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Cork North, Cork South, Cork West – Long Service Awards

11 December 2015

Long service awards with Cork South, Cork North and Cork West last week in Cork Airport Hotel

Monaghan – Rescue of Fishermen

9 December 2015

Monaghan Civil Defence was contacted by Monaghan Gardaí on Monday 23rd November approx. 2.30pm to rescue two fishermen on an island. Two fishermen from Dublin were camping out overnight on an island on Lough Egish. Their boat drifted out into the lake. One of the fishermen tried to swim to recover the boat but had… Read More

Meath Search Operation, Navan

9 December 2015

The River Boyne search for a man who entered the river on 22nd November continued over the course of the weekend of 5-6 December. Sunday 6th December started with the rescue of a girl who entered the river in Navan. A Meath River Rescue boat was on the water as part of the ongoing search… Read More

Tipperary – Clonmel Search Operation

9 December 2015

As emergency, defence, voluntary and rescue teams were dealing with flooding, providing welfare and humanitarian aid across many parts of the country, Gardaí, the Civil Defence, Irish Coast Guard and other Search & Rescue teams have had a double task on their hands since Thursday 3rd December as they continue to search for a missing… Read More

November Photo of the Month Winner

9 December 2015

Congratulations to Fran Power, Mayo Civil Defence on winning the November Photo of the Month Competition. A €50 One4All voucher is on its way to you. The competition is open again for December – 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

Monaghan – Search & Recovery Operation

8 December 2015

Monaghan Civil Defence received a call from the Fire Service to assist at an incident near Glaslough village shortly after noon on Monday 7th December. There were reports from the Gardaí that a male in his 70’s was missing and a car was reported submerged in flood waters. Monaghan Civil Defence mobilized an inflatable boat… Read More

Kerry Response to Storm Desmond

7 December 2015

KERRY – A full scale operation involving many of the emergency and voluntary services was underway in County Kerry as many parts became flooded. Affected areas were Ballymullen, Castlemane Road, Killarney, White Bridge, Ballycasheen and also at Knocknaboul Bridge. Approximately 50 members of the Civil Defence and 20 operatives from Kerry County Council were deployed following… Read More

Civil Defence – “Storm Desmond” Relief Efforts

7 December 2015

Friday 4th December – Monday 7th December 2015 SUMMARY REPORT Civil Defence Units in 13 separate local authority areas activated. 185 Volunteers called out – Average of 15 deployed assisting in an area at any given time.   AREAS ACTIVATED Cork West Clare Leitrim Longford Galway Cork South Mayo Roscommon Donegal Cavan Kerry Sligo Laois… Read More

Roscommon – Rescue Operations

3 December 2015

The Roscommon Civil Defence Boat Unit was called upon to assist in two separate incidents that took place on the River Shannon and Lough Ree on 22nd November. The first incident on the River Shannon involved a barge that was suffering intermittent engine difficulties, which resulted in the boat being escorted to Ballyleague. As the… Read More

Fire at Kilkenny Civil Defence HQ

3 December 2015

Kilkenny Civil Defence HQ was badly damaged in a fire on Tuesday morning, 1st December. Boats, vehicles and a wide range of equipment were all destroyed in the blaze. A number of neighbouring properties were also damaged in the fire. Thankfully nobody was injured. The matter is now being dealt with by our insurers. Kilkenny… Read More