The recent Everest avalanche in the wake of the Nepal earthquake reminded the world of the mountains daunting unpredictability and long history of conquest and tragedy. As the world’s highest…

Members of the public raised the alarm when they saw a woman being swept out to sea at roughly 11.30pm on Wednesday night (the 6th of May.)  The Galway lifeboat…

RTE’s popular Firefighters, a series which documents the lives of the men and women of Dublin Fire and Rescue, has returned for a third season.  In this season, the program…

Spanish emergency services successfully evacuated more than 150 passengers from a ferry (the Sorrento) which dramatically caught fire while crossing the Mediterranean from Majorca to the Spanish port of Valencia….

    As of March 31st 2018, all cars and light vans in the European Union will be equipped with a device called an eCall which automatically alerts emergency services…

A new fire safety training programme specifically designed for home care workers could soon be rolled out throughout Ireland having been developed and piloted in County Clare. Developed by Ennis-based…

Many drivers are unaware of what action to take when they hear emergency service sirens, this clip covers many different situations that drivers may encounter, the clip offers practical Solutions…

  Emergency services might be about to get a helping hand in the form of a new smartwatch. Recent years has seen a need for more advanced technology to aid…

  The mystery of where the famous authors Miguel de Cervantes remains are buried may be about to be solved. A team of experts made up of archaeologists and anthropologists…

  Derry’s city centre is to have three defibrillators installed by Derry City Council’s Environmental Services Committee. The potentially life-saving equipment was confirmed as viable at their December meeting on…

August will see the opening of a new whiskey museum in College Green  by Extreme Event Ireland Ltd. The development is one of two new projects which the Department of…

Cork City is looking for a zero-tolerance approach when it comes to illegal bonfires. An Emergency Services interactive Day was taking place today in Clashduv Park Togher at 2pm in…

A British woman sailing near Indonesia may be the last person to have witnessed the disappeared Malaysia Air-flight MH370. Katherine Tee,41, a yachting enthusiast, believes she saw the burning plane…

A couple in Canada who had lost their lottery ticket worth $50 million had it returned to them by a church parish member. Hakeem and Abiola Nosiru couldn’t believe their…

In what many would see as an unlikely pairing, Professor Stephen Hawking and Paddy Powers have teamed up to help England win the world cup. The English Physicist has created…

A man stripped naked outside the White house in what is assumed to be a form of protest. US Secret Service were forced to jump into action and arrest the…

A new supercomputer is being purchased in the fight against extreme weather conditions in Australia. Purchased by the Bureau of Meteorology, it will be able to forecast tiny details within…

Thirty-one signs are to be placed all along the North Dublin coastline in an effort to improve efficiency of the emergency services. The signs will be marked with locations so…

Reclusive author Harper Lee is celebrating her 88th birthday in the electronic age by releasing the rights for “To Kill a Mockingbird” as an ebook and digital audiobook. The release…

Cork will be welcoming John ‘WILD THING’ Daly this Summer for the Fota Island Resort tournament on the 19th to 22nd of June. The two- time Major winner will be…