'Tragedy waiting to happen' due to firefighter shortages in Cork
Fire brigade personnel on official picket at the Cork City Fire Brigade Station on Anglesea Street in Cork city on Wednesday. Picture: Larry Cummins
The Taoiseach has been strongly warned that a “tragedy waiting to happen” in Cork city is due to firefighter staff shortages and a cut in the number of firetrucks.
Firefighters are now serving an area that is five times larger than it was before the city boundary was extended in 2019.
