The annual Chief Fire Officers’ Association conference was held in Croke Park in 2017, organised by Dublin Fire Brigade. Conor Forrest was there on the day. Last May, Croke Park was the...
Category - Events
The description is not prominent by default. However, some themes may show it. Yes, Throne supports category descriptions.
Shades of green and blue: St. Patrick’s Day 2017
Following another successful St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17th, Third Officer and Pipe Band member John Keogh looks back on a memorable day. March 17th is an important day in...
Learning with leisure: The EMS Gathering
The fourth annual Emergency Gathering took place in Kinsale in May. Conor Forrest spoke with organiser Kieran Henry to discover more about this engaging and diverse two-day event. In early...
Nutgrove – At the heart of the community
Nutgrove’s annual open day was a huge success, raising vital funds for children with autism and their families. Back once more for the third year in a row, Nutgrove fire station’s...
Driving the BUMBLEance
Tony Heffernan speaks to Tiernan Cannon about one of the Saoirse Foundation’s main projects, the BUMBLEance children’s ambulance service. It is difficult to imagine a pain more...
Sarahs’ record row
Dublin Fire Brigade’s Sarah Good and rower Sarah Doyle have set and smashed a world record for tandem rowing this year. On St. Patrick’s Day 2017, while most of the country was...
Training day
The OBI played host to a two-part mass casualty training exercise for Class 1/2016 last November, writes Conor Forrest. [adrotate group=”2″] Last November, recruits from Class...
The social scene
DFB’s Sports and Social Club recently held two fun-filled social nights for members in Dublin city centre. Dublin Fire Brigade is a social organisation – different stations are involved...
Class of 2016
Recruit Class 2/2016 participated in the passing out parade held in the OBI last October. Dublin Fire Brigade welcomed 50 new recruits into its ranks on October 6th last, as Class 2/2016...
The Ultimate Price
In October 1936, three Dublin firefighters lost their lives in a fire at the Exide Batteries shop on Pearse Street. On the night of October 5th 1936, three of Dublin Fire Brigade’s finest...