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Iarnród Éireann: 89 Incidents at Level Crossings in 2015

2 December 2016

Figures from Iarnród Éireann have revealed that there were 89 incidents at level crossings around the country in 2015 which resulted in a vehicle, person or property being struck by a train or barrier. Of the 89 incidents, 61 involved vehicles and five involved pedestrians. 20 incidents were classified as Category 1, the most serious… Read More

Cold Weather Homeless Shelter

1 December 2016

Dublin Civil Defence opened the Emergency Rest Shelter in the Esplanade last Monday the 28th November 2016 to provide a Cold Weather Shelter for the Homeless from Monday night. This will involve Civil Defence Volunteers from Dublin and Volunteers from other Counties in conjunction with DCC Homeless section. Remedial works are being carried out by… Read More

Civil Defence National Small Unmanned Aircraft Team

26 November 2016

Civil Defence National Small Unmanned Aircraft Team, IAA Drone licence display and presentation at Phoenix Training Centre 26th November 2016. Photographs from UAV Certificate Presentation and Demonstration

Civil Defence Longford Argo 8×8 Amphibious All-Terrain Vehicle Training

23 November 2016

Longford County Civil Defence Officer, Seamus Kiernan, and four of his volunteers attended Terrafirma Training’s (TFT) purpose-built training centre at their base at Millbrook Off Road Centre, Kilkea, near Castledermot, Co Kildare recently to undergo training on a vital new piece of rescue equipment in the form of an 8×8 amphibious all-terrain vehicle (Argo). A… Read More

Monaghan – Boat Training, Castleblaney

23 November 2016

Monaghan volunteers attended a Level 2 Boat Course on the weekend of 19-20 November. The course was held in Lough Muckno, Castleblayney . Instructors on the course were,Denis and Seán Dillon.    

CDOA Conference 2016

11 November 2016

Well done to the Ray Dunne, Roscommon Civil Defence volunteers and the CDOA for hosting a very successful CDOA Conference in the Hodson Bay Hotel.  

October Photo of the Month Winner

11 November 2016

Congratulations to Enda Curran, Carlow Civil Defence on winning the October Photo of the Month Competition. A €50 One4All voucher is on its way to you. The competition is open again for November – 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

Be Winter Ready Campaign

9 November 2016

The Chairman of the Government Task Force (GTF) on Emergency Planning and Minister with Responsibility for Defence, Mr Paul Kehoe T.D., launched the “Be Winter Ready” Information Campaign 2016-2017 today at the National Emergency Coordination Centre in Dublin. Be Winter Ready English Version.pdf Be Winter Ready Irish Version.pdf Be Winter Ready Advice on Flooding English… Read More

Volunteer Support to Emergency Services National Award 2016.

28 October 2016

Civil Defence receiving the award from Public Sector Magazine of the Volunteer Support to Emergency Services National Award 2016.   L/R: James Crehan, Siobhan Courtney, Ben Palmer, David McGrath, Stephen Hall, Catriona Williams, Eileen Duncan, Cassie Hanlon, Yvonne Walsh, Eoin Walsh, Johnny Gaye

Search Dog Training

25 October 2016

The latest Civil Defence Search Dog training weekend took place on Friday the 21st to Sunday the 23rd October. Training was delivered by a very experienced police dog trainer from the UK. This year the 4 operational Civil Defence Search Dogs have been trained and tested across the wide variety of operational terrain encountered by… Read More