Air Raid Siren

admiralofthefleet

there is one going off at the moment, does anyone know why this happens every now and then

Gavin "shels"

Where abouts you hearing it. If your around the South Circular Road/ Cork Street area as far as I know its coming from John Players on the S.C.R. its a film studio place nowadays.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Mods, move this to the Baghdad forum please.....

Air raids, yea riiiiiiiiight

admiralofthefleet

im in raheny but its so windy the sound must be travelling afar

judas101

i was hearing something faintly sounding like an air raid siren for a while too.

i'm out in the northside. clontarf direction.

seemed to have stopped in the last few minutes. strange alright.

Vmaxer

One Goes off regular in Swords, I think its from the Swords Laboratories [Bristol-Myers Squibb] Facility. It can be heard for Miles, I think they must do Emergency training every few months.

Goodshape

I worked in the middle of Prague for a few months a couple of years ago.. they've got weekly air rade siren tests.

Freaked me out the first time I heard it

Cabaal

Fier station in my home town used to use a air raid siren at the fire station to call the fire men to the station, although radio's replaced this in later years the siren and swicth still remained.

The switch was outside the station and until about 5 years ago anybody [passing by coyuld press it which wasn't fun for people living near by at 2am

kona

its dublin port, dunno what its for tho, it was goin on during the champions league games, it ended round 1am

phasers

I used to hear one twice a day in Clondalkin because we were near a quarry, and they'd sound the siren when they were blowing a part up

they don't always signal a Nazi attack, don't worry

bryanmurr

they test the 1 in the airport once a week so it could be that either.

mikemac

I'm pretty sure it's from Dublin Port, they do emergency drills now and again.
With millions of litres of fuel in those tanks you can understand why

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Gaspode

Lots of those sirens in Dublin port. anyone old enough to remember the big fire there back in the 70s will remember the sirens going all night. That combined with exploding gas tanks made it sound like a bloody air raid too, and I remember planking myself when I woke up to it.

Collie D

If you're in Raheny and you think the sound was travelling it might have been the quarry in Kinsealy. They usually sound it in the morning before they set off an explosion.

I've just moved into Kinsealy and took a day off a couple of weeks ago. Heard the siren then about half an hour later the whole house shook. Thought it was an earthquake

ian_m

Sometimes heard from Rathmines barracks.

Dord

The siren noise around Raheny is from the Fire Station at Tonlegee Rd/Raheny Rd. I live around there and it goes off a lot. I'm guessing its something to do with the lads being called out on a call.

catch--22

Dubsmax wrote: »

One Goes off regular in Swords, I think its from the Swords Laboratories [Bristol-Myers Squibb] Facility. It can be heard for Miles, I think they must do Emergency training every few months.

As far as i know that one is for the fire-station around the corner!

gurramok

There does be one or was one till a few yrs ago of a siren beside Ashtown Riding stables, just in by the canal at the tracks.(west side)
Despite me walking the woof woof up there and both of us nearly deafened by it, i never found its source, anyone know?

Gaspode

gurramok wrote: »

There does be one or was one till a few yrs ago of a siren beside Ashtown Riding stables, just in by the canal at the tracks.(west side)
Despite me walking the woof woof up there and both of us nearly deafened by it, i never found its source, anyone know?

THat believe it or not is the burglar alarm at the Dog Pound in the grounds Ashton House. Its forever going off. The Teagasc place also has one of those sirens as part of its alarm system and that can be heard as far away as the Halfway house.

raheny red

Was going off again ten minutes ago in the Raheny area again

fitzyshea

If there really was an emergency ie: something like sellafield been blown up or an earthquake / tsunami or some major diaster would they sound an air raid siren? Surely they dont use them in Ireland?

raheny red

Anyone see the spot light shining up into the sky the past few nights, wonder if they are related

admiralofthefleet

yeah spotted that the other night then saw it again in town coming from the four courts area

miju

Joe Robot wrote: »

The siren noise around Raheny is from the Fire Station at Tonlegee Rd/Raheny Rd. I live around there and it goes off a lot. I'm guessing its something to do with the lads being called out on a call.

wouldnt say that was the cause. i lived only 500 metres away from that station for 25 years and not once did i even hear anything remotely like an air raid siren coming from it

Kimbot

Its Silent Hill calling all its children back lads!! I'd get worried if I were you lot!!

