A fire has broken out on the site of a landmark hotel in Co Kildare this evening.
Several calls were made to the fire brigade about a fire that occurred in the Clanard Court Hotel, formerly known as the Carlton Abbey Hotel, in the centre of Athy.
Firefighters are currently on the scene.
A spokesperson for the Dublin Fire Brigade said three pumps have gone out to tend to the fire.
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“From what we understand there’s a lot of smoke but not much flames,” he said.
The hotel, which is a former Sisters of Mercy convent, was in the news last yearwhen it closed abruptly in January 2012. A property management company subsequently advertised five positions for people to live in the hotel as “live-in guardians”.