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Team Hope – Shoebox Appeal

18 November 2024

During the course of the week of 11-15 November, Kerry and Cork North & East Civil Defence volunteers collected donated presents from the very generous children of primary schools across both Kerry and North Cork.

Kilkenny & Carlow – Water Rescue Training

18 November 2024

Kilkenny and Carlow Civil Defence Units spent Sunday morning 17th November training in Goresbridge.  The teams practiced recovering injured people from water and how to treat them.  

CDOA Conference – Kilkenny 5th to 7th November

8 November 2024

Kilkenny Civil Defence hosted over 200 Civil Defence members and invited guests to Kilkenny this week for the Civil Defence Officers Association annual conference in Hotel Kilkenny. There were speakers in attendance covering a wide range of relevant topics. A fantastic few days of learning were followed by a gala dinner and an address from… Read More

Laois Civil Defence host TY Students

8 November 2024

Laois Civil Defence welcomed transition year students from schools across Laois to their headquarters as part of their experience week with An Garda Síochána, Laois/Offaly division. Members of the Laois unit gave demonstrations into some of the services Civil Defence provide to the community.

CDOA Conference (5-7 November 2024) Kilkenny

7 November 2024

Haunted Walkway, Mallow Castle, Cork

30 October 2024

Cork North & East Civil Defence ambulance and 4×4 crews covered a Halloween Haunted Walkway event for Cork County Council at Mallow Castle on Monday 28th October.    

Restart a Heart – Mallow

30 October 2024

Great turnout on Saturday 19th October at the Restart a Heart event in Mallow. It was great to see all ages taking part.

Restart A Heart Day

17 October 2024

A CPR demo was provided by Roscommon Civil Defence to staff of Roscommon County Council on 16th October as part of Restart A Heart Day.

Missing Person Search, Donegal

14 October 2024

At 7am on Saturday 12th October, An Garda Síochána activated Civil Defence to assist with the search for a missing person in the environs of Letterkenny and the River Swilly. Letterkenny University Hospital had reported that a vulnerable male was missing. 14 members of the Civil Defence Search & Rescue team responded immediately, with the… Read More

Ploughing Championships 2024

1 October 2024

Civil Defence hosted a huge number of visitors to our stand at the Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska over the course of the threes days 17-19 September. Civil Defence volunteers from Kilkenny, Wicklow, Offaly, Tipperary, Carlow, Kildare, Longford met visitors from all corners of the country. Our extensive collection of vehicles and equipment were on display… Read More