This afternoon.
County Louth.
Members of the Garda Armed Support Unit and Garda Negotiator team deal with a hostage situation outside the Newtown Fane pumping station during a training exercise today.
Meanwhile...
This afternoon.
Castleblayney County Monaghan.
Fire Service personnel in chemical suits join members of the emergency services from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in a training exercise as they deal with a major incident involving a fuel truck which has crashed into a bus on a rural road.