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25/10/2013
Sentencing Due Against Wicklow Council Over Firemen Deaths
Sentencing is due today against Wicklow County Council for criminal health and safety violations over the death of two firefighters in Bray in 2007.
Firefighters Brian Murray (46) and Mark O’Shaughnessy (26) died on September 26, 2007, while fighting a blaze in a disused ink factory at Adelaide Villas.
The council pleaded guilty to the three of the charges against it on the ninth day of its trial, which began in July.
It is thought that the council could face up to €3 million in fines.
(MH/CD)
Firefighters Brian Murray (46) and Mark O’Shaughnessy (26) died on September 26, 2007, while fighting a blaze in a disused ink factory at Adelaide Villas.
The council pleaded guilty to the three of the charges against it on the ninth day of its trial, which began in July.
It is thought that the council could face up to €3 million in fines.
(MH/CD)
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