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House Alarms

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  • 16-02-2010 4:25pm
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    WayKay
    Registered Users Posts: 21 ✭


    Yes house alarms again. . . Neighbours alarm going since 8am this morning and not the first time. Rented property and I have no contact numbers. Even the Property managment company have failed to do anything.

    I work at home so at this stage it has become a real pain. Can I do anything? ? :eek:


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    D3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    WayKay wrote: »
    Yes house alarms again. . . Neighbours alarm going since 8am this morning and not the first time. Rented property and I have no contact numbers. Even the Property managment company have failed to do anything.

    I work at home so at this stage it has become a real pain. Can I do anything? ? :eek:

    Call the Gardai. Its now illegal for an outside alarm bell to ring for more than 15 mins.


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    Paulw
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    D3PO wrote: »
    Call the Gardai. Its now illegal for an outside alarm bell to ring for more than 15 mins.

    Have you a link to that legislation? Would be useful to have.


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    D3PO
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    Paulw wrote: »
    Have you a link to that legislation? Would be useful to have.

    Should have mentioned it only relates to alarms installed since 2003
    http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/environment/environmental-protection/noise_regulations


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    Paulw
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    Ah, with that, the Gardai won't do anything, and you have to bring a civil case to the District Court yourself.

    I know there is a new bill going through the Oireachtas which is supposed to give the Gardai/Local Authority new powers to actually enforce this law - ie, they can cut/remove the alarm bell and/or force the owner to make changes to stop it ringing.


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    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users Posts: 14,331 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    WayKay wrote: »
    I work at home so at this stage it has become a real pain. Can I do anything? ? :eek:

    Leave a note asking for their phone number so that you can ring them when their alarm goes off...


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