside in stark contrast to the incidents in recent days.
The family came home yesterday afternoon after the house was abandoned following the violence that took place in the early hours of Sunday morning when eight security men were injured at the spot.
The front windows of the house which were broken have now been boarded up and a missing panel in the front door has also been temporarily filled in with plyboard.
But the front gate which had been brok