Nuacht

Kerry – Severe Weather Relief Efforts

26 January 2016

10 members of Kerry Civil Defence from the AFS Unit and the Welfare Unit have been activated to the Tralee area since 7am on Tuesday 26th January following a night of high winds and heavy rain. Members have been deploying sandbags to flood threatened areas throughout the town. Volunteers deployed sandbags and monitored water levels… Read More

Kilkenny River Recovery

18 January 2016

Kilkenny Civil Defence activated 12 volunteer members, including a boat crew of four, in the early hours of Saturday morning 16th January to assist the Gardaí in the search for a person reported having entered the River Nore in Kilkenny City. Two boat crews were mobilised and searched the river with the assistance of the… Read More

4-Day Swiftwater Technician Course – Glendalough, Wicklow

15 January 2016

Limerick Civil Defence – Official Opening of New Training Centre

15 January 2016

The official opening of Limerick Civil Defence’s new training centre took place on Thursday night, 14th January. The new centre at the Docklands Business Park is a replacement for the venerable Thomas Street premises which served as the Civil Defence base in the city for many years. The opening was carried out by the Mayor… Read More

Photo of the Month, December 2015 – Winner

12 January 2016

Congratulations to Ciarán Bergin, Kilkenny Civil Defence on winning the December Photo of the Month Competition. A €50 One4All voucher is on its way to you. The competition is open again for January – 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

Flood Relief Efforts

12 January 2016

Civil Defence Flood Relief Efforts – (11th -12th January 2016) Civil Defence Units have been deployed to assist communities since 4th December, deployed to numerous duties in the countrywide flood relief effort following Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank. 28 separate local authority areas have been activated, a total of 696 Volunteers have responded with an… Read More

Severe Weather Public Information Circulars

12 January 2016

There are two Public Information Circulars available under the Severe Weather Heading on the following link: https://emergencyplanning.ie/publications.aspx

Civil Defence – Flood Relief Efforts

11 January 2016

Civil Defence Flood Relief Efforts – (9th – 11th January 2016) Civil Defence Units have been deployed to assist communities since 4th December, deployed to numerous duties in the countrywide flood relief effort following Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank. 28 separate local authority areas have been activated, a total of 696 Volunteers have responded with… Read More

Missing Person Search – Clare

11 January 2016

Recovery of Body – Missing Person Search, Clare The discovery was made at around 2.20pm on Sunday 10th January by members of Clare Civil Defence, who had been searching for 65-year-old Michael Vaughan. Mr Vaughan, who lived alone at Moyree near Ruan, was last seen in Ennis at lunch time on Wednesday and was reported… Read More

Missing Person Search – Bandon

11 January 2016

Missing Persons Search – Bandon On Sunday 10th January, Cork West and Cork South Civil Defence volunteers assisted in the search for a missing person in Bandon. 22 volunteers deployed, including Incident Management Search Responders, Boat Crews and Swiftwater Teams. The person was thankfully found alive and well at 2.45 pm.