# Emergency Services

All time

Person struck by train between Portarlington and Portlaoise

There are significant delays as a result.

32.9k

Jan 23rd 2015, 7:45 PM

# be careful

Five car collision on M7 between Naas and Newbridge

Drivers are warned to take care.

49.8k

Jan 4th 2015, 8:23 PM

# Donegal

Woman in her 70s dies in house fire

A post-mortem is due to take place this morning.

8.4k

Dec 30th 2014, 9:09 AM

Voices

The Firefighter: 'It's never a good time to have a fire in your home, but Christmas is especially upsetting'

Those of us with kids will rise early to see if Santa came to visit, have some breakfast, exchange gifts and then wish our loved ones a Happy Christmas as we leave for work.

213

Dec 25th 2014, 4:30 PM

# are you there santa

Little boys call 911 to talk to Santa, get a visit from police instead

Oops.

3.5k

Dec 7th 2014, 2:49 PM

# Crossing the line

'Ghoulish and distasteful': Emergency services ask public to stop taking photos at crash scenes

An “astounding” number of people tried to photograph an incident yesterday in which a two-year-old girl was killed.

48.6k

Nov 20th 2014, 8:30 AM

# i'm a little...

Guy gets hand stuck in teapot, has to be rescued by firefighters

Oh, the mortification.

2.7k

Nov 11th 2014, 10:01 PM

# Malin Head

A man in his 40s has died in a house fire in Co Donegal

Gardaí are investigating.

11.5k

Nov 1st 2014, 12:16 PM

# emergency calls

161 bonfires, 17 car fires, 7 house fires... Halloween night in Dublin

Dublin Fire Brigade said that thankfully none of its crew members were assaulted last night.

26.6k

Nov 1st 2014, 10:45 AM

# Halloween

Smoke from large fire in north Dublin close to airport flight path

Emergency services have attended dozens of incidents this evening.

58.7k

Oct 31st 2014, 11:15 PM

# Incident

Collision blocks right lanes on M50 southbound

Emergency services are removing the vehicle.

24.6k

Oct 3rd 2014, 9:00 PM

# Waterford

Man arrested after woman dies at Waterford psychiatric hospital

The death occured this evening just after 7pm

41.5k

Sep 5th 2014, 10:52 PM

# Laois

Disused Avon factory in Portarlington destroyed by massive blaze

It was previously feared that a fire at the site would require the town to be evacuated.

10.9k

Sep 3rd 2014, 9:26 AM

# Ballynacargy

Man dies and elderly woman hospitalised in Westmeath house fire

The two were the only occupants of the house at Jordanstown, Ballynacargy

10.4k

Aug 2nd 2014, 1:22 PM

# unfairground

Six rescued after chair-o-plane in Tramore breaks down

No one has been injured in the incident.

62.0k

Jul 1st 2014, 9:55 PM

# Emergency

Crew and patient forced to flee after ambulance catches fire

The patient was being brought from Cavan General Hospital to Beaumont Hospital when the incident occurred between junctions 8 and 9 of the M3 near Navan at 1.20am.

22.5k

Jun 26th 2014, 10:42 PM

# United States

Woman who had just been raped told to "quit crying" by 911 operator

However, the operator will receive no disciplinary action.

39.6k

Jun 23rd 2014, 5:57 PM

# Whoopsie

'Plane crash' that caused emergency alert turns out to be... a flowerbed

Nine emergency vehicles were scrambled to the scene of the ‘wreckage’.

19.1k

Jun 13th 2014, 9:03 AM

# what's your emergency?

Behind the scenes at a garda control centre: Who takes your 999 call?

The Dublin Metropolitan Region office handles ten times as may calls as the next busiest centre.

17.6k

May 30th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Emergency Services

Trinity to lead emergency management research project worth €3 million

Project Slándáil aims to design and develop an intelligent system that gathers and filters online information to help aid emergency services.

5.0k

Apr 29th 2014, 6:40 AM

Voices

Column: 'He was given a clean bill of health, walked out of the hospital and took his own life'

This is the speech which was given by 17-year-old Conor McNally at the funeral today of his cousin, Glen Murphy McNally, who was found dead on Thursday.

