Ask a solicitor: I live abroad and worry I might be targeted by squatters

Dear Karen,

I live abroad and inherited land about seven years ago, but I am conscious of someone claiming squatters’ rights, especially if they might know that I don’t live in Ireland and would not regularly check the property. 

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