Report raises further worrying questions over razed estate

A new report into a housing estate that was the scene of a devastating fire raises questions of culpability and redress for residents, says Michael Clifford.

HOW safe is your home? The question might appear alarmist, but if your home was built in the years of the Celtic Tiger, it is entirely legitimate. A new report into a housing estate in Newbridge, where a devastating fire luckily resulted in no casualties, raises further worrying questions.

For the 90 residents of Milford Manor, there is a litany of defects and shortcomings which, the report states, “leads to a total loss of saleable title and value for the properties and the almost certain withdrawal of insurance facilities”.