Building firm faces sentence in relation to fatality

A construction company faces sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court under the Health and Safety Act arising out of a fatality at a building site near the city centre more than three years ago.

Mr Damien Fulton of Ridgewood Close, Swords pleaded guilty on behalf of Pierse Contracting Ltd to three breaches of section seven of the Health and Safety Act at Gallery Quay, Pearse Street on March 14, 2005.