Ambulances here still use the Hi-Lo pattern while police and fire tend to use the same sound as the modern UK one posted there.
The police cars here were originally blue but to be more like the rest of Europe they were changed to white a number of years ago.
Blue strobes are reserved for police/ambulance/fire service only.
Any utilities etc use yellow strobes.
I would agree with Paul, like in the UK Irish police cars are getting WAY too bright. There's a row of flashing blue strobes on top and often extra blue strobes built into the grill on the front of the car and possibily installed behind the rear windshield too.
Some of the cars also flash the headlights (left then right)
[This message has been edited by djk (edited 09-25-2003).]
