Unsafe school build raises questions about others

Fire safety controversies have blighted apartment blocks and now a school, prompting Fiachra Ó Cionnaith to ask where go from here

First it was Priory Hall. Last week it was Longboat Quay. Today it is a school which posed serious fire safety risks to more than 200 children and staff for six years. It is legitimate to ask: Where to next?

Details revealed in today’s Irish Examiner show that despite the renewed focus on Celtic Tiger-era apartment fire safety issues in recent days, Government has been aware for over a year that the serious problems are — in at least one case — not limited to just a single part of the construction sector.