Dublin Fire Brigade reported the highest number of Halloween calls it has received in over a decade last night.
A total of 1,620 calls were dealt with, making it the busiest Halloween night in 15 years, including 669 ambulance calls and 366 Leinster regional fire calls.
Of the 585 calls Dublin Fire Brigade received, 470 were directly related to Halloween.
Chief Fire Officer Greg O’Dwyer described the call volume as “extremely high”, but said there were no reports of any firework related injuries.
He said calls were in relation to house fires or cars being set on fire, as well as anti-social behaviour, and a number of serious road traffic collisions.
Mr O’Dwyer said that in some areas in the city, stolen cars and debris were used to block off and barricade roads to stop fire trucks getting in.
He said there were no injuries reported by members of the fire crew.
He thanked An Garda Síochána for cooperating with the fire service, adding that local authorities helped matters by running major events.
“We worked closely with gardaí in certain areas,” he said adding that as Halloween fell on a very dry, mild Saturday night, fires would have spread more easily.
Separately, Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service reported that between 6pm yesterday and 1am this morning, its fire crews responded to a total of 89 operational incidents.
Several of these were Halloween-related, including 23 involving bonfires, the service reported.
At six incidents, fireworks were intentionally directed at attending fire crews; no damage or injuries resulted and operational response for local communities was maintained throughout, it said.