Ulidia House protest results in three residents being moved from flats

Three residents are to leave a block of social housing flats in South Belfast after a protest on Saturday night, it is understood.

The protest at Ulidia House on the Donegall Road was over alleged sex offenders reportedly being housed there.

Several dozen residents held a peaceful protest at the flats on Saturday night.

A second protest was planned for Monday night, however, it has now been called off.

A source told Belfast Live that after community representatives, the PSNI and Choice Housing met on Monday, the three people were spoken with and agreed to leave voluntarily.

Choice Housing, which looks after the flats, said that it did not comment on individual cases.

A spokesman added: "Choice takes the safety of all our tenants seriously. We are aware of a number of concerns that have been raised in relation to Ulidia House, Belfast.

"Our management team has been engaging with the local community, tenants and relevant statutory bodies and will continue to do so. We do not comment on individual cases due to tenant confidentiality."

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