# Emergency Services

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WATCH: Smoke and fire training for Dublin Airport firefighters

The Dublin Airport Authority Fire Service use a simulator that can replicate numerous different fire situations on an aircraft.

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Mar 30th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Fire

VIDEOS: A day in the life of the Dublin Airport Fire Service

Training, bird scaring and speeding across the runway for an emergency callout – there’s never a dull moment at the DAA fire station.

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Mar 29th 2013, 6:45 AM

# Protest

Emergency service workers to join ICTU marches in "large numbers"

Organisations representing frontline workers have said the march is an opportunity for members to show their opposition to recent government proposals.

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Feb 9th 2013, 11:30 AM

# RNLI

Voluntary group set up to address increase in suicide in Wexford

Wexford MarineWatch operates night patrols along Wexford Bridge and quays by trained volunteers.

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Feb 1st 2013, 7:29 AM

Voices

Column: My father was a Garda - I've seen what they have to go through.

Fears for his safety, holidays without him, and the constant worry that he wouldn’t come home: Aisling O’Donnell writes about her father, the Garda.

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Jan 31st 2013, 9:15 PM

# Longford

Second man dies after wall collapse in Longford DIY store

The head of Connacht Gold said the company is cooperating fully into investigations into the cause of the fatal accident.

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Jan 29th 2013, 7:50 PM

# Crash

Updated: Man dies in multi-vehicle collision in Kilkenny

One man died and two others were taken to hospital following the incident on the N10 Kilkenny to Waterford Road this morning.

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Jan 17th 2013, 12:10 PM

# 1982

1982 Papers reveal changes recommended to fire service in aftermath of Stardust disaster

The government said the capital’s fire service was not adequately equipped to meet “the needs of a modern fire brigade” at the time of the tragedy.

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Dec 29th 2012, 10:30 AM

# Emergency

Air Ambulance Service completes over 100 missions

Independent TD Denis Naughten said today that there is a need for the establishment of a national helicopter emergency service.

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Dec 14th 2012, 6:04 PM

# Emergency Services

Drivers advised on how to share the road with emergency service vehicles

A new booklet is being launched tomorrow that aims to advise motorists how to behave when they see emergency services dealing with an incident on the road.

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Dec 5th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Taken

Ambulance stolen from Dublin housing estate

The ambulance was found crashed into a nearby park shortly after it was taken from Corduff in Blanchardstown last night.

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Nov 22nd 2012, 11:30 AM

# Halloween

Fire service attends 500 incidents despite anti social behaviour

Emergency service vehicles were stoned and an ambush was set up in the Spencer Dock area in Dublin last night.

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Nov 1st 2012, 7:40 AM

# Halloween

Emergency services association call for stronger protection

The IFESA said workers are bracing themselves for another busy Halloween tonight when it is more than likely they will face injury and assault.

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Oct 31st 2012, 9:35 AM

# Deficit

HSE reports €404m financial deficit to end of August

Beaumont Hospital in Dublin had the largest overspend in the hospital sector running at nearly €20 million at the end of August.

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Oct 19th 2012, 11:33 AM

# fire safety week

Significant drop in fire fatalities in 2012

As part of Fire Safety Week 2012, the fire service are urging people to remain fire safety conscious.

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Oct 1st 2012, 6:09 PM

# Emergency Services

Concerns raised over "vetting" of calls to fire service

The Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association said it is concerned that some calls are not being answered rapidly enough due to vetting.

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Sep 26th 2012, 2:49 PM

# Rescue

Teen kayakers rescued from cave

Meanwhile, a man who fell 50ft from McGillycuddy Reeks was also rescued and brought to hospital.

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Aug 5th 2012, 10:04 AM

# Fire

Elderly man dies in Dublin house fire

The fire broke out in Artane on the northside of Dublin at around 9 o’clock this morning.

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Aug 4th 2012, 12:33 PM

# Ambulance

Ambulance service defends actions after teen's death in two-hour journey

The National Ambulance Service says it followed all correct protocols, and says the shortest route isn’t always the best one.

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Jul 19th 2012, 9:06 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

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Jul 19th 2012, 4:43 PM

# Emergency Services

'People are dying' - pleas for a basic emergency service in Roscommon after death of teen

Roscommon Hospital Action Committee has said that there are people dying because of the decision to remove emergency services from the hospital.

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Jul 19th 2012, 12:21 PM

# Bus Fire

Eleven evacuated from bus fire at M1 toll plaza

A Bus Eireann vehicle caught fire in a southbound lane at 8am.

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Jul 10th 2012, 9:17 AM

# Disused Factory

Naas factory fire extinguished after five hours

Nobody was injured at the blaze which broke out at the disused Cemex facility last night.

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Jul 6th 2012, 10:14 AM

# Navan

Proposals to close Navan Hospital's emergency department at night

24-hour emergency services at Our Lady’s Hospital are to cease in August.

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Jun 20th 2012, 9:52 PM

# Aviation

Five killed, 13 injured in Ukraine plane crash

The small aircraft made an emergency landing at Borodyanka airport, about 30km west of Kiev.

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Jun 10th 2012, 12:29 PM

# Dublin

Emergency services attend crash in south Dublin city

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Jun 1st 2012, 6:04 PM

# Wildfire

Fire warning as "wildfire season" begins

The warning comes a year after the worst wildfires in the history of the State. Landowners are being warned not to illegally burn waste, particularly as in the current weather conditions fires could spread easily.

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Mar 26th 2012, 4:35 PM

# Explosion

Driver hospitalised after explosion on DART train

The driver of the DART suffered injuries after detonators exploded in the driver’s cabin at Bray station during rush hour this morning.

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Mar 6th 2012, 12:29 PM

# Test Drill

In pictures: London's terrorism attack exercise ahead of Olympics Games

A mock rail attack was staged at a disused station in London earlier today.

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Feb 22nd 2012, 4:16 PM

# Emergency

Emergency services call for postcodes to help them reach people in need

Fire and ambulance personnel are being delayed from attending callouts, as addresses in some areas are so vague.

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Nov 22nd 2011, 4:15 PM

# M5

Seven confirmed dead after M5 crash, as search for bodies concludes

Police have finished sifting through the wreckage and have confirmed that no further bodies have been found.

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Nov 6th 2011, 10:58 AM

# Australia

Pilot dies when light airplane dives into ocean at Sydney beach

Passenger has been pulled alive from light aircraft which crashed into the sea – its outline can be clearly seen under the water.

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Sep 2nd 2011, 10:08 AM

# Liffey

Man dies after falling into River Liffey

Two men entered the river separately last night, but only one was successfully rescued.

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Aug 25th 2011, 7:56 AM

# Fire Services

Firefighters' lives at risk because of budget cutbacks - association

The Irish Fire & Emergency Service Associations calls for a nationalised fire service, saying the current system puts lives at risk.

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Aug 9th 2011, 6:58 PM

# Donegal

Weather stalls search for Derry teen

The hunt for a 17-year-old missing in Co Donegal must today concentrate on lands near to Lough Swilly, because waters are too rough for boats to go out.

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Jul 18th 2011, 1:21 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you have confidence in hospital emergency services?

As HIQA launches its investigation into emergency services at Tallaght Hospital, TheJournal.ie asks how you feel about emergency treatment in Ireland.

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Jun 27th 2011, 10:00 AM