# Fire Safety

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2022

# Fire Safety

'I nearly fell off my chair': Dublin apartment owners face €68,000 fire defects bill

As many as 100,000 homes across the country may be impacted by fire safety or water ingress issues.

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Aug 19th 2022, 9:30 PM

# Fire Safety

Housing Minister: Plan will be developed to help owners of Celtic Tiger-era apartments with defects

As many as 100,000 homes are estimated to be impacted.

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Jul 28th 2022, 3:00 PM

# August

Public urged to be mindful of fire, water and road safety on bank holiday weekend

Summer bank holidays tend to the most dangerous for preventable deaths as people take to beaches or road trips.

7.2k

Jul 27th 2022, 3:43 PM

# Fire Safety

'We need help': Owners of defective Celtic Tiger-era apartments want support akin to mica scheme

Some homeowners have been asked to pay levies of up to €25,000.

A working group report has estimated that total repair costs across the country could reach up to €2.8 billion, Michelle Hennessy reports.

Some who were unable to pay the costs faced legal threats, while others had to take on additional debt to cover contributions to repairs.

34.1k

Jul 25th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Fire Safety

Final report on Celtic Tiger era apartment defects to be sent to minister

As many as 100,000 apartments and duplexes may be affected by these issues.

10.4k

Jul 22nd 2022, 6:45 AM

# Fire Safety

Builders' levy should help pay for works on thousands of defective apartments, says Bacik

Government will have to provide assistance, Leo Varadkar has said.

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Jul 15th 2022, 9:07 AM

# Fire Safety

Celtic Tiger apartments: Householders frustrated over lack of access to loans for defect repairs

One homeowner said he was turned away by five banks when he tried to take out a loan to help cover the €15,000 bill.

Owners are being asked to pay bills of between €15,000 and €20,000, Michelle Hennessy writes.

Tens of thousands of apartment units built during the Celtic Tiger era are estimated to be affected by construction defects.

Owners are calling on the government to ensure easier access to loans so they can cover the lump sum.

38.5k

Apr 29th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Fire Safety

Limerick recycling firm ordered to donate €10,000 to Ukraine fund after waste management breach

A fire broke out at the plant last year.

24.8k

Apr 25th 2022, 7:14 PM

# Swords

'I just can't afford it': €15k fire safety repair bill for Dublin apartment homeowners

The owner management company said legal advice has been sought but the original developer company has been liquidated.

69.9k

Apr 17th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Kilmainham

Owners of Dublin apartments have to pay €500k for fire safety repairs

The Metropolitan Apartments are in Kilmainham, Dublin 8.

47.6k

Apr 5th 2022, 6:00 PM

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Voices

Opinion: Prioritising small housing units on crammed sites leads to risks

Orla Hegarty writes that lockdown has been a time to reflect on getting our new housing right.

15.0k

Aug 20th 2020, 7:00 AM

# fire risk

'Smoke was coming from the door': Customers without washing machines for two months after Whirlpool recall

The company has said it is trying to resolve the issue as quickly as possible and denied prioritising UK customers over Irish ones.

36.4k

Feb 22nd 2020, 9:00 AM

# simonsridge

'I'm fed up': Owners of Sandyford apartments given deadline to pay for fire safety repairs

An audit last year found potential fire safety deficiencies that could cost owners up to €14,000 each to repair.

61.4k

Jan 19th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Fire Safety

Dublin Fire Brigade issues warning ahead of cold snap as temperatures set to plunge nationwide

It is expected to get as low as -4 degrees tonight.

64.0k

Jan 18th 2020, 2:59 PM

# High Court

Nursing home brings High Court challenge over Hiqa finding which raised fire safety concerns

The challenge has been brought by JCP Powdermill Care Centre Ltd.

18.9k

Dec 17th 2019, 9:00 PM

# Overcrowding

Patients on trolleys moved from overcrowded Limerick ED after unannounced fire officer visit

The senior fire officer visited after concerns were raised about the number of trolleys in corridors in the ED.

29.8k

Nov 27th 2019, 7:36 PM

# Seville Place

Residents at Dublin properties wish to remain despite being ordered to vacate over fire safety concerns

The judge ruled that the orders previously granted by the High Court are to remain in place.

11.9k

Sep 24th 2019, 6:23 PM

# High Court

Over 40 residents ordered to immediately vacate Dublin flats over fire safety concerns

If a fire started in any of the three buildings it would “spread very quickly”, the High Court was told.

