Emergency
# emergency - Friday 10 May, 2013
Fodder scheme doubled to €2m and extended for two more weeks
The fodder will help farmers suffering from food shortages for their livestock following the unseasonally cold winter.
Ireland ready for natural disaster despite ‘budgetary situation’
Defence Minister Alan Shatter is satisfied the Defence Forces is equipped to handle any emergency situations.
# emergency - Thursday 9 May, 2013
INMO to debate emergency motion on industrial action
The INMO annual conference is taking place in Letterkenny today and the motion discusses the option of industrial action if the government imposes pay cuts.
# emergency - Monday 22 April, 2013
Five rescued in consecutive call-outs on Lough Derg over weekend
One incident involved a cruiser with a failed engine and the RNLI crew also assisted two people who abandoned ship after it began to sink.
# emergency - Friday 19 April, 2013
Tragedies sparked by fertiliser explosions around the world
In 1947, another explosion in Texas claimed 581 lives and is considered the deadliest industrial accident in US history.
# emergency - Friday 29 March, 2013
Visitors warned to stay away from Beaumont Hospital
A total of 187 cases of influenza have been recorded at the hospital – and Beaumont is trying to stop that number from getting any higher.
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.
# emergency - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
British military plane takes €1 million to Cyprus
The defence ministry said the cash cargo flight is a “contingency” plan in case banks in the country stop giving out money.
# emergency - Monday 18 March, 2013
Busy weekend for the Irish Coast Guard with callouts all over the country
The Coast Guard said the west of the country was the busiest area but this is not unusual for the first bank holiday of the year.
# emergency - Friday 8 March, 2013
Australian police arrest gunman involved in shopping centre threat
The suspect was shot with rubber bullets and has been taken to hospital.
# emergency - Friday 22 February, 2013
# emergency - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Mater Hospital Emergency Department to close for 18 hours for relocation
The relocation had previously been postponed as management at the hospital said it did not want to impose additional pressures on other hospitals.
# emergency - Monday 4 February, 2013
Frontline Alliance: Staff being ‘unfairly targeted’ in Croke Park talks
The 24/7 Frontline Alliance represents gardaÃ, prison officers, nurses, midwives and other frontline emergency and essential services.
# emergency - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
In pics and video: Australian floods peaking with thousands in shelters
In Queensland a tropical cyclone sparked tornadaoes and created sea foam that came to shore.
# emergency - Thursday 24 January, 2013
19 lives saved since introduction of defibrillators at Dublin Airport
One 85-year-old man and his family return to thank crew for saving his life after a cardiac arrest last September.
# emergency - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
PICTURES: Fire services attend blaze in Ranelagh restaurant
Gardaà say they do not believe anyone was harmed in the fire.
VIDEO: A year in the life of a fireman
This is a year of footage filmed by a fireman condensed to eight minutes.
# emergency - Friday 4 January, 2013
Visitor restrictions remain in hospitals due to vomiting bug
Restrictions are still place in Limerick and Cavan though the number of reported cases have significantly declined.
# emergency - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
Vhi issues warning ahead of busiest day for treating accidents and injuries
Coughs, colds, trips and falls are the most common injuries and illnesses around Christmas. Watch yourselves.
# emergency - Monday 24 December, 2012
Dun Laoghaire RNLI remembers volunteers lost at sea
The ceremony is to remember the 15 volunteers who died at sea on Christmas Eve 1895 and all those who lost their lives around Irish coasts.
# emergency - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Woman and her dog rescued from freezing water at Wexford harbour
The woman went into the water to save her dog Holly but couldn’t climb back out because of the temperature.
# emergency - Friday 14 December, 2012
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.
# emergency - Friday 23 November, 2012
Evacuation begins at Derry hospital due to fire
Patients were moved out of wards at Altnagelvin Hospital due to the blaze, the PSNI has said.
# emergency - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
HSE to modernise North Cork’s ambulance service
The plans include a move from the current on duty system to one where staff are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
# emergency - Friday 2 November, 2012
Poll: Would you assist in an emergency situation?
Study from NUI Maynooth says 95 per cent of people they surveyed wouldn’t assist in an emergency, mainly out of fear of being sued or lack of practice in first-aid. Would you help out?
# emergency - Thursday 1 November, 2012
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.
# emergency - Sunday 28 October, 2012
US presidential race jolted by looming ‘megastorm’
The candidates are forced to cancel some appearances as states of emergency are declared across eight states.
# emergency - Friday 19 October, 2012
Emergency landing at Dublin Airport
A Tenerife-bound Thomas Cook flight with 323 passengers and crew on board made an emergency landing at Dublin Airport this morning.
# emergency - Friday 5 October, 2012
Poll: Do you welcome a minimum sentence for assaults on emergency workers?
Fianna Fáil will table a bill today which would set a minimum sentence of five years for anyone convicted of assaulting an on-duty emergency worker.
# emergency - Tuesday 2 October, 2012
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Shannon Airport
A flight from Chicago to London Heathrow made an emergency landing shortly after 1pm today following reports of a smell of smoke on board.
# emergency - Thursday 27 September, 2012
Extensive fire damage to Aidan O’Brien’s house in Ballydoyle
The horse trainer and his family escaped unharmed from the blaze at the home to the Coolmore training and breeding facilities.
# emergency - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler suffers heart attack during live WWE broadcast
The wrestling commentator was ringside during a tag-team bout when he collapsed.
# emergency - Thursday 6 September, 2012
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No emergency cases at Nenagh General Hospital from mid-September
The HSE has said that patients will now be seen at the Mid-West Regional Hospital in Limerick.
# emergency - Saturday 25 August, 2012
Venezuela refinery explosion death toll rises to 24
Huge clouds of smoke were seen over the refinery this morning after early morning blast believed to have been caused by gas leak.
# emergency - Friday 24 August, 2012
New iPhone app from Coast Guard could ‘save lives’
The app will allow anyone going out to sea, whether it is professionally or for leisure or sport, to let the Coast Guard know in advance.
# emergency - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Fires begin to ease on Canary Islands
The fires caused the evacuation of one of the smallest islands, and affected 10,000 acres of land.
# emergency - Monday 13 August, 2012
VIDEO: Iranians mourn as earthquake death toll passes 300
An official report from Iran’s health minister says the official death toll is now 306 – the majority of them women and children.
# emergency - Sunday 12 August, 2012
Rescuers dig for survivors after quakes kill 250 in Iran
The two earthquakes struck within 11 minutes of each other, levelling villages and trapping many people in the rubble.
# emergency - Tuesday 7 August, 2012
Pics: Philippines hit by major flooding and landslide
The country’s capital, Manila is ‘half submerged’ in water. Thousands of commuters were stranded overnight and homes have been evacuated.
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