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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

Civil Defence Drones (UAVs)

2 April 2015

Civil Defence pilot drones for searches

Photo of the Month Winner – March 2015

2 April 2015

Congratulations to Ger Fitzgerald, Limerick Civil Defence on winning March’s Photo of the Month Competition. A €50 One4All voucher is on its way to you. Limerick Civil Defence members Ger Fitzgerald, Michael J Ryan and Dan Nolan at Thomond Park for the Munster V Connacht game with Munster’s Rabo Direct Trophy and the Six Nations Championship Trophy recently… Read More

Carlow Civil Defence – HSA Keep Safe Roadshow

1 April 2015

Road Traffic Incident, Tullow Carlow

1 April 2015

Road Traffic Incident – Tullow, Co Carlow   On Saturday 14th March a young Tullow man escaped with his life after a road traffic collision which saw his car plunge into the River Slaney at 8am on the link road in Tullow. Tullow Gardaí were immediately called to the scene and due to the absence of… Read More

Flood Responder Course, Laragh, Co Wicklow

27 March 2015

Dublin Civil Defence members participating in Flood Responder Course in Laragh, Co Wicklow on Sunday 22nd February.

Farewell message from Director General

27 March 2015

On the occasion of my retirement today, 27th March, 2015 I would like to say thank you to every member of Civil Defence for all the help and support that you have given me over my 15 years in the organisation and in my 10th year as Director General.   For all the courses and… Read More

Bill’s Retirement Presentation 26/03/2015

26 March 2015

Best wishes to Bill Smith DG on the occasion of his retirement from Civil Defence.  Just to wish Bill, his wife and family a happy and healthy retirement. Bill Smith’s Retirement Function 26/03/2015