3.5k

170

Apr 28th 2014, 6:00 PM

# Clare

Woman (50s) dies in house fire in Clare

She is understood to have been alone in the house at the time.

10.5k

Apr 28th 2014, 2:25 PM

# Careful Now

Minister warns recent good weather means high risk of wildfires

Tom Hayes urged the public to be careful if out and about over the Easter weekend and to report any unattended fires or illegal burning.

6.1k

Apr 16th 2014, 11:05 AM

# Emergency

Firefighter: Dublin's the second best place to have a heart attack - no thanks to the HSE

HSE plans to take back control of the service emerged last month but firefighers are concerned about a drop in the level of service if they hand over the reins.

11.2k

Apr 7th 2014, 2:01 PM

# Emergency Services

"I'm not in denial of anything" - Ambulance chief defends 'best in the world' comment

Martin Dunne has stood by his words on a Prime Time investigation which detailed major shortcomings in the National Ambulance Service.

16.3k

Mar 28th 2014, 10:06 AM

# Tribute

Emergency personnel pay tribute to paramedic tragically killed on way to work

Some of David Fitzgerald’s colleagues had to treat him at the scene of the incident last week.

30.6k

Mar 16th 2014, 2:21 PM

# Emergency Services

Overtime, cover, recruitment: all issues for ambulance services in Kildare and Dublin

Councillors in both counties have raised issues over different aspects of both their ambulance services this week.

6.8k

Mar 4th 2014, 12:00 PM

# first responders

'A guy collapsed in the gym beside me and I didn't know what to do'

About 14 people collapse and die suddenly in Ireland every day. Groups of trained volunteers across the country are trying to reduce this figure.

24.3k

Feb 23rd 2014, 6:30 PM

# Not over yet

Emergency services and local authorities remain on high alert over flooding

The orange weather alert has been lifted but more stormy weather is expected over the next week.

12.6k

Feb 9th 2014, 4:38 PM

# Blaze

Two teenagers arrested after fire at house in Limerick overnight

Gardaí said the house was extensively damaged in the blaze.

10.1k

Feb 1st 2014, 8:09 AM

# Emergency Services

Waterford County Council rejects claims that station was closed due to lack of staff

The Cappoquin fire station was unmanned for periods last week, but the council says that there was cover in place and that safety was not neglected.

7.3k

Nov 27th 2013, 1:32 PM

# Water Restrictions

Water coming back on in Dublin - but three nights of restrictions to go

The water shortage is not believed to have affected emergency services last night on what is usually one of the busiest nights of the year for call-outs.

11.1k

Nov 1st 2013, 8:47 AM

# United Airlines

'Severe turbulence' caused loss of altitude on United Airlines flight to Dublin

One elderly person was taken to hospital after sustaining a cut to the head and seven others were treated at the scene.

80.1k

135

Oct 20th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Garda twitter

Gardaí CAN use bus lanes outside of emergencies (but they don't want to shout about it)

If they don’t do it and instead lurk in regular traffic they can be “accused of being sneaky”, according to the Garda Twitter account.

19.2k

Sep 6th 2013, 8:48 PM

# Sheppey Crossing

Dozens hurt after over 100 vehicles crash in morning fog in Kent

The Chief Inspector of Kent Police said it was “truly miraculous” there had been no fatalities.

8.2k

Sep 5th 2013, 8:12 PM

# Roads

Eight seriously injured in 100 vehicle UK motorway pile-up

The incident at Sheppey crossing in Kent is happened this morning when poor visibility conditions hampered motorists.

26.6k

Sep 5th 2013, 10:09 AM

# Northern Ireland

Man stabbed in head and body in early morning attack in Belfast

A man and a woman, both in their 20s, have been arrested in connection with the stabbing.

5.6k

Aug 25th 2013, 5:40 PM

# Tramore

Report into fishing tragedy finds fault with condition of vessel, planning of trip

One man died in the accident, in Tramore Bay in January of this year. He was fishing with a friend when their boat capsized, just 50 metres from shore.

6.7k

Jul 16th 2013, 6:30 AM