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Swiftwater and Flood First Responder Certification

9 December 2014

13 Civil Defence participants successfully passed their Swiftwater & Flood First Responder Instructor Assessments on the weekend of 6-7 December 2014 in Laragh, Co Wicklow, qualifying them as Swiftwater & Flood First Responder Instructors

UL Hosts Open Day for Schools

9 December 2014

UL hosted an open day for schools as part of the ‘access’ scholarship scheme. As part of this day the Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS) offered demonstrations of PreHospital Skills. Clare Civil Defence, NAS paramedics and the Gardai demonstrated a Road Traffic Collision (RTC) scene and allowed the children to try out some simple safe… Read More

Photo of the Month Competition Winner – November 2014

4 December 2014

Congratulations to Andrew Fox, Roscommon Civil Defence on winning November’s Photo of the Month Competition. A €50 One4All voucher is on its way to you.

Irish Examiner Report – Inter-Agency Course Cork

3 December 2014

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Missing Person Search – Sligo

3 December 2014

On Thursday 27th November a search commenced for a missing person from the Ballymote area, last seen in a white van. On Friday 28th November, a Search and Rescue helicopter noticed ‘something’ in the water in Lough Gara in the Cloonloo area of the county. At this point An Garda Síochána requested Sligo Civil Defence… Read More

Cork City – MTV Crashes – Thursday 27th November 2014

1 December 2014

Cork City Civil Defence was on duty at Cork City Hall on Thursday night, 27th November for the ‘MTV Crashes’ concert. Headline acts Gorgon City and Jessie Ware couldn’t hide how excited they were be in City Hall. And the love was mutual as up to 1,000 fans danced and sang from the moment the… Read More

Management of Water & Flood Incidents

26 November 2014

A group of CDOs are in Roscrea this week attending a course on the Management of Water and Flood Incidents. As part of their course they gained some real experience of being ‘rescued’ from a river. The photos show the group doing a practical exercise in the Camcor River in Birr, Co Offaly. Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/civildefence/sets/72157649471546021/

Long Service Medal Presentation Ceremony – 21st November 2014

24 November 2014

On Friday 21st November, Paul Kehoe T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Defence presented new long service medals to almost 300 Civil Defence Volunteers from across Ireland. The medals were presented in recognition of 30, 40 and 50 years service in Civil Defence. These new medals have been struck to honour decades of voluntary… Read More

Long Service Medals

21 November 2014

Almost 300 Civil Defence members will be presented with new Long Service Medals at a ceremony in Dublin Castle on Friday 21st November. These new medals mark 30, 40 and even 50 years voluntary service to the community by volunteers from all over Ireland. Over 500 people are expected to attend the presentation ceremony. Eligible… Read More

Civil Defence signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Road Safety Authority (RSA)

19 November 2014

At a ceremony in Farmleigh House on the 18th November, Civil Defence signed an MOU with the RSA. The MOU was also signed by · Defence Forces · An Garda Síochána · Irish Coast Guard · Chief Fire Officer’s Association · National Ambulance Service · Irish Prison Service · Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC)… Read More