30.0k

Sep 5th 2019, 6:16 PM

# Rooskey

Concerns raised about fire safety issues at hotel earmarked to house asylum seekers before arson attacks

Plans to open a Direct Provision centre in Rooskey were scrapped based on legal advice.

11.0k

May 7th 2019, 12:05 AM

Voices

Opinion: The critical finding of the Carrickmines inquest was not emphasised by media enough

Much of the media reporting focused on the alcohol intake of the victims but that it is not how fire inquests are normally reported, writes Jacinta Brack.

24.7k

Jan 30th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Careful Now

Everything you need to know to keep yourself, your kids and your pets safe this Halloween

Emergency services do not want to see a repeat of Halloween-related injuries they have seen in previous years.

13.6k

Oct 28th 2018, 8:00 PM

# Fire Safety

Number of deaths from fires doubled last year

Figures released today show that people over the age of 65 made up the majority of fatalities, with 24 deaths reported last year.

7.9k

Jul 31st 2018, 10:01 PM

# Fire Safety

Rare Condition Red forest fire warning issued as highs of 30 degrees forecast tomorrow

Temperatures are due to range between 24 to 30 degrees tomorrow, according to Met Éireann.

24.3k

Jun 26th 2018, 8:14 PM

# Fire Safety

Task force rule out any such Grenfell Tower fire incident occurring in Ireland

Minister Eoghan Murphy set up a group to assess Ireland’s fire safety measures following the Grenfell blaze in London last year.

6.3k

Jun 6th 2018, 8:36 PM

# disaster inquiry

'Stay put' policy and building cladding blamed in report into Grenfell Tower inferno

72 people lost their lives in the tower block blaze.

23.9k

Jun 4th 2018, 9:58 PM

# Fire Safety

Firefighters vote no confidence in two senior officials in wake of Ballymun high-rise fire

Siptu said questions have been raised about how the fire jumped downwards two floors and called for stronger risk assessment procedures.

40.4k

Mar 27th 2018, 10:45 PM

# leeside apartments

Cork residents facing mass evictions say fire safety issues can be fixed without them moving

A new report has suggested they may not have to leave their homes.

11.1k

Jan 16th 2018, 6:30 AM

# India

Massive fire kills 14 people in Mumbai restaurant

Police said they were investigating the cause of the fire.

7.1k

Dec 29th 2017, 8:23 AM

# Camphill

Concerns raised about how residents would exit disability centre in event of fire

While there were master keys to individual units at the centre, there was no clarity as to how these could be located in an emergency.

10.5k

Nov 1st 2017, 1:13 PM

# safety standards

Fire audits ordered for more school buildings, but minister says they're safe

Bruton said Western Building Systems is still eligible to apply for government building contracts.

7.6k

Sep 26th 2017, 8:01 PM

# leuven institute

Families of Irish students killed in Belgium college fire satisfied with court verdict

Sara Gibadlo, aged 19, and Dace Zarin, aged 22 were students of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT).

10.0k

Sep 5th 2017, 2:21 PM

# checkups

Fire safety audits to be carried out on 25 schools constructed in the last 20 years

Fire safety in Ireland’s public buildings has been under the microscope in recent months.

11.4k

Sep 1st 2017, 7:45 PM

# Fire Safety

Housing estate where 7 people have died in blazes 'must be brought into new fire safety review'

The new Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has ordered a fire safety review of all multi-story apartments in the State.

22.1k

Jul 2nd 2017, 12:05 AM

# Fire Safety

Calls for nationwide fire safety checks after discovery of Grenfell cladding on Cork County Council HQ

Cork County Council confirmed that its headquarters had the same cladding as Grenfell Tower.

13.5k

Jun 27th 2017, 3:24 PM

# Cladding

60 high-rise buildings across the UK have failed fire safety tests

Areas affected include the city of Manchester, Camden, Plymouth, Hounslow, Portsmouth, Barnet and Brent.

21.1k

Jun 25th 2017, 5:50 PM

# London

'Where are we all going?': 83 residents of Camden towers refuse to leave their homes

Some residents first learned of the evacuation while watching the news.

16.4k

Jun 24th 2017, 9:18 AM

Voices

'Does our Housing Minister know how many homes are at risk of rapid fire spread?'

In Ireland, the concerns of residents about fire safety in several housing developments constructed hastily during the Celtic Tiger boom have fallen on deaf ears, writes Cian O’Callaghan.

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Jun 20th 2017, 6:30 AM