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Kerry Civil Defence – First Aid Cover, Listowel Races, June 2021

8 June 2021

Final day at Listowel Races for Kerry Civil Defence volunteers who are pictured with colleagues from the Irish Red Cross Mallow-Charleville unit and Turf Club Doctors.

Next Stop Hollywood

1 June 2021

Clare Civil Defence has been for the last six weeks assisting with the filming of a very popular television series being produced by RTE, the BBC and Half Island Productions. Filming of “Smother” series 2 has been taking place on the north coast of Clare and is due for release towards the end of this… Read More

Cork North – Wedding Bells

31 May 2021

Cork North Civil Defence members took a break from duties on Saturday last, 29th May to join in the celebrations on the occasion of the marriage of two volunteer members, Kieran Brennan and Karena Hunter. Civil Defence provided a Guard of Honour outside the church. It was lovely to see the number one uniform worn… Read More

Limerick Civil Defence RTC Exercise

28 May 2021

On Thursday 27th May, Limerick Civil Defence volunteers assisted with Limerick Fire Service New Recruits Course.  Members assisted as casualties while Garry Fitzpatrick, Assistant Civil Defence Officer carried out his role as Paramedic for the exercise.  

Throwback: Civil Defence Simulate Nuclear Incident – May 1989

28 May 2021

Throwback to a news report broadcast on RTÉ on the 27th May 1989 RTÉ Archives: Civil Defence Similate Nuclear Incident – May 1989

Galway – Missing Person Search

17 May 2021

The search for a missing male in the Inverin area of Co Galway continued on Sunday 16th May. On Thursday 13th May 2021 Galway Civil Defence received a request from An Garda Síochána to assist with the search. A Galway Civil Defence team responded to and conducted a search of the area of the last… Read More

Missing Person Search – Millstreet, Co Cork

17 May 2021

Cork North Civil Defence was activated by An Garda Síochána to assist in a missing person search in the Millstreet area on Saturday evening, 15th May. The unit was fully mobilised within an hour with a Control Van and a number of volunteers at the ready to assist on the search. Assistance was also provided by… Read More

Roscommon Races, 11th May 2021

12 May 2021

What a lovely afternoon in Roscommon for the first day of the 2021 racing calendar. Thanks to our dedicated crews who over the last few weeks completed refresher training and restocking of supplies and Ambulance familiarisation for todays event.    

Cork North – Search Operation

5 May 2021

Cork North Civil Defence was activated by An Garda Síochána on Tuesday evening 4th May to assist in a missing person search in the Killavullen area. 27 volunteer members were deployed at short notice to participate in an interagency search with local Gardaí, Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery, SARDA Search Dogs, Rescue117 and Guileen Coastguard…. Read More

AFS & The Belfast Blitzes of 1941

5 May 2021

Thank you to author Pat Poland for allowing us publish his article in the History of Ireland magazine dated May/June (Volume 29 No.3) on our website. AFS & Belfast Blitzes.pdf