Cork's part-time firefighters 'struggle to get jobs as they need to be absent for call-outs'

Some part-time fire brigade personnel in the county are also having difficulty getting motor insurance cover

Unlike their colleagues in Cork city, fire brigade personnel in the county are not full-time. File picture: Larry Cummins

Part-time firefighters are finding it increasingly difficult to get full-time jobs in Co Cork because would-be employers don’t want them absent for emergency call-outs.

It has been claimed that this even applies to Cork County Council, which runs the fire brigade service in the county.