The Government has launched a second investigation into serious fire safety concerns in Celtic Tiger-era schools amid growing fears that the scale of the crisis has been deliberately “suppressed”.

The case for a widespread audit of Celtic Tiger-era buildings has never been as strong, writes Michael Clifford.

Firefighters have called for an urgent review of all public and residential buildings built over the past decade in direct response to serious fire safety fears in Celtic Tiger-era schools.

The brother of Dara Quigley this evening joined a vigil outside Leinster House to remember a woman who "wanted to make a change".