I’m sure you’ve heard the bang of fireworks in your local area in the last number of weeks. Earlier and earlier each year, droves of people are setting off bangers and sparklers in the run up to Halloween. Do you have an issue with fireworks in your area?  And what happens when they go wrong?  Andrea chats to Jamie O’Toole in Dublin, who was injured by a firework. 

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