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2016 News Stories
14/06/16 - Two French Police officers killed near where Irish team are staying
11/06/16 - Serious multi vehicle collisoon in Cork
27/04/16 - 30 lives a year saved with new standardised system
27/04/16 - GRA Calls for increase in Garda numbers
26/04/16 - Chimney fire develops into full house fire
26/04/16 - Fatal shooting in Cork
25/04/16 - GRA feel betrayed by Government
26/04/16 - Thirty firefighters from Roscommon & Mayo battle forest fire
25/04/16 - U-Turn on Search & Rescue facebook page policy
25/04/16 - Firefighter admitted to hospital following attack
24/04/16 - DFB meet FDNY for centennial and memorial events
24/04/16 - Three is the magic number for Eastern region Ambulance Service
24/04/16 - Offaly Fire Fighters win Croghan Hill Challenge for 2nd year
23/04/16 - Well known establishment destroyed by fire in Cavan
23/04/16 - Health Sector jobs showcase in Dublin
23/04/16 - Public confidence in Gardai on the rise
20/04/16 - Donegal to host 54 New York fire fighters
19/04/16 - Northern Ireland Ambulance Service to assist National Ambulance Service
19/04/16 - 53rd Infantry Group undergo Mission readiness ahead of UNIFIL deployment
16/04/16 - Limerick Swiftwater Rescue & Marine Search & rescue recover body from river
16/04/16 - Three people rescued from burning house in Kildare
05/04/16 - 94% of Midland Ambulance paramedics vote for strike action
05/04/16 - Woman's body recovered following last nights river search
03/04/16 - Emergency Services 'cut to the chase' at Safer Roads exhibition in Kildare
01/04/16 - Civil Defence takes to the skies with new Search Helicopter
2015 News Stories
31/12/15 14.30 - Section 75 following risk assessment on fire stations in Northern Ireland
29/12/15 15.00 - Fire Crews swing into action to tackle fire at 'private members' club
29/11/15 14.30 - Ambulance Service needs €50m investment to meet standards
27/11/15 10.00 - Major Investment in Fire Brigade Training Centre in Hacketstown
27.11.15 17.00 - Plans for 600 new Gardai for 2016
29/11/15 12.00 - Emergency Department Congestion Escalation Directive signed
12/11/15 10.00 - Dublin Fire Brigade seeking to recruit Emergency Controllers
12/11/15 08.00 - Fire Fighter and 'true hero' taken on his last journey
11/11/15 19.00 - Carlow & Meath Fire Services are tops n International Challenges
09/11/15 08.30 - Dublin Fire Brigade guidelines on use of drones almost complete
08/11/15 14.00 - Bandon woman named Cork Area Red Cross carer of the Year
08/11/15 13.30 -RNLI Reindeer runs launched by World Champion Derval O'Rourke
07/11/15 13.00 - Irish angler supports RNLI safety campaign
07/11/15 08.00 - Defence Forces 51st Infantry Group prepare to leave for UNIFIL
05/11/15 13.00 - New ambulance fleet unveiled at Dublin Castle
03/11/15 14.0 - Blood Bikers are a vital link in transporting Blood
02/11/15 16.00 - New Garda Operation to target Organised crime gangs
02/11/15 08.00 - Special feature: The Emergency Services Show 2015
01/11/15 10.30 - Halloween attacks on firefighters in Cork, Limerick and Dublin
22/10/15 18.30 - Possible plans for new fire station in County Carlow
16/10/15 17.00 - Fire fighters pay tribute to the late Niall Tomkins
15/10/15 13.00 - Health Minister signs new law allowing trained people administer life-saving medicine
15/10/15 11.30 - Thousands attend state funeral of Garda Tony Golden
10/10/15 08.30 - A number of fatalities confirmed in Dublin fire
05/10/15 08.00 - National Fire Safety Week to launch in Belfast
04/10/15 18.30 - Planned day of industrial action by Dublin Fire Brigade called off
27/09/15 16.30 - Six people hospitalised following collision involving car being pursued by Gardai
