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Granddaughter nearly died due to ambulance delay claims Leitrim woman

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Seven-week-old baby girl nearly died due to ambulance delay claims Leitrim woman

A Leitrim woman has claimed that her granddaughter, who was just seven weeks old, nearly died while they waited for an ambulance to arrive and only for the child's mother knew CPR "our baby granddaughter would have died or been severely brain ...

09 Sept 2017 at 12:45

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Funding allocated for new Longford fire appliance

Longford County Council has been awarded funding for the provision of a new ‘Class B’ fire appliance. ‘Class B’ fire appliances are the first appliances mobilised to all incidents. They generally carry 1,800 litres of water, have a main pump ...

29 Oct 2023 at 11:02

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SIPTU warns that local authorities are not prepared for fire and water service strikes

SIPTU members who work for local authorities in water services and in the Retained Fire Service have called on their employers to ensure that the public is prepared for any disruption caused by industrial action due to commence next week. ...

02 Jun 2023 at 15:28

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Three people confirmed dead as searching continues at petrol station blast site

At least three people have died in an explosion at a service station in Donegal. Gardaí confirmed the three fatalities as search efforts continued at the site of the blast in Creeslough, Co Donegal for others feared missing following the ...

07 Oct 2022 at 23:51

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Fire service issues home safety warning amid continued hot weather nationwide

Dublin Fire Brigade has issued a home safety warning amid the continued hot weather nationwide. An X (formerly Twitter) post published by the fire service yesterday evening (April 21) urged people to close their internal doors at home ...

22 Apr 2024 at 10:23

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Irish passengers affected as all flights at major UK airport suspended following bomb threat

Irish passengers set to jet to the UK today have been warned after Birmingham Airport was evacuated and all flights suspended following a reported bomb threat. Passengers are being advised not to attend Birmingham Airport due to the ...

23 Oct 2024 at 15:31

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Retained firefighters considering quitting over conditions dispute, says union

Retained firefighters are considering resigning from the service “in large numbers” from the beginning of next week, the union representing them has warned. There are approximately 2,000 Siptu (Services, Industrial, Professional ...

15 Jun 2023 at 12:46

Restaurant worker very thankful he was not seriously injured in Longford blaze

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Restaurant worker thankful he was not seriously injured in Longford blaze

A restaurant worker who was injured in a large fire that engulfed a Longford town takeaway and miraculously escaped with minor burns has said he is thankful he was not seriously burnt. The blaze occurred at Pizza Max in the ...

24 Sept 2024 at 14:24

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Probe underway after fire at Donegal building housing asylum seekers

Several people were hospitalised following a fire at a premises in Buncrana in Co Donegal in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday January 9). The Donegal Fire Service and members of An Garda Síochána responded to the ...

09 Jan 2024 at 12:38

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Chaos at Dublin Airport as firefighters called after baggage vehicle collision with plane engine

The Dublin Airport fire service were rushed to one of the departure gates at Dublin Airport earlier today, as a vehicle collided with an airplane set to travel to the US. Just before 12:30 this afternoon, the on-site ...

26 Aug 2024 at 16:50

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Longford emergency services rescue horse from deep bog drain

It was a busy night for Longford Gardaí and Fire Services as they responded to reports of a horse getting into difficulty. Emergency services spent three hours last night trying to rescue the horse, which had fallen ...

21 Dec 2019 at 12:47

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Restaurant worker very thankful he was not seriously injured in Longford blaze

24 Sept 2024 at 14:15

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