Latest: Dublin Fire Brigade not properly resourced to deal with major disaster says firefighter

Latest: Firefighter and Workers’ Party representative David Gardiner has today called for urgent training and improved resources for firefighters in the wake of last night’s fire at the Metro Hotel in Ballymun.

Update 6.19pm: Firefighter and Workers’ Party representative David Gardiner has today called for urgent training and improved resources for firefighters in the wake of last night’s fire at the Metro Hotel in Ballymun.

Gardiner, who is the Workers’ Party representative for Lucan-Palmerstown, and a firefighter with Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB), said: "Thanks to the work of my colleagues in DFB, there was no loss of life in Ballymun last night.