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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 don't get out of hand. Gardaí from Roxboro Road and Henry Street Garda Stations assisted fire services in attending to approximately seven bonfires at various locations in the city. A garda spokesperson said: "No arrests were made in relation to these incidents...

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 Lawrence Cemetery. As the hearse - a 1952 Dennis TI vintage fire appliance - made its way slowly to th...

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 to terms with the loss of our friend Dessie, we remember the great times we shared. In lieu of flo...

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