27/09/15 12.00 - 'Laser Attacks' on Police & Rescue helicopters 'dangerous & irresponsible'
26/09/15 10.30 - Cork warehouse fire prevented from spreading and family escape house fire in Cork
20/09/15 10.30 - Excelerate to officially launch West Midlands Ambulance Service ICV
19/09/15 20.00 - UK - Radical plans to merge Emergency Services into one in Tri-Service Stations
18/09/15 12.00 - Emergency Times to attend the UK Emergency Services Show
18/09/15 08.30 - DFB mobilise 'full response' to confirmed fire in Dublin Port Tunnel
17/09/15 20.00 - Lough Erne exercise tests Northern Ireland's Water Rescue Response
17/09/15 18.00 - Minister for Defence attends 'Transfer of Authority' ceremony
14/09/15 09.15 - Special Emergency Plan underway n Cork following school bus collision
13/09/15 10.00 - Multiple fire units tackle major Drogheda blaze overnight
12/09/15 15.00 - Two firefighters hospitalised following attack
11/09/15 09.00 - Clare TD: 'Lives will be lost' over Governments lack of commitment to Ambulance Service
10.09.15 17.30 - Royal Navy Marines awarded medals following Ebola Crisis
10.09.15 15.00 - New Community Fire Station officially opened
04/09/15 19.00 - Emergency & Voluntary Services prepared for shocking fun weekend at Electric Picnic
02/09/15 08.30 - Large fire at Airport Road storage & warehouse facility Dublin
31/08/15 19.00 - Dublin Fire Brigade V's National Ambulance Service in Charity Boxing Match
30/08/15 12.00 - Man in serous condition in hospital following Cork Collision
30/08/15 12.00 - Multi-agency Search Operation stepped up in Clare for Japanese tourists
30/08/15 10.00 - Ten people rescued off Wexford Coast by Kilmore Quay RNLI
29/08/15 17.45 - Two men die in Limerick River Incident
29.08.15 10.00 - Gardai give the public a #ThumbsUp for 'Operation Slow Down' day
26/08/15 13.00 - Minister for Defence publishes White Paper on Defence
26/08/15 15.00 - Dublin Fire Brigade vote in favour of strike action over recruitment failure
26/08/15 09.00 - Dublin Airport Fire contained quickly
18/08/15 21.00 - Donegal Fire Service undergo training with the Irish Coast Guard
18/08/15 16.00 - Several businesses destroyed in Carlow Fire
17/08/15 12.30 - Donegal Youth to Officially Open new All-Weather RNLI Centre in the UK
16/08/15 10.00 - Ten Units of Limerick Fire & Rescue Service tackle large blaze
14/08/15 14.00 - Robert Morton appointed new Chief Executive of East England Ambulance Service
14/08/15 12.00 - Dublin Fire Brigade extinguish large blaze close to Dublin Airport
04/08/15 08.00 - Firefighter killed in collision responding to 999 False Alarm
16/07/15 13.30 - Dramatic footage of last nights helicopter crash in Longford
02/06/15 13.30 - West Cork Tragic Sea Search Continues
02/06/15 13.00 - New Chief of Staff appointed to the Defence Forces
02/06/15 11.30 - Ambulance carrying heart patient breaks down on Motorway
02/06/15 11.10 - Fire-fighter to cycle 180k and run 50k for Charity following Dad's accident
02/06/15 08.15 - Garda 'Kerry Empowering Youth' KEY Service launched
02/06/15 08.00 - On The Move! Waterford Fire Station
10/06/15 18.00 - One man dead, another critical and three fire fighters hospitalised
06/06/15 16.15 - Kerry Emergency Services Charity Cycle 2015
06/06/15 16.00 - MAJOR INCIDENT declared in Northern Ireland
29/05/15 14.00 - Emergency Services support Bank Holiday Road Safety campaign
19/05/15 11.00 - Meath Fire Service puts the wheels in motion for Charity
16/05/15 16.00 - Garda Memorial Day 2015
16/05/15 12.00 - LÉ Eithne departs to assist Mediterranean Humanitarian Crisis
12/05/15 13.00 - 2015 Chief Fire Officers Association Conference
02/05/15 14.00 - Motorcyclists reminded about the dangers on the roads
