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Grenfell Tower
The Grenfell Tower in London in which 72 people died in a fire in 2017
Al Gore’s ethical investment fund buying shares again in Kingspan
Generation Investment Management spends about €16 million to increase its stake in the insulation manufacturer from 2.9% to 3.01%
Kingspan expects EU decision on Trimo deal investigation within months
Cavan-based company also disclosed it has not yet set aside any provisions for a potential fine stemming from the investigation
Have we learned anything from shoddy Celtic Tiger building?
Building Control Authorities here have the full-time equivalent of just 58 officers. Ireland’s councils simultaneously employ 74 dog wardens
Irish Hospice Foundation ends funding relationship with Kingspan after Grenfell report
A continued relationship would be ‘incompatible’ with charity’s values, says spokeswoman
Agent Noel Kelly bounces back after Tubridy controversy
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Shane Lowry: My heart goes out to families of the victims of the Grenfell fire
Irish golfer ended his partnership with construction firm Kingspan on Tuesday following publication of report into fire in which 72 people died
Irish public companies go on a €6bn share buyback splurge
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‘The fire broke our family’: Grenfell was, above all else, a human tragedy
Lives and deaths can be pieced together from the witness statements, transcripts and formal findings of this week’s inquiry into the fire at the tower
Is Kingspan’s Murtagh insulated from buck stopping after scathing Grenfell report?
If anyone thought there would be questions about the CEO’s position, there is no sign of them from investors
Damning Grenfell fire report puts Kingspan under spotlight
Inferno enveloped the 24-storey tower in less than three hours, claiming the lives of 72 people
Grenfell Tower fire: Starmer issues state apology as inquiry’s damning final report is published
Irish building firm Kingspan among those criticised in long-awaited report into fire that killed 72 people in 2017
Kingspan made false claims about insulation used on Grenfell Tower, says report
Irish multinational ‘knowingly created a false market’, report on 2017 disaster finds
The Irish Times view on the Grenfell report: the high cost of decades of failure
The families of those who died or lost their homes got a measure of truth in a comprehensive report that pulled no punches
The Grenfell inquiry report brought truth, but only prosecutions will bring justice
British people are getting used to seeing their leaders apologise in parliament for the failings of the state
Grenfell fire and a London-Irish family’s loss: ‘I said are you okay? He replied: No sis, I’m not’
The family of Denis Murphy recall their anguish as others demand justice
Grenfell fire: Irish firm Kingspan ‘knowingly created false market’ for insulation used on tower
Grenfell Tower fire: Report on fire which killed 72 people in London highlights failures of UK government, building materials companies, contractors, fire safety experts and local council officials
Grenfell Tower fire report: who was at fault and what was landlord’s role?
Inquiry concludes many were at fault for the disaster that killed 72 people in west London tower block
Kingspan involved in £150m settlement over Grenfell Tower tragedy
Insulation maker ‘cannot confirm or deny’ contribution of £4m to redress scheme
Kingspan has consistently evaded responsibilities over Grenfell, says UK’s Gove
UK housing minister accuses Irish insulation firm of “not fully acknowledging their responsibility to the victims” of fire
Grenfell Tower fire inquiry: five years on, shocking failures are far from fixed
Inquiry into blaze that killed 72 has exposed incompetence and malpractice in UK construction industry, housing sector, fire service and government
Is the Grenfell Tower inferno Kingspan’s Volkswagen moment?
Kingspan has been drawn into the spotlight in the Grenfell inquiry, leading to searching questions about its safety checks
Grenfell Tower fire: Police confirm final death toll of 71
British officers say they have identified the last two victims of the London blaze
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