Woman’s death linked to asbestos exposure

The family of a woman who died from a form of cancer linked to asbestos say she may have been exposed to the material during the construction of a Dublin flat complex.

Mary Wynne, 86, and her family were among the first to move into the Dolphin’s Barn Flat Complex in Dublin’s south inner city in 1955. The family took up residency in the first completed block of flats while construction continued on the remaining blocks.

Mrs Wynne, a mother of 12 from Saul Rd in Crumlin and formerly Dolphin House, died from a rare form of aggressive cancer linked to asbestos. A former trader at the Iveagh Market, she also spent time working as a cleaner at a waterworks site during the 1980s, according to her daughter Stephanie Wynne.