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Four-year-old child rescued from early morning house fire

A four-year-old child has been rescued from a house fire in Belfast. Firefighters were called to the house fire at Dunraven Park on Saturday morning. A representative from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said: “Two appliances from Knock ...

13 Jan 2024 at 11:47

National News

Firefighters rescue people from cars and homes as floods hit north-west

Firefighters tackled almost 50 emergency calls relating to flooding after the north-west of the country was battered with heavy rain. There was a Met Office yellow weather warning in place in the area on Saturday evening. Donegal, Tyrone and Derry ...

24 Jul 2022 at 14:22

Northern Ireland

Firefighters searched rubble ‘not knowing if family members were among dead’

Firefighters searched through the rubble of the Omagh bomb not knowing if they would find family and friends among the dead, a public inquiry has heard. Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) area commander David Doherty described the ...

19 Feb 2025 at 14:27

National News

Call for emergency payment to be triggered after heavy flooding

Stormont has been urged to activate an emergency payment scheme following flooding across the north-west. Six people were rescued after areas of Derry and Strabane experienced heavy flooding. Firefighters tackled almost 50 emergency calls ...

24 Jul 2022 at 17:33

National News

NI firefighters tackle blaze in field made famous by Rihanna music video

Firefighters in Northern Ireland have battled a blaze in a Co Down barley field made famous by pop star Rihanna. Three fire appliances were deployed yesterday (August 31) to the field just outside Bangor, with firefighters seen dousing ...

01 Sept 2022 at 10:34

Northern Ireland

Creeslough tragedy – cross-border search and rescue effort praised

The cross-border search and rescue effort following the devastating service station explosion in Co Donegal has been praised. Emergency workers from across Northern Ireland joined their colleagues in the Irish republic in the village ...

08 Oct 2022 at 16:00

Northern Ireland

Firefighter says he has never witnessed anything like Omagh bomb in 30 years

One of the first firefighters to respond to the Omagh bombing said he has never witnessed anything in three decades which comes close to the scenes of devastation on the day. Paddy Quinn told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that he has ...

17 Feb 2025 at 22:47

National News

Emergency payment to be triggered after heavy flooding

The Department of Communities has activated the Flooding Emergency Payment scheme in Northern Ireland, it has been confirmed. Householders who have suffered severe inconvenience from flooding can claim £1,000 payment through ...

24 Jul 2022 at 19:55

National News

'Have the courage to come forward' - Firefighter in Northern Ireland injured by missile

Police in Northern Ireland have condemned an attack which saw a firefighter injured by a missile hurled while he responded to a call in Co Antrim. Officers said firefighters were attending a call in the Valley Park area of ...

22 Apr 2022 at 17:33

More than 200 emergency calls on first night of Twelfth of July bonfires

National News

Fire crews receive over 200 emergency calls on first night of bonfires

Fire and rescue crews in Northern Ireland recieved a total of 203 emergency calls on the first night of celebrations for the Twelfth of July. As hundreds of bonfires were lit across loyalist areas, Northern Ireland Fire ...

12 Jul 2022 at 11:30

National News

Irish flag and poster of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar placed on loyalist bonfire

An Irish flag and a poster of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar were placed on top of a loyalist bonfire in Co Tyrone. The pyre in Moygashel previously garnered attention online after a boat was placed on it. By Saturday evening, ...

08 Jul 2023 at 23:55

National News

PSNI appeal for information following theft of ATM using stolen digger

A digger was stolen and then used to rip out an ATM during a theft in County Armagh. Police have appealed for information following the incident at a filling station on the Portadown Road, Richhill. DUP MLA William ...

21 Dec 2022 at 12:33

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