02/05/15 19.00 - Irish Red Cross Volunteers Honoured at Awards Ceremony
28/04/15 16.00 - Garda Commissioner urges TD to pass-on concerns to GSOC
28/04/15 15.00 - Limerick launches new Major Emergency Co-Ordination Unit
24/04/15 18.00 - Firefighters suspend their ballot on industrial action
23/04/15 20.00 - Ninety-Nine new Gardai on the Beat
13/04/15 08.30 - Greater Manchester Police Boogie for Charity
12/04/13 21.00 - Garda praised for caring intervention in riverside Suicide attempt
12/04/15 19.00 - RNLI Lough Swilly welcome first Shannon Lifeboat
12/04/15 14.00 - Firefighters 'bemused' over removal of equipment from station
09/04/15 08.00 - Firefighters lives 'potentially at risk' over Gorse fires
08/04/15 16.00 - London's Emergency Services respond to Train and Lorry incident
08/04/15 12.00 - Civil Defence and National Ambulance Colleges develop new programme
08/04/15 11.50 - New €6m National Ambulance Base planned
02/04/15 16.00 - Irish Air Corps welcomes five new Officers
01/04/15 15.00 – Kildare Fire Service deny suggestions of water pressure issues at Newbridge fire
01/04/15 12.00 – Justice Minister confirms new Gardai to be recruited
01/04/15 10.20 – Man arrested after six homes destroyed in Kildare fire
28/03/15 19.00 – An insight into the Garda College Training Programme
28/03/15 09.30 – Over 100,000 vehicles checked during Garda ‘National Slow Down’ day
26/03/15 16.00 – Irish Coast Guard commemorates 100 years at Valentia
21/03/15 19.00 – Firefighters vote for Industrial and Strike Action
01/03/15 11.00 – Four Defence Force members participate in All Ireland Camogie Finals
28/02/15 11.30 – Ambulance Service heads down under to recruit paramedics
28/02/15 10.00 – Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue issue new fire kit
26/02/15 17.00 – Garda Commissioner announces major changes to An Garda Siochana
25/02/15 17.00 – Civil Defence pilot drones for searches
24/02/15 19.00 – Ireland’s firefighters protest in Dublin
23/02/15 13.30 – Fire fighters to march in Dublin to highlight safety concerns
22/02/15 13.00 – UK News – London Fire Brigade bring arson’ blaze under control
22/02/15 13.00 – UK News – Man jailed for ‘vicious’ assault on Police Officer
21/02/15 17.30 – County Wexford to get 24-hour weekend Ambulance cover
21/02/15 19.30 – Northern Ireland Firefighter appointed Chief of Manchester
21/02/15 19.30 – PSNI Cuts to end 24 hour Cookstown service
21/02/15 19.00 – Limerick Fire Service launch prevention campaign
21/02/15 16.00 – Clare Fire Service retain Health & Safety Standards
21/02/15 15.00 – Gardai and IFA launch Livestock Theft campaign
21/02/15 10.00 – Garda and Lions Club initiative a Roaring success
11/02/14 21.00 – Minister of State thanks Civil Defence for helping homeless
03/02/15 18.00 – Man jailed for assault on Ambulance Paramedic
01/02/15 13.45 – Three Gardai Injured, Garda Cars damaged in Carlow Incident
31/01/15 15.30 – Irish Naval Service decommissions LÉ Aoife
29/01/15 15.00 – SIPTU Union: Retained fire-fighters to ballot for Strike Action
23/01/15 08.00 – Two Gardai hailed as heroes following double river rescue
22/01/15 09.30 – Major Incident Averted following Kildare Bus Crash
02/01/15 12.00 – Garda Community Text Alert Scheme issues over 1 million alerts
2014 News Stories
31/12/14 14.00 – Coast Guard sees record response in 2014
22/12/14 09.00 - Emergency Services Christmas Advert video
09/11/14 10.30 - Large scale search continues for missing Dublin woman
02/11/14 13.00 - Dublin Civil Defence unveil new-look website
01/11/14 16.00 - Report shows emergency ambulance response times improve
01/11/14 14.30 - Irish Fire Services Halloween Night Regional Round-up
