Tony Rochford was at the end of his tether when he climbed the toll gantry on the M50 and cut wires on the system. It was 9.30pm on June 16, 2017.

RIDING high after finishing their fourth album and halfway through recording their fifth, Mumford & Sons are at a crossroads.

Thousands of parents affected by the deepening schools safety scandal could sue the State for “considerable damages” as a direct result of the decade-long failure to uncover the potentially life-threatening crisis.

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A report prompted by the Grenfell tragedy in London should pave the way for a rejuvenated fire safety regime, according to the body representing the country’s Chief Fire Officers.

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A new documentary drawing from more than 400 hours of footage uncovered from a local archive is a powerful exploration of the legacy of State neglect, writes Brian O’Flynn.

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Seventy people and a stillborn baby make up the final death toll in the Grenfell Tower fire, police have confirmed.

Latest: Firefighters have been praised for averting loss of life after a fire broke out in a high-rise tower block near Belfast.

The response to the Grenfell Tower fire was branded a "disgrace" after the British Government revealed the majority of the families who lost their homes have not been permanently rehoused.

The board of the tenant management organisation at the centre of the Grenfell Tower fire in London will recommend a meeting on its proposed closure be postponed following opposition from residents.

Patrick O’Reilly, one of Ireland’s most celebrated artists, was one of 31 contemporary artists to donate works of art for an auction to raise money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

Firefighters are carrying out "regular site visits" to blocks of flats in the west end of Glasgow over fears about material used on the buildings.

Latest: The first hearing of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry concluded to a chorus of heckles after a prominent lawyer attempted to quiz the probe's chairman.

A man who carried his disabled mother from the top floor of Grenfell Tower has described how they made their escape.

Money has allegedly been stolen from a flat in Grenfell Tower, the Metropolitan Police said.

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.

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 Department of Education has launched an immediate review of Celtic Tiger-era schools’ fire safety standards amid fears over the protections they would offer during a blaze.

An intense security operation is in place as the Notting Hill Carnival gets under way.

Grenfell Tower survivors have resorted to searching for new homes privately out of frustration at the council's rehousing efforts two months after the fire in London.

Hundreds of residents will be evacuated from their high-rise flats after an investigation revealed their homes may not be safe.

Over the last several years, there has been numerous reports of buildings, built primarily during the boom, not meeting fire safety or other building regulations or being deemed unsafe, writes Paul Mills,

The majority of residents made homeless after the Grenfell Tower fire remain in emergency accommodation seven weeks on from the devastating blaze.

Senior councillors and decision-makers linked to the Grenfell Tower refurbishment cannot stay in their roles as a corporate manslaughter investigation looms, the area's MP said.

Hundreds of towers across England were discovered to have fire safety flaws including broken fire doors and holes which could help blazes spread, new figures show.

A Grenfell Tower survivor who escaped from the 19th floor of the burning building has said he will be haunted for life by the sight of the raging fire.

Family and friends of five of those killed in the Grenfell Tower fire, including two child victims, have gathered to remember their loved ones.

The US manufacturer of the cladding panels on Grenfell Tower in London, where at least 80 people died in a fire last month, has said it stopped selling them for high-rise buildings because it cannot control how they are installed.

Catch up on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Since the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in London, concern has grown over the use of polyethylene cladding on buildings in Ireland, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

The new leader of the council at the centre of the Grenfell Tower fire has rejected calls to resign, after a meeting heard traumatic accounts of survivors' experiences since the blaze.

The plastic core of the cladding used on Grenfell Tower could have burned as quickly as petrol, a fire safety expert has said.

A shareholder of Arconic has filed a lawsuit in the US accusing the company of defrauding shareholders over its supply of cladding panels used at Grenfell Tower, the London high-rise where at least 80 people died in a fire last month.

THIS week marked two anniversaries of tragedies — or atrocities if you’d prefer to be more direct — where too many lives were needlessly lost. 

Grenfell community leaders have demanded to know how money collected for victims of the blaze will be distributed.

The officer leading the Grenfell Tower fire investigation has said police are determined to return those who died to their families, in a statement released four weeks after the tragedy.

Survivors of the Grenfell Tower tragedy are marking four weeks since the devastating fire by paying respects to those killed.

The London Fire Commissioner defended the controversial advice for residents to stay put as the flames spread, insisting it was the right way to act in most cases.

Around 255 survivors escaped the Grenfell Tower blaze, police have revealed.

The families of victims of the Grenfell Tower fire have been told at a meeting with a coroner and the Met Police that their relatives may not be identified until the end of the year.

More than 100 offers of long-term accommodation have been made to survivors of the Grenfell Tower blaze.