Two people hospitalised after fire at popular pub on busy Dublin city street
Seven fire engines and three ambulances are on the scene. Gardaí and emergency services are at the scene of a fire in Dublin city centre that has left two people hospitalised. In a statement to JOE, Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) said it received multiple calls at around 6.40am on Tuesday (28 April) reporting a fire […]
1 month ago
Gardaí issue new statement over ‘significant disruption’ caused by fuel protests
Protesters want the carbon tax to be abolished and fuel costs to be ‘brought back to an affordable level’. Both An Garda Síochána and the Dublin Fire Brigade have issued new statements regarding the fuel protests taking place across Ireland today (Wednesday, 8 April). A response to the recent, much-publicised surge in fuel prices, the […]
2 months ago
Residents urged to stay indoors as fire breaks out at Dublin waste disposal plant
Updated 10.30am, Thursday, 28 August. Residents of a Dublin town have been advised to remain inside and to close their windows. Dublin Fire Brigade is advising residents in the Balbriggan area of the county to remain indoors following a fire breaking out at a waste disposal plant. The residents have also been warned to keep […]
9 months ago
Popular Dublin city restaurant damaged by fire over Bank Holiday weekend
The Dublin Fire Brigade and Gardaí have issued statements about the fire. Popular Dublin city centre restaurant Alfie’s, located on 10 South William Street, was damaged by a fire that broke out over the Bank Holiday weekend. In a statement on Twitter on Tuesday morning (3 June), the Dublin Fire Brigade posted an image of […]
1 year ago
Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel evacuated after fire breaks out
The blaze has been brought under control. Firefighters were alerted to a suspected fire at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin this morning. Staff and guests were evacuated and the road outside the famous hotel was closed to get the blaze under control. In a statement on social media, Dublin Fire Brigade said: “Firefighters were called […]
2 years ago
People urged to avoid Dublin area due to major ‘workshop fire’
Motorists have been urged to take alternative routes. People have been urged to avoid an area of Dublin due to a fire at a workshop. Posting to Twitter at around 11am Tuesday morning (16 January), Dublin Fire Brigade confirmed that firefighters were at the scene of the blaze on Orwell Road in Rathgar. “Avoid the […]
2 years ago