Fire crews in Cork saw a 'very busy' Halloween night 

Crews from across the city reported dealing with several incidents including bonfires but gardaí had not reported any major incidents

Crews from Ballyvolane, Ballincollig, and HQ, including a water tanker attended a derelict building on fire in Blarney. Picture: Cork City Fire Brigade

Fire crews in Cork had a very busy Halloween as a number of units battled a fire outside the city last night.

Crews from Ballyvolane, Ballincollig, and Anglesea Street attended a fire in a derelict building fire in Blarney on Halloween night.

The fire took several hours to extinguish but thankfully, no injuries were reported.

A very busy Halloween was had last night by Red watch 🚒

Crews from Ballyvolane, Ballincollig and HQ, including a water tanker attended a derelict building on fire in Blarney 🔥

Crews battled the fire for several hours and thankfully there were no injuries pic.twitter.com/u7la4hvQI2

— Cork City Fire Brigade (@CorkCityFire) November 1, 2021

Before 9.30pm last night, crews from across the city had already reported dealing with several incidents, including bonfires, describing it as a "very busy" night.

"Crews from around the city have dealt with several incidents this evening including some bonfires," Cork City Fire Brigade wrote on Twitter.

"We want everyone to have a safe night, and thank the public for their continued support as we protect communities."

A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said that the control rooms had not reported any major incidents last night.

“It seemed to be relatively calm for a Halloween night,” they said.

In Dublin, Halloween callouts were down by more than 50% in the city last night.

Dublin fire brigade says there were 186 fire calls, 133 of which were bonfire-related.

A man suffered a hand injury from a firework in the north of the city.

Gas cylinders were found on a bonfire in Clondalkin, while crews had to extinguish a car on fire after it was driven onto a bonfire in Liffey Valley.