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Service Training Day, Donegal Civil Defence 8th April

12 May 2017

Donegal Civil Defence held a service training day on Saturday 8th April, with the volunteer’s skills in the treatment of casualties, following a road traffic accident, Radio Communications in both Tetra & GPS, Search & Recovery and the setting up of a rest centre for displaced persons, following a flooding incident in the Finn Valley… Read More

Gorse Fires, Donegal 9th May 2017

12 May 2017

Fire crews in Donegal have had a busy time battling gorse fires across the county in the last week during the spell of good weather. On Tuesday 9th May, as crews from Buncrana, Letterkenny, Carndonagh and Moville battled a big blaze near the Glennevin Waterfall in Urris, Clonmany, the Fire Service sought assistance from Donegal… Read More

April – Photo of the Month Winner

12 May 2017

Congratulations to JJ Sheridan, Cork South Civil Defence on winning Aprils’ Photo of the Month Competition. Please note, Civil Defence will not be accepting any further entries for the photo of the month competition until further notice. Thank you to all who has participated over the duration of this competition . #cdphotoofthemonth

Darkness into Light, Donegal 6th May 2017

12 May 2017

More than 2,000 people braved the cold on Saturday morning, 6th May to take part in what was Letterkenny’s largest Darkness into Light 5K to raise funds for the Suicide Charity, Pieta House. A further 1,500 Men, Women, Children and even a few dogs walked the 5k in Donegal Town with an additional 2,600 people… Read More

Irish Examiner Report on Civil Defence

11 May 2017

Breda Graham, a volunteer with Tipperary Civil Defence wrote a news article on Civil Defence: the hidden heroes behind Irish searches, which was published in the Irish Examiner today.  This gives an insight into the involvement and training of Civil Defence to deal with missing person searches. Below is a link to the article on… Read More

Verdemont Apartment Block Fire – Rest Centre

11 May 2017

A fire broke out at the Verdemont Apartments of the Snugborough Road in Blanchardstown in West Dublin on Wednesday evening.  Dublin Civil Defence setup a rest centre which housed 16 evacuees last night.  Fingal County Council is currently sourcing alternative accommodation for the residents.  It is expected the rest centre will be closed down later… Read More

Gorse Fires, Donegal

9 May 2017

Donegal Civil Defence are assisting the Fire Service in dealing with a number of gorse fires in the county. Civil Defence Fire Crews and the Unit are both in attendance.

Regional Exercises, Limerick – 22nd April 2017

27 April 2017

On Saturday the 22nd April Limerick Civil Defence hosted a Regional Exercise in Curragh Chase Forset Park. The competition consisted of competitive sites including Casualty/Medical, Search, Radio Communications, Footdrill and Multi Skills, and a Team Building site which tested the volunteers’ ability to communicate and work as a team using a range of various skills…. Read More

Roscommon Civil Defence – Annual Awards Night

27 April 2017

On Friday April 7th Roscommon Civil Defence held their annual Awards Night in Hannon’s Hotel, Roscommon Town. There were certificates awarded to the volunteers on the night for various disciplines, a number of volunteers received their 10 Year Service Medals, Derek Nolan received the 20 Year Service Medal. Special guests that were in attendance on… Read More

Graduation 2017

26 April 2017

Congratulations to all 71 graduates of the Emergency Medical Technician, Voluntary Sector Training Skills, People Handling Instructor & Manual Handling Instructor Programmes today in Roscrea.  These are national accredited awards, reflecting the skills and competence of participants from Civil Defence, National Ambulance Service & Defence Forces. A special congratulations to Thomas Durney & Catherine Flynn… Read More