Carrickmines fire survivors to be accommodated in council car park

Council admits site is "not ideal" and says decision was made with "great reluctance"

Blaze claimed ten lives Pic: RollingNews.ie

Travellers left homeless by the Carrickmines fire will not be housed on a site which the council had identified as the most suitable temporary accommodation.

Residents on the Rockville Drive cul-de-sac had blocked works on the site last week and had since been involved in discussions with the council.

But this eveningDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has confirmed temporary emergency accommodation for the surviving family members of the fire tragedy is to be now ...