26/10/14 19.00 - Fire Fighters hold special charity night in memory of fallen colleague
26/10/14 17.00 - Three Gardai recognised at National Bravery Awards
26/10/14 16.00 - HSE National Ambulance Service seeks €3m to secure 24 hour service in Tuam
25/10/14 16.00 - Carlow and Kilkenny to share Chief Fire Officer
24/10/14 08.30 - GSOC investigate fatal high speed garda chase in Kildare
21/10/14 17.20 - Two fire-fighters have lucky escape following Emergency tender collision
19/10/14 16.30 - Thirteen Order of Malta units cover the Ploughing Championships
18/10/14 20.30 - Northern Ireland emergency services launch Fireworks Safety Campaign
18/10/14 18.50 - Deputy Chief of Staff Operations presents 45th Infantry Group with medals
18/10/14 11.50 - Don't be shocked to see an electric response vehicle at Cork City Fire Brigade
18/10/14 11.30 - Gardai launch 19th annual West Cork Garda Youth Awards
18/10/14 11.00 - Wicklow Councillor: People 'at risk' from lack of Ambulance cover
11/10/14 17.00 - Justice Minister seeks budget for increased Garda numbers and resources
11/10/14 15.20 - HSE: National Ambulance Service 'prepared and ready' for ebola outbreak
11/10/14 13.30 - A Limerick fire station re-opens following Health & Safety closure
16/09/14 19.00 - Justice Minister & Garda Commissioner address new Garda Students
08/09/14 13.30 - FESSEF: Emergency, Voluntary and Security Services open day
29/08/14 15.30 - UK NEWS - Fire Brigade Unions fear over call centre mistakes
29/08/14 12.00 - Attacks on Limerick Fire Crews 'below national average'
28/08/14 08.00 - Garda Station to proudly fly Rainbow Flag for Gay Pride Parade
28/08/14 08.00 - National Ambulance Service allocates €7.5m for vehicles
26/08/14 21.00 - Video Feature - Irish Coast Guard S-92 Rescue Helicopter
26/08/14 1.30 - Retirement of Garda Chief Superintendent Michael Byrnes, Kildare.
25/08/14 21.00 - GRA: Cut to Garda allowances 'essentially a pay cut'
25/08/14 19.30 - Investigation following Sligo premises fire
24/08/14 1900 - Youghal Search and rescue Exercise
22/08/14 19.00 - Michael Collns' death mask presented to Cathal Brugha Baracks visitor centre
20/08/14 15.45 - Justice Minister published Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Bill
20/08/14 - 12.30 UK NEWS - Ambulance crew praised for cardiac care
20/08/14 - 12.00 UK NEWS - London Fire Brigade issue new uniform
18/08/14 - 13.40 Deflated Coast Guard Units gets a lift with new building move
17/08/14 19.00 - Defence Forces take part in 92nd annual commemoration
14/08/14 19.30 - SPECIAL FEATURE - Wexford Marine Watch
14/08/14 11.00 - Two rescued, a third dies following Cork Air & Sea Search
12/08/14 12.20 - Garda injured following incident.
11/08/14 18.00 - Major cross border rescue operation in Co. Down
04/02/13 07.15 - RNLI Station damaged by storms, days after fundraiser
03/03/14 19.20 - Limerick's multi agency flood response
03/02/01 17.42 - Kildare Civil Defence locate body of missing man
02/02/14 11.05 - Carlow River Search - Body recovered
01/02/14 12.45 - Search dog donated to Dublin Civil Defence
01/02/14 13.12 - New HSE Ambulance base and crew for North Dublin
01/02/14 12.40 - Gardai allay fears of station downgrade following miss-information by councillor
28/01/14 08.10 - €5m contract deal to supply National Ambulance Service with products
28/01/14 11.15 - The RNLI helped save over 1500 lives in 2013
27/01/14 08.12 - Injured fisherman rescued by Dublin crews
26/01/14 16.18 - Garda Boat Club pays tribute to long-time member
26/01/14 16.01 - Longford Order of Malta raise funds for equipment
26/01/14 14.46 - New Northern Ireland fire station on track to open in June
26/01/14 14.32 - Limerick Garda Nominated for bravery award.
