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FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BROUGHT a massive blaze under control that broke out in one of Cork city’s best-known buildings.
The fire was reported after 8.30pm last night at the abandoned St Kevin’s Asylum, also known as St Anne’s, located near the Lee Fields.
By midnight, three pumps, two water tankers and 25 firefighters were on site. Cork City Fire Brigade said that “crews [worked] hard to try and save some of the building”.
It’s thought that up to two-thirds of the building has been destroyed in the fire; photos of the incident seem to show the roof has completely collapsed.
The building, which was closed in 2002, was unoccupied at the time. The cause of the fire is yet unknown.
Locals reacted to the news by saying it was a shame the building was left derelict for so long and that no restorative work was done to reuse the 200-year-old building.
Units of Cork City Fire Brigade remain on scene to monitor what’s left of the structure.
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March …the Orange orders favored month …
“Im
Dreaming
Of a white
Saint Patricks day…”
Said no one ever…..
…. standin on the flat bit behind the railings at the Bank of Ireland gettin the ears bate off with snow and wind, oh happy days.
March weather ,
Can be in like a lion and out like a lamb or vice versa. …
Heard it called ‘March Many Weathers’ in the olden days :-). Hate to spoil things but I have seen snow in May in Dublin [ not saying that it did not snow elsewhere in the country that day just in case the culchies get uppity about it ]
We always get a snow in March it’s not surprising, tis a mad month for oul weather.
In like a lion, out like a lamb
Seems like the county councils don’t know that. Hardly a road from my house to work sanded (1 hour drive across Kildare). Nightmare! Nearly lost my life last year getting to work. Looks like this year will be the same.
‘March many weathers’ BUT grass officially starts to grow on 17th and it better hay getting low
We had weather this time last year .
We have weather all the time. It’s brilliant.
Feed the birds and leave out some water. OK?? :-)
I got cruciate ligament reconstruction few weeks ago.Snow and ice is the last thing I need.
Lousy smarch weather
Met Éireann issue a snow warning after the snow has started. Did they not realise until they looked out the window of their building in Glasnevin this morning? Our tax money hard at work as usual.
Snowing here in Roscommon and one to two inches on the ground.
Dublin gets a bit of snow and its a big news story who gives a toss
What, Dingle is in dublin now? Dublin is mentioned because of the rugby game, several other areas are also mentioned.
David if you bothered the read the article properly you’ll find its all over the country you tool !
And, well oiled, twenty eejits gave him a green thumb.
That Dingle video has me so chilled that I’ve to go back bed for a few hours.
Snowing in Dublin all morning not sticking though
TBH there’s so many weather/wind warning lately, I actually don’t take them seriously….cry wolf.
Chicken stew bubbling away on the stove,bring on the snow.
Nearly slide off the road three times today @ 30km an hr, adrenalin / white knuckle driving …so glad to be a home curled up in a fur ball!
Long as it’s not a regurgitated cats fur ball
March can always be a cruel month? As can April…
Ireland doing great woopppee
Cold weather is not unusual for March. As per usual the journal tries to make a story out of nothing.
Stop reading it then!
I think Maurice, that the journal were relaying a weather warning issued by met eireann, as did most media outlets in the country.
Looks like snow Ted.
Where is the snow. Do tell
Well it is not snowing!!! The Journal is obsessed with exaggerating the weather. Give us a break
You mean it’s not snowing where *you* are? You know that people around Ireland read the Journal…not just you and your neighbours? :D
Colin, I’ve just finished building my kids a snowman. Looks real enough to me
Why do they forecast ‘hail’ when it’s too cold for it?
Too cover their asses!
There was hail this morning in South Kildare and this afternoon in Central Dublin. I know because it landed on my head.
South Kildare and Central Dublin?Man, you must have an awful big head….
Roasting over here in lanzarote 23 c
8======>~~~
What is the name of the music track in the video?
The dubliner’s
Lousy Smarch weather!
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