Collapsed station roof passed safety inspection in January

The roof that collapsed in Cork’s Kent Station was inspected and passed as safe last January.

Collapsed station roof passed safety inspection in January

Iarnród Éireann confirmed that the full annual inspection of the station was carried in January and that no issues were identified as needing repair or follow up.

Dozens of rail passengers cheated death by seconds on Wednesday when a freak “mini-tornado” squall destroyed a huge section of the station roof just after a loaded train pulled out.

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