25/01/14 08.42 - Major blaze at Dublin recycling plant
24/01/14 19.00 - Defence Forces 89th Cadet Commissioning Ceremony
24/01/14 14.00 - Waterford plant destroyed by fire
23/01/14 11.15 - Fatal Fire: Elderly woman dies in Longford house fire
23/01/14 07.45 - District Judge calls for Civil Defence to assist Gardai with Public Order
22/01/14 18.55 - Hero Gardaí rescued two men from burning building
19/01/14 17.30 - UK/ Wales - Family of Seven hospitalised after house fire
17/01/14 11.05 - HIQA ordered to 'accelerate' investigation into ambulance response times
17/01/14 07.42 - HSE Ambulances not supplied with sat-van
13/01/01 16.04 - Irish Coast Guard fleet upgraded as new helicopter launched
08/01/14 08.53 - UK News - RAF Helicopter crash kills four crew members
08/01/14 08.48 - Dublin Fire Brigade investigate claims BA sets malfunctioned
07/01/14 20.00 - Justice Minister 'encouraged' by Garda Recruitment response
05/01/14 13.07 - Army Bomb Disposal unit render suspect device safe
05/01/14 12.48 - EIGHT people rescued from house by Dublin Fire Brigade
03/01/14 17.35 - US News - NYPD's 42nd Commissioner sworn in
03/01/14 14.42 - Emergency landing on 3rd attempt at Cork Airport
03/01/14 14.06 - FLOODING - Civil Defence assisting with flooding operations
03/01/2014 12.19 - National Ambulance body calls for cuts to Ambulance Service
02/01/2014 19.13 - Garda Regional Support Units to be permanently armed
2013 NEWS STORIES
31/12/13 13.46 - UK News - Five Fire Brigade Units battle fire at flat complex in Chester
30/12/13 15.53 - London Ambulance Service prepares for New years Eve
30/12/13 13.30 - Irish Coast Guard: 'Lives at risk by Ministers Safety Plan'
30/12/13 12.40 - Irish Naval Vessel assisting with Kinsale Operaton
28/12/13 14.47 - Multi-agency forum established in Northern Ireland
28/12/13 13.47 - Gardaí to get new powers to test fro drug driving
28/12/13 12.57 - Police, fire and ambulance radio networks compromised by pirate radio stations
28/12/13 12.50 - Fire at Limerick Prison - Two prison officers recovering
23/12/13 12.49 - Ambulance Paramedic injured at Ambulance base
01.11.13 12.45 - Firefighters attacked and injured and fire tender damaged
15.10.13 18.30 - Fire cover in some Kildare areas to be covered by Dublin Fire Brigade
07.10.13 21.4 - Gardai rescue man from burning house following stand-off
30.09.13 19.09 - County Carlow's fire call-outs increase
19.09.13 21.32 - Irish Troops Awarded UNIFIL Service Medals
14.09.13 13.19 - HSE Ambulance in line for trial PPE
07.09.13 14.08 - World's 1st ever interactive Childs Ambulance 'Bumbleance'
07.09.2013 12.54 - Naval Service Officers Commissioned
07.09.2013 12.48 - 43rd Infantary Group bound for Syria
07.09.2013 12.14 - Skerries RNLI Inshore Lifeboat named in Ceremony
30.08.13 12.24 - Kilkenny Post Office destroyed in blaze
30.08.13 12.14 - Assaults on emergency personnel reach a 5 year high
27.08.13 13.09 - Two Gardai arrested in alleged fraud investigation
27.08.13 12.58 - Climbers rescued off Wicklow mountain
27.08.13 12.56 - Garda Station opens for one hour a day
14.08.13 12.36 - Girl Power as Coast Guard crew make history
14.08.13 11.36 - Money to burn as firefighters tackle blaze
14.08.13 11.10 - Garda's Gold Rush at World Police and Fire Games
13.08.08 11.00 - Transport Minister says 'no cuts to Irish Coast Guard'
24.07.13 18.00 - Major Disaster averted off Cork Coast
Order of Malta unveil new-look uniforms
Having Pride in the Brigade