Priory Hall crisis was building up for years

DESPITE the coverage during the week, the Priory Hall scandal isn’t new.

Last week, the residents of 187 apartments were ordered by the High Court to evacuate the building in north Dublin. The building is a deadly fire hazard. Such was the concern of Justice Nicholas Kearns that he ordered a fire engine to remain in situ last weekend in case any fire broke out.

While the judge had the best interests of the residents at heart, they had been living under the same threat for nearly two years.