Douglas Village Shopping Centre sues for €30m over fire

As a result of the fire, Douglas Village Shopping Centre has been closed since August of last year.

The owners of the Douglas Village shopping centre in Cork are suing for more than €30m in damages after an allegedly defective Opel Zafira car went on fire in the centre's car park forcing it to remain shut since August 31 last year.

The centre is not expected to reopen until autumn 2020 at the earliest, the Commercial Court has been told. Mr Justice David Barniville has agreed to fast-track the case against four entities in that court.