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Mixed-use developments combining residential apartments with ground-floor retail, offices, or hospitality venues have become increasingly common across Dublin and Irish cities. While these buildings offer vibrant urban living, they present unique fire safety challenges that require careful planning and ongoing management. Understanding the fire safety requirements for these complex structures

Construction sites across Ireland present unique fire safety challenges that require careful planning and implementation of passive fire protection measures. With multiple trades working simultaneously, temporary structures, and stored materials, ensuring fire safety during construction is essential to protect workers, surrounding properties, and the developing structure itself. This guide examines

Understanding Cavity Barriers in Fire Protection Cavity barriers serve as essential components in passive fire protection systems throughout Ireland’s construction industry. These fire-resistant barriers prevent fire and smoke from travelling through concealed spaces within buildings, effectively blocking the passage of fire from one area to another. When properly installed, cavity

Here’s something most warehouse managers don’t want to think about: your facility could have serious fire safety gaps right now, and you might not discover them until an inspector shows up or worse, until there’s an actual fire. With the pre-Christmas logistics rush putting massive pressure on warehouse operations across

Here’s something most building owners don’t realise until it’s too late: you can buy the most expensive intumescent coating on the market, get it installed by certified professionals, tick all the compliance boxes—and still end up with fire protection that fails when you need it most. The reason? The surface

Picture this: You’re the building manager for a 20 storey office complex in Dublin city centre. It’s 2 AM, and the fire alarm sounds on the 8th floor. Within minutes, smoke is seeping into the ventilation system, occupants are trapped above the fire floor, and fire brigade crews are struggling

Fire safety in Irish buildings depends on systems working silently behind the scenes. Passive fire control operates continuously without human intervention, containing flames and smoke when disaster strikes. This comprehensive guide explains how passive fire control systems protect Irish homes, businesses, and public buildings. Irish building owners, architects, and developers

Fire ratings save lives in Irish buildings. They determine how materials behave when exposed to flames, and they’re now mandatory under Ireland’s updated Building Regulations 2025. But navigating the transition from legacy Irish standards to the European Euroclass system can be complex. This comprehensive guide explains everything you need to

Fire Prevention Officers in Dublin and across Ireland play a vital, legally empowered role in keeping businesses, public buildings, and workplaces safe from fire. Their core function is to ensure compliance with Irish fire safety laws and standards, protecting both lives and property through proactive inspection, enforcement, and education. Statistics

Fire safety liability in Ireland operates under a complex legal framework establishing duties and responsibilities for various parties involved in building ownership, management, and occupancy. Understanding these legal obligations is essential for compliance with Irish fire safety legislation. Legal Framework Fire safety liability operates under comprehensive legislation, primarily the Fire