fireworks

Police reported ‘unprecedented’ unrest New Year celebrations in the Netherlands turned violent as fireworks killed two people, police reported “unprecedented” unrest, and a major fire tore through a historic Amsterdam church. Petrol bombs were hurled at authorities as they attempted to bring the chaos under control. A 17-year-old boy and a 38-year-old man died in […]

Police reported ‘unprecedented’ unrest New Year celebrations in the Netherlands turned violent as fireworks killed two people, police reported “unprecedented” unrest, and a major fire tore through a historic Amsterdam church. Petrol bombs were hurled at authorities as they attempted to bring the chaos under control. A 17-year-old boy and a 38-year-old man died in […]

1 month ago

Roy Keane wants to ban Bonfire Night because ‘it scares all the dogs’

That’s not the only thing he’d like to ban Roy Keane said he wants to ban Bonfire Night because it scares all the dogs. Speaking on the latest The Overlap alongside Gary Neville, Jill Scott, Ian Wright and special guest David Moyes, Keane shared his views on the tradition. As they took their seats, Scott […]

That’s not the only thing he’d like to ban Roy Keane said he wants to ban Bonfire Night because it scares all the dogs. Speaking on the latest The Overlap alongside Gary Neville, Jill Scott, Ian Wright and special guest David Moyes, Keane shared his views on the tradition. As they took their seats, Scott […]

1 year ago

The best New Year’s Eve celebrations from around the world

There were some dazzling spectacles. Omicron may have made New Year’s Eve 2022 a slightly subdued affair but that didn’t stop the sky from lighting up in celebration of 2021 coming to a much welcome end. Around the globe, spectacular displays marked the arrival of a fresh new year where everything will totally be back […]

There were some dazzling spectacles. Omicron may have made New Year’s Eve 2022 a slightly subdued affair but that didn’t stop the sky from lighting up in celebration of 2021 coming to a much welcome end. Around the globe, spectacular displays marked the arrival of a fresh new year where everything will totally be back […]

4 years ago

€35,000 of fireworks seized by Gardaí so far in 2020

€35,000 worth of fireworks have been seized by Gardaí so far in 2020. As the Halloween period draws to a close for 2020, An Garda Síochána has confirmed that fireworks with a value of approximately €35,490 have been seized so far this year under Operation Tombola. This is an increase from 2019 where fireworks with […]

€35,000 worth of fireworks have been seized by Gardaí so far in 2020. As the Halloween period draws to a close for 2020, An Garda Síochána has confirmed that fireworks with a value of approximately €35,490 have been seized so far this year under Operation Tombola. This is an increase from 2019 where fireworks with […]

5 years ago

Teenagers suffer “severely deformed hand” and eye injuries in fireworks incident

Two teenagers were seriously injured in last night’s incident. Speaking to JOE, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána confirmed that two teenagers were badly injured by fireworks an incident which occurred on Faussagh Avenue, Cabra on Friday night (21 September). The teenagers, who were 17 and 15 respectively, were badly injured when they came into […]

Two teenagers were seriously injured in last night’s incident. Speaking to JOE, a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána confirmed that two teenagers were badly injured by fireworks an incident which occurred on Faussagh Avenue, Cabra on Friday night (21 September). The teenagers, who were 17 and 15 respectively, were badly injured when they came into […]

6 years ago

WATCH: Firework factory goes up in flames, looks exactly as spectacular as you’d imagine

Definitely not safe, but my god it looked amazing. There are some things you just don’t expect to ever happen. This would be fairly high on that list. A firework shop in South Carolina burst into flames on Thursday, 4 July, and it looked exactly as incredible as you’d guess it would. Naturally, a number […]

Definitely not safe, but my god it looked amazing. There are some things you just don’t expect to ever happen. This would be fairly high on that list. A firework shop in South Carolina burst into flames on Thursday, 4 July, and it looked exactly as incredible as you’d guess it would. Naturally, a number […]

7 years ago