€3k each for siblings who suffered respiratory problems in damp flat

Two brothers and their sister, who all claimed they suffered respiratory problems because of the dampness and unhealthy state of their Dublin City Council apartment, have been awarded damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Counsel Conor Kearney told the court that since siblings Christian Preston, aged 16, Nathan Preston, aged 10, and Macey Preston, aged 6, moved out of their home at Carlton Hall, Shelmartin Avenue, Marino, Dublin, in September last year, their respiratory problems have improved.

Mr Kearney said the damp in the apartment had become apparent in 2011 and after the children’s mother, Danielle Preston, made several complaints, Dublin City Council inspected the property and installed dehumidifiers.