An Ipsos MRBI survey conducted on over 150 businesses has found half do not believe the introduction of new Eircodes will have any impact on their operations.

The State is facing the embarrassment of spending millions on a postcode system that is going nowhere, writes Joe Leogue

A group representing frontline emergency staff has warned lives will be lost unless the Government reverses its decision on a new national postcode system due to be rolled out next spring.

In an ideal world emergency services would always reach the scene of an accident in time to make a meaningful intervention and prevent any loss of life.

One in three ambulances operated by Dublin Fire Brigade was out of action last night because of mechanical faults, according to figures released by the Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association.

The Government has been urged to show greater commitment in bringing forward legislation to protect on-duty fire brigade and ambulance personnel from assaults.

A fire chief in Clare has rejected claims by fire brigade unions that a new plan for the service will put the lives of firefighters and the public at risk.

A plan by the HSE to take control of Dublin's ambulance service is being slammed.

There has been a call for national integrated system of fire and ambulance services.

A war of words has broken out between Waterford County Council and firefighters in the county over claims some rural stations are being closed for days to facilitate training.

Firefighters are urging Dublin City Council to lift water restrictions tonight - as Hallowe'en is their busiest night of the year.

Secondary schoolteachers are to take industrial action over the revised public sector pay deal.

Dublin City Council’s controversial call-out charge for use of the fire service has recouped just one-third of the fees owed for this year so far.

The Association of Garda Sargeants and Inspectors is the latest union to accept the Haddington road agreement on public sector pay.

The Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association has voted by over 90% to reject the Haddington Road Agreement.

The Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association is to ballot members on industrial action, including strike.

The Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association has said it is concerned over potential cuts in the numbers of frontline staff.

Fire call-out charges are deterring people from seeking help in emergencies and should be removed immediately to help save lives, it has been claimed.

FIRE fighter chiefs could be set to make a dramatic U-turn on controversial new breathing equipment, after taking samples to Britain for urgent safety tests.

FEWER than one third of the homes where people died in fires over the past two years had smoke alarms fitted, and it was not possible to say for certain if all of them were working.

A protest is taking place in Co Roscommon today in solidarity with 28 firefighters who have been stood down by the council.

Broken heart syndrome is medical recognition finally of what literature has always known, that anguish and sorrow can kill, says Sharon Ní Chonchuir

TRADE union officials will meet Wicklow County Council today for the first time since it emerged the local authority is likely to be prosecuted over the deaths of two firemen in Bray in September 2007.

A protest is to be held in Bray, Co Wicklow today, by members of the Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association.

The HSE is being accused of not being able to cope with the level of emergency requests for ambulances in Dublin.

Firefighters and paramedics today joined forces with psychiatric nurses to form a new trade union for frontline staff in the public service.