Fire crew forced to retreat from Halloween call-out after rocks and bottles hurled at them

'Emergency service personnel, across all services, are the very people you or your loved ones may need tomorrow. Please show them some respect'

The crew from Thurles fire station came under attack from a large group of people who had gathered at a bonfire on the edge of the town. 

A fire crew was forced to retreat from a Halloween night callout after coming under attack from a large group of people attending a bonfire.

One of the Tipperary Fire & Rescue Service crews were subjected to rocks and bottles being hurled at them during one of the country’s busiest nights for fire units.