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Photo of the Month Competition

26 February 2015

Dont forget to send in your entries for February’s Photo of the Month Competition to civildefence@defence.ie.  Same rules apply.  Happy snapping everyone… Rules: There will be a €50 One for All voucher awarded to the winner each month. Entries should be submitted by e-mail to civildefence@defence.ie in .JPG format. The photographs can be on any… Read More

Presentation to Bill Smith upon his forthcoming retirement

26 February 2015

A presentation was made to Bill Smith from the Civil Defence Forum upon his forthcoming retirement.

Missing Person Search – Galway

24 February 2015

Galway Civil Defence, Oranmore Unit were activated on Friday morning, 20th February to assist with a land based search in and around the area of the Connacht Hotel extending to the Student Village on the Ballybane Road area of Galway city. The search for the missing man ended on Saturday when a body was found… Read More

Avian Influenza, UAV Demonstration & Boating Exercise – Leitrim – 21/02/2015

23 February 2015

50 volunteers from 7 counties attended this exercise on Saturday 20th February. There were three parts to the exercise. Firstly officials from the Department of Agriculture demonstrating the techniques required to put on and off PPE if we are ever required to assist them recovering dead wildfowl in the event of Avian Flu. Secondly, the… Read More

Offaly – Missing Person Search

18 February 2015

On Friday afternoon 13th February Offaly Civil Defence was activated to assist in the ongoing search for a person who had been missing in the Clara area for three weeks. The Offaly Swiftwater Rescue Technician and Swiftwater Responders met and assembled a team for a planned search the following morning. An operational briefing took place… Read More

Max – Dublin Civil Defence

16 February 2015

Search Dog Max with Dublin Civil Defence has been awarded second place by the Kennel Club of England in their photography competition for photograph/photographer of the year in the assistance and charity section out of 13000 entries in all.  Well done.                    

Kerry – Long Service Medals

13 February 2015

At a ceremony in Tralee on Tuesday 10th February, 12 members of Kerry Civil Defence were awarded long service medals. 10, 20, 30 & 40 year medals were presented on the night to the volunteers. The ceremony was attended by Kerry County Council CEO Moira Murrell and by Mayor of Tralee Jim Finucane. Among those… Read More

Minister of State Paul Kehoe thanks Civil Defence for Helping the Homeless

12 February 2015

Government Chief Whip and Minister for State at the Department of Defence, Paul Kehoe TD, visited the temporary shelter for the homeless operated by Dublin Civil Defence at Wolfe Tone Quay. The purpose of his visit was to thank the Civil Defence Volunteers who have been caring for the homeless in Dublin. The Minister met… Read More

Kilkenny – Missing Person Search

9 February 2015

Kilkenny Civil Defence has been assisting An Garda Siochana for over a week with a missing person search. That search ended this morning following the recovery of a body. However, today, Friday 6th February Kilkenny Civil Defence has again been activated by An Garda Síochána to assist in the search for another missing person.

Tipperary – Missing Person Search

5 February 2015

Tipperary Civil Defence Unit assisted the Gardaí in the search for an elderly man who was reported missing on Wednesday 4th February. An extensive search was carried out by Civil Defence volunteers on Wednesday evening in a rural area near Thurles, Co Tipperary. One of the Tipperary Civil Defence search dogs was used in the… Read More