News

Irish Times article on Civil Defence Drones

4 October 2016

Link below to Irish Times News Article on the use of drones within Civil Defence Irish Times News Article on Civil Defence use of Drones

Safety Information Notice

28 September 2016

Safety Information Notice   Following the recent incident involving a National Ambulance Service Emergency Ambulance this Safety notice should be brought to the attention of all Civil Defence volunteers.   Volunteers are requested to ensure all medical gas cylinders (Oxygen and Entonox©) are secure within vehicles, and the regulators and flow meters are securely attached… Read More

Wexford Civil Defence Inter Agency Training Day & CDO Retirement Function

27 September 2016

Wexford Civil Defence hosted an Inter-Agency training day at County Hall, Carricklawn on Saturday 24th September. The day consisted of presentations and practical demonstrations from a number of voluntary agencies followed by a dinner in the Riverbank Hotel. Following dinner a presentation was made to Gabrielle Willis to mark her retirement from her position as… Read More

Sligo Annual Exercise 2016

23 September 2016

Sligo Civil Defence held its annual exercise on 4th September  which was attended by 46 volunteers. Civil Defence Branch , Principal Officer, Stephen Hall  and Director of Services, Bartley Gavin attended the exercise. Volunteers were put through their paces on 4 sites – Casualty, Search, Communications and a Radiation Monitoring and Sample Collection site. There… Read More

August Photo of the Month Winner

16 September 2016

Congratulations to Siobhán O’Riordan, Galway Civil Defence on winning the August Photo of the Month Competition. A €50 One4All voucher is on its way to you. The competition is open again for September – 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

Roscommon Civil Defence – Croagh Patrick 10/09/2016

14 September 2016

Members of Roscommon Civil Defence assisted John Tobin along with his family and friends in his assent of Croagh Patrick, the successful attempt in fulfilling a lifelong dream for John was completed on September 10th. The group assembled at the base of the Reek at 08:30 and began the attempt at 10:00 reaching the summit… Read More

Caitriona Lucas, RIP

14 September 2016

Caitriona Lucas, a volunteer member of the Irish Coast Guard, lost her life during a missing person search in Kilkee, Co Clare on Monday 12th September.  Caitriona was well known by the members of Clare Civil Defence. Our thoughts are with her family, her friends and her fellow members of the Coast Guard at this… Read More

Cork City CD Naming of the new RNLI Lifeboat, “The John & Janet”

12 September 2016

Cork City volunteers/ambulance crew who attended the Naming Ceremony of the new RNLI Lifeboat, “The John & Janet” in Crosshaven Co Cork on Sunday 11th September 2016. L/R: Aoife Keohane, Rory Conlon & Oliver Cronin.  

Electric Picnic

7 September 2016

Laois Civil Defence provided pontoons to this years Electric Picnic festival, providing safe access for members of the public and on site lifeguards. Our swift water crews couldn’t help but dip their toes in during the build.

Lough Key Triathlon

7 September 2016

Large crowds turn out for the Lough Key Triathlon in Boyle today. Well done to all our crews providing medical and boat cover at the event.