A candlelight vigil has taken place this evening at the scene of Saturday’s fire in Carrickmines in which ten people were killed.

Members of the Travelling community and supporters gathered at the site on the Glenamuck Road.

Organisers earlier said the event was open to members of the public who are not from the Traveller community, even if they are among the residents opposing the affected family's relocation to a temporary accommodation site close to the scene.

Image: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

15 survivors of the blaze are being prevented from accessing the temporary accommodation site by residents who are mounting a blockade.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Council officials have met with residents of Carrickmines who have objected to survivors of the fatal fire moving into their neighbourhood.

The meeting ended shortly after noon with the Council telling residents that the site would only be in situ for six months, when a new permanent accommodation site would be completed.

However despite the three hour meeting this morning, the Carrickmines locals are still refusing to end their blockade. Another meeting with the Council is due to take place tomorrow.

Writing reading 'Travellers are people too' is painted and then painted over on a block at the entrance into the site earmarked for survivors of the Carrickmines fire. Image: RollingNews.ie

The group of residents used their cars yesterday to block 15 members of the Traveller community from accessing temporary accommodation on Rockville Drive in South Dublin.

Following the meeting the Council said in a statement that they reiterated to residents that “the site in question is classified as an emergency site arising specifically from the tragedy and a commitment was also given that it will be decommissioned within six months on completion of the works at the new permanent designated site.”.

In an interview on The Pat Kenny Show this morning, Taoiseach Enda Kenny said that communities should be consulted before changes are made to facilities but noted how "deeply sensitive" the situation was given the tragedy that took place.

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council donated land for temporary accommodation while a permanent site is built, but locals say the solution is not good enough.

Some of them have been talking to Newstalk.com reporter Shona Murray. One woman says she has been living in the area for over 40 years:

Catherine Joyce from The Irish Traveller Movement told the Breakfast Show the people who need this emergency accommodation are members of the same family who lost 10 people to the fire.

She asked the Carrickmines community to show compassion: 

Another resident said the real problem was the lack of communication: 

Lettie McCarthy, a member of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Council, says she does not expect the Glenamuck Road site where the fire happened will be refurbished, and work is already underway on a permanent site for those who have been left homeless.

“They have started their plans already on that (site),” she said.

“They have obviously identified it but I’m not sure they have made it public yet but they have started work on that site,” she added.