Unfit home for troubled children remains open

A HOME for troubled children is still in use 18 months after social inspectors said it should be closed down as a matter of urgency.

The Victorian building close to Dublin city centre was found unfit for purpose and a potential fire trap, by the independent Social Services Inspectorate (SSI).

The centre, which provides emergency care for homeless teenagers in the east of the country, was originally inspected in May 2004 and again in 2005.