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Busy May eve bonfire night in Limerick for emergency services Reporter: );  ); MANY plumes of smoke could be seen descending into the blue sky from the outskirts of Limerick city on Friday evening. May eve is one of the nights of the year that Limerick Fire and Rescue Service hate as they zig zag across the city to ensure bonfires dont get out of hand. Gardaí from Roxboro Road and Henry Street Garda Stations assisted fire services in attending to approximately seven bonfires at various locat...

FOUR units of Limerick Fire and Rescue Service spent over six hours tackling a thatched house ablaze in County Limerick on Saturday. Two units from the city and...

‘Heaven has now gained the biggest hero’: Daughter pays moving tribute to Limerick firefighter Des Fitzgerald Reporter:  ); IN LIFE, the late Des Fitzgerald stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his colleagues in Limerick Fire and Rescue Service. Tragically, in death, they shouldered his coffin to and from his funeral Mass in St John’s Cathedral this Thursday. And, poignantly, it was Des fellow firefighters from White Watch who carried their brother to his final resting place in Mount St Lawr...

Limerick Fire and Rescue Service set up GoFundMe page in memory of one of their own Reporter: donal.oregan@limerickleader.ie );  ); FRIENDS and colleagues in Limerick Fire and Rescue Service of the late Des Fitzgerald have set up a GoFundMe page in his memory. Mr Fitzgerald, of Bengal Terrace, Old Cork Road and late of Castleisland and Adare, died on Friday. He will be laid to rest on Thursday. This Easter Sunday afternoon, Limerick Fire and Rescue Service posted on social media: "As we come ...

Emergency services are dealing with a crash on the N20 this afternoon.

THREE units of Limerick Fire and Rescue have been deployed to the scene of a fire in Limerick city centre. The alarm was raised shortly after 5pm this Friday an...

CREWS from Limerick Fire and Rescue attended a house fire on the outskirts of the city in the early hours of this Monday morning. The alarm was raised shortly a...

A Limerick road is now closed as emergency services deal with a crash.

BREAKING: County Limerick road reopens after crash Reporter: );  ); THE N69 has reopened both ways east of Kildimo at the Ferrybridge after emergency services dealt with a collision, reports AA Roadwatch. Four Limerick Fire and Rescue Service appliances and two vans rushed to the scene after getting the call at 10.12am. It is understood that it was a single vehicle collision. The driver, believed to be a young female, has been taken to University Hospital Limerick. However, it is thought that...

MOTORISTS are being advised that a section of the M7 motorway on the outskirts of Limerick city has been closed following what has been described as a serious...