Firefighters reject 'day-time only' proposal for Ballincollig

Firefighters’ limited industrial action is about to enter its seventh week in a row over staffing shortages which the firefighters claim is putting lives at risk

Fire fighters, locals and politicians at a protest last month over the closure of Ballincollig fire station. The Irish Examiner has learned that city officials put forward a proposal at Wednesday's WRC meeting to establish a 9am to 5pm fire service in Ballincollig fire station, with night-cover provided from Anglesea St headquarters. File picture: Eddie O'Hare

Firefighters in Cork city have rejected a ‘day-time only' fire station proposal for the large town which lost its retained fire brigade following the 2019 city boundary extension.

They said the town of Ballincollig needs full-time 24-hour fire cover in its own fire station which has been closed since November 2021, and that the funding must be found for it.