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Pavee Point said Traveller accommodation was in crisis with some of it 'unsafe' to live in (Pic Sunday Independent)

Call for major investment in Traveller accommodation

A leading campaigner for Travellers has claimed the housing situation for the travelling community has got much worse since the Carrickmines tragedy in 2015.

News • 22 Jan 19

The fire caused the deaths of five adults and five children (Pic: Sunday Independent)

Chip pan was cause of Carrickmines fire, inquest told

An inquest has heard that the fire that killed ten people at a halting site in Carrickmines, Co Dublin, in 2015 was caused by a chip pan that had been left on a hot plate on the cooker.

Dublin • 14 Jan 19

Members of the public pay their respects at the site of the Carrickmines fire

No prosecution to be brought over Carrickmines fire

No criminal charges will be brought in relation to the deaths of ten people following a fire at a Carrickmines halting site.

Dublin • 09 Aug 18

The audit was ordered in the wake of the Carrickmines fire tragedy in October 2015

Audit finds fire safety issues in Traveller homes

A national fire safety audit of Traveller accommodation, which was ordered in the wake of last year’s Carrickmines tragedy, has found that over 80% of the units inspected had no smoke alarm or fire blanket.

News • 21 Sep 16

The new site houses five three-bedroom mobile homes

Carrickmines survivors move into temporary housing

15 people made homeless by a fire at a halting site in Carrickmines, South Dublin on 10 October have moved into temporary accommodation at a nearby site.

News • 25 Oct 15

Residents formed a blockade, preventing diggers from entering the site

Carrickmines protest 'disheartening', says Kelly

Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly said he is incredibly disappointed and disheartened by a protest over the rehousing of those made homeless following the Carrickmines halting site fire.

News • 13 Oct 15

Taoiseach Enda Kenny pays his respects to the victims of the fire

Flags to fly at half-mast for Carrickmines victims

Tributes have been paid to the 10 people who lost their lives in a fire in Carrickmines in Co Dublin yesterday.

News • 12 Oct 15

Carrickmines Fire