Less than a year after the partial collapse of the former Brady building in Narrow West Street, another very serious potential public safety issue has come to light.
“The issue relates to the buildings at 71 and 72 Narrow West Street and the real possibility of falling masonry, or potentially a partial collapse which could cause injury or worse” said Dom Gradwell of the Drogheda Vacancy and Dereliction Task Force.
“We understand that No.72 has recently been added to the Derelict Sites Register and we are also aware of a long planning history in relation to No.71.
“It appears that work seems to have been started on No.71 behind the hoarding that has been causing huge inconvenience to pedestrians for almost three years.
“Whether it is this work that is causing the sudden deterioration on the facade of No.72 above the Eighty Eighty Asian Restaurant is something I am not qualified to say, but we are asking that Louth County Council take immediate action to prevent a public safety issue by having the issue professionally assessed, and appropriate action taken.
“This MUST happen without delay if we are to prevent a partial collapse” Mr. Gradwell insited.
“We are all too aware of the danger posed to the public by the neglect of buildings by owners, and I cite the example of the partial collapse of the building in Clanbrassil Street in Dundalk in 2023 which resulted in a very serious injury, and the death of a lady in Cork following the partial collapse of the Mannix and Flynn building on Washington Street in 1999.
“We DO NOT want a repeat of this in Drogheda.”
