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Cork Airport opens new fire training facility

Cork Airport’s Fire Service will be better equipped to deal with emergency situations following the opening of a new €1.8m Fire Training Facility. The new facility will provide the Fire…

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Job hunting? Defence Forces announce new recruitment campaign

The Defence Forces have launched a new recruitment scheme, as announced by Defence Minister Paul Kehoe yesterday. The recruitment scheme is aimed at honouring the Government’s commitment to keeping the…

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Meath firefighters third in World Rescue Challenge

A team of Meath firefighters have finished in third place in the World Rescue Challenge extrication event held in Romania last weekend. The Meath firefighters were the top Irish placed…

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RNLI Crews Feature In New BBC TV Series ‘Saving Lives At Sea’

A new BBC documentary currently airing is shining a light on the the lives of the RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew members, who rescue thousands of people and save hundreds of…

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Air ambulance service launches in NI after 12-year campaign

A new air ambulance service service has launched in the North following a 12-year campaign. The introduction of the new service will see emergency paramedics able to reach any part…

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Covid 19/Health

Drivers urged to think safety over bank holiday

Following the deaths of seven road users in the past week, An Garda Síochána and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) renewed their appeal for road safety ahead of the August…

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Meath Firefighters puts the wheels in motion for charity

Eight firefighters from Meath are putting final preparations in place to take part in ‘Race Around Ireland’ – the ultra marathon cycling event around Ireland – in August to raise…

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Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas who died on duty awarded posthumous degree

Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas, who died during an operation off the coast of Clare last year, has been awarded a posthumous degree at Aberystwyth University in Wales. Lucas, who…

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Dublin Fire Brigade simulate ‘mass casualty incident’ in Phibsboro

Phibsboro was transformed into a disaster zone yesterday as Dublin Fire Brigade carried out an elaborate drill to teach trainee paramedics how to handle a ‘mass casualty incident’. The scenario…

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RNLI stresses importance of lifejackets after carrying out two rescues in matter of hours

A lifeboat crew from Kinsale RNLI have stressed the importance of wearing lifejackets after saving an adult, five children and a dog off the Cork coast in a matter a…

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Patients encouraged to participate in National Experience Survey before deadline

The deadline is fast approaching for patients to document their hospital experience in a new Government national survey. The closing date is the July 26 and the Health Minister Simon…

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Similar material to Grenfell Tower cladding found at Cork council building

Calls for nationwide fire safety checks after discovery of Grenfell cladding on Cork County Council HQ Calls have been made to expand fire safety checks beyond multi-floor social housing units…

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MedTech Week Underway Across Ireland

European MedTech Week officially launched this week, with numerous events taking place across Ireland to celebrate it. As well as a strong base of medical professionals and a dynamic medtech…

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Airport police and fire service will pay special tribute to Rescue 116 colleagues

A special tribute was paid to the crew of Rescue Helicopter 116 by colleagues from Dublin Airport’s Police and Fire Service. The workers and families of the lost crew were…

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New Fire Brigade Recruits Complete Passing-Out Parade

After seventeen grueling weeks of rigorous training, fifty recruits have completed their passing-out parade today in the Fire Brigade Training Centre, Marino, Dublin 3. Forty-eight of these recruits are from…

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Emergency Services Join Forces Forces In Aid of Temple Street

Members from the Irish Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána, Civil Defence, Dublin Fire Brigade and the National Ambulance Service will join forces in aid of Temple Street Children’s Hospital on…

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Emergency Services continue to battle Galway gorse fire

Efforts have resumed this morning to bring the blaze at Cloosh Valley in Connemara under control with more than a third of the country’s biggest forest destroyed by the fire…

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Luas passengers hospitalised after early morning crash with truck

A truck and Luas crashed this morning in Tallaght resulting in two passengers being brought to hospital and the suspension of some Red Line services. The incident happened between 6am and…

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Firefighters have yet another busy weekend tackling massive gorse fires

Fire Services has yet another busy weekend of fighting gorse and grass fires across the country as the dry weather continues. Yesterday evening, Dublin Fire Brigade were tackling a gorse…

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COVID 19/World News

Garda issue warning for motorists ahead of the Bank Holiday

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are warning road users of the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs ahead of the May Bank…

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