Ballincollig community and Cork firefighters protest about failure to reopen fire station

Locals fear 'something very serious' will happen before Cork City Council resolves the staffing issue and reopens the fire station

Cork firefighters joined the local community at the protest about the failure to reopen Ballincollig fire station. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Someone is going to get seriously injured before Cork City chiefs act on fire fighting deficiencies in one of the region’s biggest towns, a community activist has warned.

Speaking at a protest over the continued failure by Cork City Council to staff Ballincollig Fire Station, Mags McKenna said council chiefs need to stop “sitting on their hands”.