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#Emergency
# emergency - Saturday 13 July, 2019
Storm Barry is now a hurricane, as it hurtles towards Louisiana's coast
The Mississippi River is currently at 17 feet – just below flood range.
# emergency - Monday 8 July, 2019
A patient's chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke can vary depending on what hospital they attend
The report notes that the mortality rate for heart attack and stroke has continued to decrease year-on-year for the past 10 years.
# emergency - Friday 10 May, 2019
What does the Dáil's declaration of a climate emergency actually mean?
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said this move will put pressure on the government to be more ambitious with its policies.
# emergency - Saturday 20 April, 2019
Man airlifted to hospital after collapsing while walking on Carlingford mountain
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at midday.
# emergency - Friday 12 April, 2019
Ambulance services facing 'significant' delays of more than an hour in Dublin
Dublin Fire Brigade serves emergency call outs for Dublin city, as well as the greater Dublin area.
# emergency - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
Five people dead at retirement home in France after reportedly falling ill from eating duck salad
The five individuals are aged between 76 and 95 years old.
# emergency - Saturday 30 March, 2019
Coast Guard to lift blue light driving ban for volunteers as training rolled out
The ban had been put in place last month to “mitigate the risk” of this type of driving on public roads.
# emergency - Friday 8 March, 2019
Twins given medals for saving grandmother's life after she suffered seizure
Sean O’Sullivan woke at 6am and couldn’t rouse his granny Ruth.
# emergency - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
'Lives could be lost' without immediate training for Coast Guard blue light driving
Opposition politicians have described the ban on driving with blue lights and sirens as a “backward” move.
Irish Coast Guard staff and volunteers no longer allowed to use blue lights and sirens Exclusive
Volunteers are worried about the potential delays this will cause when they are travelling to incidents.
# emergency - Friday 15 February, 2019
Warning over modified helmets after hurler sustains 'horrific' hand injury
While attempting to catch a sliotar, the hurler’s left hand struck the helmet of an opposing player during a club league match.
White House says Trump will declare national emergency to fund border wall
Declaring a national emergency would free Trump to seek to redirect federal funds and bypass Congress.
# emergency - Friday 24 August, 2018
Trump declares state of emergency as Hawaii braces for hurricane
Landslides and flash flooding have left roads blocked.
# emergency - Sunday 12 August, 2018
'It's falling on deaf ears': Still no plan for gardaí without lights and sirens driver training
The Garda Representative Association said as many as 60% of gardaí only have basic driver training, which means they can not exceed the speed limit in a chase.
# emergency - Friday 10 August, 2018
Transatlantic flight emergency lands at Shannon after smoke detected on board
The Virgin Atlantic flight landed just after 7am this morning.
# emergency - Saturday 7 July, 2018
'Weather knows no borders': Sinn Féin senator calls for all-Ireland weather alerts during emergencies
Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile said that when weather alerts are reported, they should be done so on an all-Ireland basis.
# emergency - Wednesday 13 June, 2018
Ombudsman sounds warning about 'invisible' homeless children and family hubs
Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon says the government needs to change its thinking.
# emergency - Monday 7 May, 2018
PHOTOS: Hawaii volcano forces evacuations as lava destroys homes
Over 1500 residents have been ordered to evacuate the surrounding areas as some lose their homes.
# emergency - Thursday 19 April, 2018
Passengers warned to 'put down phones and listen' to safety demos after Southwest Airlines accident
Photos emerged online this week of passengers using their oxygen masks incorrectly during an emergency Southwest Airlines landing.
# emergency - Saturday 7 April, 2018
Dublin Fire Brigade processed nearly 100 fewer emergency calls this Good Friday - despite pubs being open
This year over the 24 hours of Good Friday, the centre processed a total of 379 calls.
# emergency - Monday 5 March, 2018
Water supply to be restricted across greater Dublin area from 7pm tonight - 7am tomorrow
The water supply has come under great pressure in the aftermath of Storm Emma.
Leo Varadkar: 'We may find people dead in their homes in the coming days'
Varadkar said that a number of deaths may have been caused by the storm.
# emergency - Saturday 3 February, 2018
'I've had enough': A Galway GP has invoiced the ambulance service to highlight delays
Dr Peter Sloane says that he wants to draw attention to the lack of resources to the ambulance service in Carraroe.
# emergency - Monday 8 January, 2018
Coast Guard suspends use of Beaumont Hospital landing site after resident complaints
Crews are being told to use Dublin Airport for transfers to Beaumont Hospital, adding up to 20 minutes onto the journey for the patient.
# emergency - Wednesday 3 January, 2018
Risk of flooding overnight as another weather warning set to come into effect at 3am
The National Emergency Coordination Group on severe weather convened this morning to assess the situation in the wake of Eleanor and to review the weather ahead.
# emergency - Wednesday 1 November, 2017
Concerns raised about how residents would exit disability centre in event of fire
While there were master keys to individual units at the centre, there was no clarity as to how these could be located in an emergency.
# emergency - Saturday 21 October, 2017
See the Ophelia warnings on TV on Sunday? That was Ireland's emergency broadcasting system in action
It was the first time the system was brought into use in ireland under the 2009 Broadcasting Act.
# emergency - Monday 16 October, 2017
Leo Varadkar: The government IS prepared for Storm Ophelia
“Our number one priority today is to avoid any injuries and any loss of life.”
# emergency - Saturday 14 October, 2017
'We're not out of this emergency, not even close': California wildfire death toll rises to 33
An estimated 5,700 structures have been destroyed by the wildfires.
# emergency - Saturday 9 September, 2017
Hurricane Irma weakens to Category 3 as it heads for Florida
A total of 6.3 million people have been ordered to evacuate the southern US State.
# emergency - Friday 8 September, 2017
Death toll now at 58 as Mexico reels from biggest earthquake in a century
A powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico late last night.
# emergency - Tuesday 29 August, 2017
President Trump prepares to visit Texas as Houston death toll rises
Houston’s Mayor has defended the decision not to evacuate the city.
# emergency - Monday 28 August, 2017
Trump declares state of emergency in Louisiana as US braces for return of Hurricane Harvey
The Category 4 hurricane has wreaked havoc across the gulf coast since making its landfall last Friday.
# emergency - Thursday 3 August, 2017
Irish J1 student in 'very serious condition' after suffering cardiac arrest while swimming
The 22-year-old was swimming in the Ocean City area of Maryland when he came into difficulty.
# emergency - Tuesday 16 May, 2017
British Airways flight to London diverts to Dublin Airport with medical emergency
The nature of the medical emergency is unknown.
# emergency - Saturday 13 May, 2017
Flight diverts to Shannon after a passenger dies on board
Last Monday, an 88-year-old man also died on a flight that was diverted to Shannon.
# emergency - Thursday 4 May, 2017
Smoke seen across Limerick as fire breaks out in scrap metal yard
Nearby residents are being asked to close their windows.
# emergency - Thursday 20 April, 2017
Civil servants' union wants a €1.4 billion pay restoration
Geraghty said that he didn’t want the issue to be a public sector versus private sector divide, but said that their demands were “reasonable”.
# emergency - Friday 3 March, 2017
Gabi bitten by Torres as Deportivo doctor praises Atletico duo for quick-thinking
The midfielder was bitten by his unconscious team-mate as he tried to stop him from swallowing his tongue.
# emergency - Monday 13 February, 2017
200,000 people ordered to evacuate their homes over dam risk
The evacuation was ordered yesterday afternoon after engineers spotted a hole on the concrete lip of the secondary spillway of the dam.
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