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Consistent alarm going off, what are my rights?

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  • 22-07-2011 1:00am
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    Beta Ray Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,542 ✭✭✭


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    I live in Spencer Dock in Dublin 1

    2 to 3 times a week at a very late hour the Alarm at Spencer dock train station goes off and continues to go off for at least an hour

    It is extremely loud and causes me to lose sleep.
    It's going off right now (22/07/2011 00:30)

    I have looked on the Irish rail website and there is no contact number.

    What are my rights here?
    I am going to write a letter to Irish rail in complaint, but do I have any legal ground?

    Again, this is a consistent thing. The alarm is ALWAYS going off at an un-godly hour.

    Regards
    G.


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    legaleagle10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭legaleagle10


    Well you could have an action for Nuisance but not a huge amount of success of winning because you live in an Urban area, and people who live in built up urban areas are seen by the courts IMO to put up with more (i feel your pain though neighbour has barking dog that insists on barking for hours on end and late at night!) anyhoo, contact the Maintenace crew in Spencer dock (if you were to bring case could be seen as mitigation) and let them know what the story is and that the alarm is highly sensitive, its interfering with your enjoyment of the property and causing you undue stress etc etc

    oh and gather evidence of the noice

    You might find the below link helpful...
    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/environment/environmental_protection/noise_regulations.html
    grahambo wrote: »
    All

    I live in Spencer Dock in Dublin 1

    2 to 3 times a week at a very late hour the Alarm at Spencer dock train station goes off and continues to go off for at least an hour

    It is extremely loud and causes me to lose sleep.
    It's going off right now (22/07/2011 00:30)

    I have looked on the Irish rail website and there is no contact number.

    What are my rights here?
    I am going to write a letter to Irish rail in complaint, but do I have any legal ground?

    Again, this is a consistent thing. The alarm is ALWAYS going off at an un-godly hour.

    Regards
    G.


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    time lord
    Registered Users Posts: 606 ✭✭✭time lord


    In the case of a faulty alarm, a local
    authority may serve a notice
    under Section 107 of the
    Environmental Protection Agency
    Act, 1992


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    altor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,654 ✭✭✭✭altor


    grahambo wrote: »
    All

    I live in Spencer Dock in Dublin 1

    2 to 3 times a week at a very late hour the Alarm at Spencer dock train station goes off and continues to go off for at least an hour

    It is extremely loud and causes me to lose sleep.
    It's going off right now (22/07/2011 00:30)

    I have looked on the Irish rail website and there is no contact number.

    What are my rights here?
    I am going to write a letter to Irish rail in complaint, but do I have any legal ground?

    Again, this is a consistent thing. The alarm is ALWAYS going off at an un-godly hour.

    Regards
    G.

    The EN50131 standard for external bells sets the maximum duration for 15 minutes. This is only for alarms fitted from September 2003. There was meant to be a new law to cover all alarm systems but as yet it has not come about.
    Hopefully OP they have the alarm installed after this date.

    www.altor.ie



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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,285 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    grahambo wrote: »
    Spencer dock train station
    This doesn't exist yet. :)

    There are Spencer Dock Luas stop and Docklands train station. Find out which one and contact the relevant operator.

    http://www.irishrail.ie/contact_us/ Docklands is only manned at peak times.

    Luas
    info@luas.ie
    Freefone on 1800 300 604


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    murrayp4
    Registered Users Posts: 969 ✭✭✭murrayp4


    As far as I remember regulations exist whereby alarms installed in residential areas should be set to a continuous audible alarm for max 15mins.

    EDIT: altor got there before me.
    Also OP- try and contact CIE property management


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    Beta Ray Bill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,542 ✭✭✭Beta Ray Bill


    Victor wrote: »
    This doesn't exist yet. :)

    There are Spencer Dock Luas stop and Docklands train station. Find out which one and contact the relevant operator.

    http://www.irishrail.ie/contact_us/ Docklands is only manned at peak times.

    Luas
    info@luas.ie
    Freefone on 1800 300 604

    Thanks all for your replies, really appreciate them

    RE: the above

    It's the Docklands train station

    Regards
    G.


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