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State Reception hosted by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar

18 April 2018

On Tuesday the 17th April 2018, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar hosted a special reception in Dublin Castle to honour  all of those who worked so hard & helped to keep the country safe during the recent Storm Ophelia & Storm Emma.  Congratulations to all agencies involved. Photographs of State Reception hosted by An Taoiseach, Leo… Read More

Leitrim – Recovery of Cruiser on River Shannon

17 April 2018

On Sunday afternoon 15th April Leitrim Civil Defence was activated by Malin Head Coastguard to respond to a Cruiser in difficulty on the Shannon south of Drumsna. The Boat Crew responded and succeeded in refloating a 45 ft Cruiser with two persons onboard which was aground on Lough Tap south of Drumsna.

Kerry Flood Relief Efforts – Killorglin

17 April 2018

Kerry Civil Defence were activated at 1.15 am on Tuesday morning 17th April to assist the Killorglin Fire Service to deploy sandbags for houses in Killorglin town. Civil Defence responded with 1, 4WD Vehicle and 1 Truck with 200 filled sandbags and 4 volunteers deployed. The crew returned to Civil Defence Headquarters, Tralee at 4.30 am and… Read More

Civil Defence Vacancies

16 April 2018

The vacant Civil Defence College Instructor Post and the vacant Civil Defence Communications Officer Post have been advertised by the Public Appointments Service. Details are available on www.publicjobs.ie              

Letters of Appreciation to Civil Defence

11 April 2018

Below are letters of appreciation from An Garda Síochána and Office of The Taoiseach to Civil Defence for all your hard work during Storm Emma.          

Storm Emma Recognition Event – Wexford

10 April 2018

Wexford County Council hosted a South East Radio Outside Broadcast live from County Hall, Carricklawn, Wexford on Monday 9th April 2018. The event recognised the outstanding response of County Wexford to the recent challenges of Storm Emma and is a welcome opportunity for Wexford County Council to say Thank You to those who contributed in… Read More

Civil Defence Officer Vacancy – Kilkennny County Council

3 April 2018

Kilkenny County Council have advertised to fill the vacant Civil Defence Officer post. Details can be found on the Kilkenny County Council website.   https://kilkennycoco.ie/eng/Your_Council/Jobs-Vacancies/Civil-Defence-Officer.html

Tipperary Search – Borrisokane

3 April 2018

Tipperary Civil Defence volunteers were active from 8.15 am on Tuesday morning, 3rd April assisting in a missing person search operation in the Borrisokane area. The Cavan Civil Defence Drone Unit are assisting their Tipperary colleagues. Agencies and organisations involved are An Garda Síochána, Tipperary Civil Defence land search teams and K9 unit, Killaloe Coast Guard, Irish Coastguard… Read More

Acknowledgement of Search Efforts – Tipperary

29 March 2018

Tipperary Civil Defence Officer, Dolores Fahey wishes to acknowledge the support of her Civil Defence Officer colleagues, the assistance of the Civil Defence Headquarters and the massive effort from Civil Defence volunteers from Tipperary, Waterford, Cork South, Cork West, Dublin and Galway throughout the eight-day search which concluded with the successful recovery of the body… Read More

K9 Units – Assessment Weekend

26 March 2018

The weekend of 23-25 March saw a very successful assessment of the Civil Defence K9 search dogs and handlers in a number of different scenarios and environments. The weekend assessments by a UK based police dog assessor is part of the ongoing development of the Civil Defence K9 resource of both dogs and handlers.