Firetrap homes: Homeowners suffer sour legacy of boom at Ceol Na Mara

The State is still not ensuring compliance as building boom nightmare hits southeast, writes Michael Clifford

Firetrap homes: Homeowners suffer sour legacy of boom at Ceol Na Mara
Wed, 08 Jun, 2016 - 01:00
Michael Clifford
Mick Clifford

The scourge of firetrap homes has broken out in the south-east.

A village just over 15km from the seaside resort of Tramore, Co Waterford, is the latest location of a housing estate that is officially a danger to life.

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