FIREFIGHTERS IN LIMERICK responding to bonfires were attacked with stones last night.
The fire service also responded to a hoax report that a woman had gone into the River Shannon.
The crews had been attending a number of May Eve bonfires in the city when they were attacked at Crecora Avenue in the Ballinacurra area. A number of youths threw stones at the fire truck.
Though a number of stones hit the vehicle, nobody was injured and no major damage was recorded.
In another incident, firefighters were called to a report that a woman had entered the River Shannon at Thomond Bridge. After dispatching a rescue FireSwift boat, along with gardaí and a HSE ambulance, rescuers deemed the callout a hoax.
In total, the service attended 15 bonfires, extinguishing one over safety concerns.
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