News

Missing Person Search Longford

21 April 2015

A total of 25 newly trained members of the Longford Search & Rescue Unit responded to a call-out by An Garda Síochána on Thursday 16th April to assist in the search for a missing 19 year-old Polish National in the environs of Longford town. The Control Unit, three 4WD Vehicles and the Leitrim Civil Defence… Read More

Minister for Defence Congratulates Civil Defence

17 April 2015

The Minister for Defence, Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., today (Friday 17 April 2015) congratulated the Civil Defence College which was presented with this year’s Rescue 3 Europe Capability Development Award at their Technical Rescue Conference 2015 hosted in Llangollen, Wales. Full Report: Minister for Defence Congratulates Civil Defence  

Civil Defence Recipients of International Rescue Award

16 April 2015

Civil Defence College was presented with this year’s Rescue 3 Europe Capability Development Award at their Technical Rescue Conference 2015 hosted in Llangollen, Wales. The Award recognises the capability Civil Defence has developed over the last three years in this challenging environment; highlights of which include training 49 volunteers as accredited Swiftwater & Flood Responder… Read More

River Nore Search – Kilkenny

16 April 2015

At 1.20am on Thursday morning, 16th April Kilkenny Civil Defence was activated to assist in the search of the River Nore. There were reports of a person having entered the River Nore at John’s Bridge in the centre of the city. By 1.50am Kilkenny civil Defence had two rescue boats in the water. Assisting Civil… Read More

Missing Person Search Kilkenny

16 April 2015

On Saturday 11th April the Laois K9 Unit and a Kilkenny Volunteer member conducted a search of a stretch of ditches on the outskirts of Kilkenny city at the request of Gardaí in the attempt to recover a person reported missing over three weeks ago.

Laois Civil Defence – new website

15 April 2015

Laois Civil Defence today launched their new website www.laoiscivildefence.ie . The website features up to date news on all Civil Defence events in the county.

Civil Defence Review 2014

14 April 2015

Hard Copies of attached Civil Defence Review are available from your Civil Defence Officer Civil Defence Review 2014

Welfare Volunteers attending Army School of Catering Training

9 April 2015

Congratulations to our Welfare Service volunteers who have successful completed the Catering Course in Bulk Food Production Skills (Refresher) at The Army School of Catering, McKee Barracks, Dublin. Pictured below are the two groups with their instructors and a flavour of  their time and effort; thereby ensuring Civil Defence has this important capability to call upon.            … Read More

Voluntary Sector Training Skills Instructors Programme (QQI)

7 April 2015

Voluntary Sector Training Skills Instructors Programme (V.S.T.S) Wishing all 12 volunteers on the QQI Level 6 Voluntary Sector Training Skill Instructors Programme the very best for the upcoming teaching skills assessment. Students have put in tremendous work these past three months and their feedback throughout has been invaluable towards enhancing the syllabus for subsequent participants…. Read More

Joint Civil Defence & National Ambulance Service Training Pilot

7 April 2015

20 Trainee Paramedics successfully completed a new Manual Handling Operators Course at the National Ambulance College recently. This course was jointly developed by Civil Defence College and the National Ambulance Service. This 8 hour programme aims to streamline interagency skills between volunteers and paramedics working as teams in response to an incident.   The programme… Read More