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Civil Defence Magazine 2023

7 December 2023

     

Kerry Civil Defence – Historics Rally, Killarney

6 December 2023

The Historics Rally, Killarney on the weekend of 2-3 December was the last big duty of the year undertaken by Kerry Civil Defence. The Unit provided boat crews and ambulance cover for the duration of the event. In spite of the arctic weather conditions dedicated volunteers braved the elements to provide assistance and contributed to… Read More

Meath Civil Defence – Enfield Christmas Market

4 December 2023

Meath Civil Defence volunteers getting acquainted with Santa at the Enfield Christmas Market where they provided medical cover over the weekend of 1-3  December.  

Louth Civil Defence – Special Olympics, Polar Plunge

4 December 2023

Louth Civil Defence volunteers braved the arctic temperatures on Saturday 2nd December, supporting the annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Ireland.

Limerick Certificate Presentation Evening

29 November 2023

Members of Limerick Civil Defence attended the commemoration for deceased members and a Certificate Presentation Ceremony on Friday last, 24th November.  Invited guests for the evening were the Mayor of Limerick Councillor Gerald Mitchel and Niall Ó’Muircheartaigh who represented the Department of Defence.

Hospital Transfer – Dublin to Donegal

15 November 2023

Great cooperation between Dublin and Donegal Civil Defence on Tuesday 14th November, transporting  three week old baby girl and her mother from the Children’s Hospital Crumlin to Letterkenny, Co Donegal.

Sea2Summit Adventure Race – Westport

13 November 2023

On Saturday 11th November Mayo Civil Defence volunteers provided medical resources and operational support to the 2023 Sea2Summit adventure race in Westport which attracted over 2,000 competitors. Civil Defence was assisted on the day by Roscommon Civil Defence and Murray Ambulance working alongside An Garda Síochána Traffic Corps and race organisers.

Team Hope – Christmas Shoebox Appeal

13 November 2023

Cork North and East Civil Defence, ably assisted by Cork City Civil Defence have been busy in recent days collecting shoe boxes in the Cork North area for the Team Hope, Christmas Shoe Box Appeal. A truly worthwhile cause.

FAI Cup Final – Aviva Stadium

13 November 2023

Dublin Civil Defence provided Fire, Rescue and Medical Cover for the FAI Cup Final in the Aviva Stadium on Sunday afternoon, 12th November. A very busy night for the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) crews and Medical Team.  

Louth Civil Defence CFR Scheme responds to over 50 calls

10 November 2023

Louth Civil Defence, in conjunction with the National Ambulance Service (NAS), has formed a Community First Response (CFR) group which responds to life threatening 999 emergencies within County Louth. Since its formation in November 2022, the scheme has responded to over 50 emergency call outs throughout the entire county. They receive automatic notification to certain… Read More