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'We will stay at this as long as it takes' – No end in site for firefighters strike

ONGOING strike action at all 12 of Mayo’s fire stations shows no sign of stopping, according to a spokesman for the county’s retained firefighters. Westport-based retained firefighter Tom Ketterick told The Mayo News that firefighters will continue ...

29 Jul 2023 at 12:00

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Mayo retained firefighters resume strike action

ONE-hundred-and-twenty-two Mayo-based retained firefighters have resumed strike action after their representatives rejected an offer of a substantial pay increase. Today (Wednesday, July 26), retained firefighters took to the pickets lines across ...

26 Jul 2023 at 16:30

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Public urged to exercise caution following weekend gorse fires

Anton McNulty THE Mayo Fire Officer has called on the public to exercise caution during the fine weather after a number of gorse fires were reported around the county over the weekend. While no one was injured, there has been considerable damage ...

28 Mar 2017 at 12:24

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Gardaí and fire service attacked in Ballina

A PETROL bomb and rocks were thrown at gardaí and members of the fire service in Ballina on Saturday night. Members of the fire service came under attack as they responded to a call on Saturday night at the Greenhills Estate area of the town. ...

04 Nov 2015 at 17:55

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Westport hills ablaze again

BEATING THE FLAMES Fire fighters battling to put out the wildfire at Prospect, Westport, yesterday evening. Picture courtesy of Iris Galloway. Westport hills ablaze again Ciara Moynihan Another large wildfire broke out in the hills close to ...

10 Apr 2013 at 15:57

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‘Glaring inefficiency’ in Fire Service response to flooding – Hyland

Anton McNulty A COUNTY Councillor has described the fire service’s response to potential flooding of property as ‘dysfunctional’ and called for a change in procedure in dealing with responses in the future. Westport Independent councillor ...

23 Sept 2015 at 13:05

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Late Castlebar fire officer remembered

Late Castlebar fire officer remembered Edwin McGreal edwinmcgreal@mayonews.ie Tributes have been paid to the late John Donegan, a retired Assistant Chief Fire Officer for Mayo who died this week in his 80s. Mr Donegan, of Pound Road, ...

27 Feb 2012 at 19:51

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Fire crews battle gorse fires in Mayo

Gorse fires raging in north west Gorse fires have broken out in Counties Mayo, Galway, Donegal and across the border in Co Down. In Co Mayo, the Fire Service is dealing with gorse fires along the Castlebar to Pontoon Road in the ...

01 May 2011 at 09:56

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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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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 ...

22 Apr 2024 at 10:23

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Event on the importance of smoke alarms to take place in Mayo

Castlebar Rotary Club and Mayo County Fire Service are joining forces to promote the importance of smoke alarms in the community. The event will take place from 9am-3pm on Friday, May 24, in the car park at ...

17 May 2024 at 11:00

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Fire service tackle blaze at a number of houses in Limerick town

EIGHT units from the Limerick Fire and Rescue Service are tending a blaze, this Friday evening in County Limerick. A number of houses are on fire, at Glenma, Croom, to where services were dispatched at ...

03 Nov 2023 at 19:06

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