A High Court Judge has said he has "no option" other than to make orders that three Dublin properties he described as "firetraps" be vacated over fire safety concerns. Last month, the High Court granted Dublin City Council (DCC) temporary injunctions requiring the residents of the properties which are each divided into several flats or bedsits, to immediately vacate the buildings. At the High Court, Mr Justice Noonan made the injunctions, sought under section 23 of the 1981 Fire Services Act, final. The properties, he said, must be vacated until a time the properties are compliant with fire safety regulations. Given the evidence put before the court about the buildings he said he had no option other than to grant the orders sought.

Source: Irish Examiner October 15, 2019 17:15 UTC