Dord

miju wrote: »

wouldnt say that was the cause. i lived only 500 metres away from that station for 25 years and not once did i even hear anything remotely like an air raid siren coming from it

Thats strange, I hear it a good bit. I remember hearing it when I went to school in the Della too.

miju

my hearing must be ****e so

raheny red

Joe Robot wrote: »

Thats strange, I hear it a good bit. I remember hearing it when I went to school in the Della too.

I went to the Della too, for 6 years, and never heard that siren (which is being discussed now). I did hear alarm bells but the noise off them is nothing compared to the siren which is much louder.

admiralofthefleet

i too was in the della and never heard it

Fyr.Fytr

miju wrote: »

wouldnt say that was the cause. i lived only 500 metres away from that station for 25 years and not once did i even hear anything remotely like an air raid siren coming from it

Your right it wouldn't be coming from kilbarrack station as that is fulltime (lads in there 24/7)

In the past they were used to call retained firefighters (part time, hold down a day job and respond to station when call comes through) to the station before the era of pagers

The old swords firestation had one outside, but now the new station is full time there is no need. There is still one in bristol-myers squibb pharmaceuticals who use it during drills, set it off around 12pm

northdublin

most of the sounds that ppl hear that sound like an air raid siren are external sounders called master blasters. they are a mains power siren that an intruder alarm panel usually trips when activated.fitted quite a few and its not nice when you have to test them.

fitzyshea

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

yeah spotted that the other night then saw it again in town coming from the four courts area

Those lights in the sky are coming from smithfield for the ice rink.

blinkey 101

;)yea i worked on scr and heard it to .so your not going mad once a month the army barracks in rathmines used it as part of their training ...

blinkey 101

happy xmas to one and all...........:o

raheny red

Going off again now. Really annoying at this stage :mad:

Gaspode

raheny red wrote: »

Going off again now. Really annoying at this stage :mad:

sure Its not all in yer head Red?
I went to the della too (time for a della forum??) and it was enough to make a man think he was hearing all sorts of things.......;)

admiralofthefleet

deswalsh wrote: »

sure Its not all in yer head Red?
I went to the della too (time for a della forum??) and it was enough to make a man think he was hearing all sorts of things.......;)

especially when woody lost it:D

Dord

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

especially when woody lost it:D

Thankfully I didn't have him as a teacher.

raheny red

Lets not forget Titch

admiralofthefleet

raheny red wrote: »

Lets not forget Titch

yeah, remember one ball! cullen was another nutter

Dord

hahaha I was taller than titch when I was sitting down. It was hilarious.

Jaysus, Cullen...he hated me with a vengence. He always reminded me of Fr. Jack from Father Ted.

admiralofthefleet

Joe Robot wrote: »

hahaha I was taller than titch when I was sitting down. It was hilarious.

Jaysus, Cullen...he hated me with a vengence. He always reminded me of Fr. Jack from Father Ted.

my whole class was put on detention for shouting father jack's trademark sayings at him. it was mid 90's, at the height of father ted

Gaspode

Joe Robot wrote: »

hahaha I was taller than titch when I was sitting down. It was hilarious.

Jaysus, Cullen...he hated me with a vengence. He always reminded me of Fr. Jack from Father Ted.

LOL, Father Jack - thats spot on!
I'd forgotten all about Titch though. Woody and Cullen are imprinted on the back of the brainthere with all the other scary things in life.

Cunny-Funt

Okay I've been hearing this on and off since 8pm and it stopped sometime after 10.

Really does sound like one of those old wind up air raid sirens. I'm in Fairview here and it sounds like its coming from miles away. Must be annoying for those living near it but seriously, anyone know WTF is going on?????????

raheny red

I'm very annoyed, somebody ring Joe Duffy

bennyx_o

As said before, it's from Dublin Port. It's for the umpteen storage tanks holding petrol. What makes it worse, I work right next door to the siren.

tonc76

bennyx_o wrote: »

As said before, it's from Dublin Port. It's for the umpteen storage tanks holding petrol. What makes it worse, I work right next door to the siren.

Granted you say that its for the storage tanks, but why is it going off?

I'm living in Clontarf and it was going off for most of yesterday evening

empirix

civil defence in the Phoenix park used to have one, not sur eif they still do

raheny red

GRRRR, was going off for 20 mins this morning from 4.20 till 4.40. Poxy thing woke me up :mad:

admiralofthefleet

i heard it too. its an awful pain in the swiss