LONGBOAT QUAY: Report on flats’ fire risks withheld last year

An internal Dublin Fire Brigade report recommended the serving of a fire notice on Longboat Quay in May of last year, the Irish Examiner has learned.

If the notice had been served, it would almost certainly have resulted in an evacuation of the Dublin city centre apartment complex a year ago.

The recommendation came from senior executive fire officer Donal Casey, the same officer who had served the fire safety notice on Priory Hall in 2011.