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Three people confirmed dead as searching continues at petrol station blast site

At least three people have died in an explosion at a service station in Donegal. Gardaí confirmed the three fatalities as search efforts continued at the site of the blast in Creeslough, Co Donegal for others feared missing following the devastating ...

07 Oct 2022 at 23:51

Glenties MD

Warning issued as Dungloe fire service is called out 11 times in a week

The Dungloe fire service has been called out eleven times in one week, according to the manager of the Gaoth Dobhair fire service. Nine of the fires the Dungloe fire service were called out to in the last 7 days were bog fires. The Gaoth Dobhair ...

24 Mar 2022 at 16:58

Letterkenny/Milford MD

Claims of understaffing and low morale in Letterkenny fire service

Concern has been raised about the level of staffing in the fire service in Letterkenny. Understaffing means the service, which is run by Donegal County Council, has been reduced from two teams to one and has only seven available personnel, a ...

08 Mar 2022 at 18:20

Local News

Human remains discovered in Glenties fire

Gardai are investigating the cause of a house fire in Glenties in the early hours of Wednesday morning. "Fire services extinguished the fire and suspected human remains were located inside the property. "At this time, gardaí are treating ...

09 Mar 2022 at 13:38

People feared trapped in rubble after service station blast in Ireland

National News

Emergency services respond to explosion at Donegal service station

Multiple injuries have been reported with people feared trapped in debris hours after a “devastating” explosion at a service station in Ireland. The Applegreen service station located in the village of Creeslough, Co Donegal, sustained ...

07 Oct 2022 at 18:48

Multimedia Sport

Excitement as new €450,000 fire engine handed over to Letterkenny Fire Brigade

There was a great excitement at Letterkenny Fire Station as elected representatives, council officials and members of Donegal County Fire Service came along to mark the official handing over of the new state of the art Scania 'Class ...

26 Sept 2022 at 14:18

Local News

Are you interested in becoming a firefighter? Donegal Fire Service is recruiting

A retained firefighter recruitment drive is underway to fill roles in a number of fire stations across Donegal. To facilitate those who would like to find out more about what is involved, Donegal County Council is hosting a number ...

16 Jan 2023 at 13:06

Local News

No decision on location of new water tanker

The new Water Tanker being built for Donegal County Fire Service is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2021. Updating councillors at October's online Inishowen Municipal District meeting Edward Gallagher (Fire Service, Donegal ...

23 Oct 2021 at 17:00

Local News

Donegal County Fire Service receives new Water Tanker and Incident Command Unit

There was a great excitement at Letterkenny Fire Station on Monday as elected representatives, council officials, and members of Donegal County Fire Service came along to mark the official handing over of the new state of the ...

23 Jun 2022 at 10:35

Letterkenny/Milford MD

New state of the art €250k Water Tanker and Incident Command Unit handover

The official handing over of the new state of the art €256,000 Water Tanker and Incident Command Unit to Donegal County Fire Service took place this week at a special event at Letterkenny Fire station. Elected ...

23 Jun 2022 at 11:34

Letterkenny/Milford MD

Fire at Letterkenny business premises brought under control

The Fire Service attended the scene of a fire at a business premises in Letterkenny on Friday morning. The fire broke out in a building at Kilmacrennan Road. The blaze, at Cedarwood House, was brought under ...

12 May 2023 at 11:43

Local News

Do you want to be a firefighter? Recruitment taking place across Donegal

Donegal County Council is seeking applications for the position of part-time retained fire fighters. There are vacancies in Donegal Town, Killybegs, Dungloe, Gaoth Dobhair, Falcarragh, Milford and ...

04 May 2023 at 16:46

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