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Monday 4 December 2023 Dublin: 3°C

# on call

This year
2023
Firefighters protest outside Leinster House as TDs bring the issue into Dáil chamber
Sinn Féin TD John Brady crossed the Dáil floor and left an on-call pager on the notebook of the Minister.
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'If the phone rings at training, I have to answer it. If there’s an emergency I have to go'
Donegal’s Evelyn McGinley combines inter-county football with her busy life as a vet.
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Jun 12th 2021, 7:15 AM
With Connacht calling, Lloyd is intent on balancing rugby with medicine
The scrum-half took a year out of his studies with RCSI when taking up an offer from Ulster. But this time around, he is determined to do it all.
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May 3rd 2019, 6:15 AM
Dublin Fire Brigade is dealing with a huge amount of fires spread out across the city tonight
Halloween is one of the busiest days of the year for the force.
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Oct 31st 2018, 10:40 PM
Dublin Fire Brigade is dealing with an awful lot of fires spread out across the city tonight
Halloween is one of the busiest days of the year for the force.
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Oct 31st 2017, 10:45 PM
An indispensable service you may never have heard of just completed its 10,000th delivery
Blood Bikes East, a volunteer courier service of elite bikers transporting urgent medical supplies, has operated entirely free of charge since its inception in 2012.
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Dublin Fire Brigade has received over 100 callouts since noon
The fire brigade has also urged all pet owners to bring their animals inside.
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Oct 31st 2016, 7:18 PM
How you deal with car crashes is going to change pretty soon
As car manufacturers focus more on services around the car, the concept of first response will change with it.
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Jul 4th 2015, 8:00 PM
Android has added a handy way to keep your phone unlocked
Although it has its drawbacks.
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Mar 24th 2015, 8:00 PM
"If the Lions called Donnacha Ryan up tomorrow, he could play"
Ireland coach Les Kiss says the Munster lock has been rested from summer tour duty but would be ready to play Australia.
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May 19th 2013, 2:00 PM
Messages from the future: 9 texts we kinda expect to see in 2013
… But not really, you guys.
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Dec 31st 2012, 12:47 PM