Council told to find funding for full-time Ballincollig fire brigade

Firefighters look on from the public gallery as councillors told council management has accepted a WRC invitation to talks but that Siptu has, as of yet, not

Firefighters say the root cause of this dispute lies with the failure of fire service management to reinstate the Ballincollig retained fire and rescue service or provide additional resources following the boundary extension. Picture: Larry Cummins

Funding must be found to provide a full-time fire brigade in a Cork town which has seen its fire station closed following the 2019 city boundary extension, city bosses have been told.

The call came during a Cork City Council debate on Monday night as firefighters continue their limited industrial action in an ongoing row over staffing shortages which they claim is putting lives at risk.