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Cork City Civil Defence at Collins Barracks
5 October 2016
Cork City Civil Defence personnel at Defence Forces Demonstration, Collins Barracks 04/10/2016
Kerry – Flood Relief Efforts
4 October 2016
Following incessant overnight rain which has continued into the daylight hours, Kerry Civil Defence was deployed on Tuesday 4th October to the Caherciveen area with 300 filled sandbags and two jeeps. A further 500 sandbags have been deployed to Portmagee. A total of 16 volunteer members are assisting in the flood relief efforts.
South Dublin Councillors tour of Civil Defence Training Centre
4 October 2016
Irish Times article on Civil Defence Drones
4 October 2016
Link below to Irish Times News Article on the use of drones within Civil Defence Irish Times News Article on Civil Defence use of Drones
Safety Information Notice
28 September 2016
Safety Information Notice Following the recent incident involving a National Ambulance Service Emergency Ambulance this Safety notice should be brought to the attention of all Civil Defence volunteers. Volunteers are requested to ensure all medical gas cylinders (Oxygen and Entonox©) are secure within vehicles, and the regulators and flow meters are securely attached… Read More
Wexford Civil Defence Inter Agency Training Day & CDO Retirement Function
27 September 2016
Wexford Civil Defence hosted an Inter-Agency training day at County Hall, Carricklawn on Saturday 24th September. The day consisted of presentations and practical demonstrations from a number of voluntary agencies followed by a dinner in the Riverbank Hotel. Following dinner a presentation was made to Gabrielle Willis to mark her retirement from her position as… Read More
Sligo Annual Exercise 2016
23 September 2016
Sligo Civil Defence held its annual exercise on 4th September which was attended by 46 volunteers. Civil Defence Branch , Principal Officer, Stephen Hall and Director of Services, Bartley Gavin attended the exercise. Volunteers were put through their paces on 4 sites – Casualty, Search, Communications and a Radiation Monitoring and Sample Collection site. There… Read More
August Photo of the Month Winner
16 September 2016
Congratulations to Siobhán O’Riordan, Galway Civil Defence on winning the August Photo of the Month Competition. A €50 One4All voucher is on its way to you. The competition is open again for September – if you’re not in you can’t win. There will be a €50 One for All voucher awarded to the winner each… Read More
Roscommon Civil Defence – Croagh Patrick 10/09/2016
14 September 2016
Members of Roscommon Civil Defence assisted John Tobin along with his family and friends in his assent of Croagh Patrick, the successful attempt in fulfilling a lifelong dream for John was completed on September 10th. The group assembled at the base of the Reek at 08:30 and began the attempt at 10:00 reaching the summit… Read More
Caitriona Lucas, RIP
14 September 2016
Caitriona Lucas, a volunteer member of the Irish Coast Guard, lost her life during a missing person search in Kilkee, Co Clare on Monday 12th September. Caitriona was well known by the members of Clare Civil Defence. Our thoughts are with her family, her friends and her fellow members of the Coast Guard at this… Read More