Council ‘left us to live in death trap flat’

A local authority has been accused of abandoning dozens of residents living in an apartment complex condemned as a fire trap.

The families claim Meath County Council has done nothing despite being handed the damning report almost a year ago.

The council was given the engineer’s report last July highlighting major deficiencies in the fire safety for Riverwalk Court in Ratoath. The deficiencies in the building were such that the report’s author felt compelled to forward the report to the council in the interests of public safety.