We were delighted to welcome John from Transplant Football Ireland to our training last night. He gave us a fascinating talk about his transplant journey and the importance of being an organ donor.
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Commemorative medals representing 75 years of Civil Defence were presented to volunteers by David Conway, Chief Executive of Louth County Council. Special mention was given to Michael Kenny for his incredible 62 years of service to Civil Defence.
After 3 weeks of hard work culminating in a full days exercise including night searching, 24 volunteers completed their missing person search course. Thanks to the instructors from Monaghan Civil Defence who provided the training.
An extremely busy weekend for our volunteers, 3 major duties followed by a missing person with a successful outcome. An inspirational group of people and an incredible team.
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Volunteers spent 2 days over the weekend training as Flood First Responders. This intense course trains them how to safely operate around swiftly moving water during Civil Defence operations.
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Volunteers were out and about again this weekend providing safety cover for the official opening of the Foyle's Way walk. An amazing trail built by a small dedicated group.
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On Saturday, 20 volunteers from Louth Civil Defence joined over 300 of their colleagues in NUI Maynooth to celebrate 75 years of Civil Defence in Ireland. Commemorative medals were presented to all volunteers by Minister Thomas Byrne and Ms. Jaqui McCrum, secretary general of the Dept. of Defence.
Louth Civil Defence were in attendance last night to welcome home world heptathlon silver medallist Kate O'Connor to her hometown of Dundalk.
A busy Saturday supporting Pulse Triathlon Club with their annual Port Beach Triathlon. Well done to all involved.
Busy time for volunteers. A group attended the National Services Open Day in Drogheda showcasing our capabilities to the public. One of instructors also attended a workshop on the setting up and running of an evacuation centre.
Volunteers spent Saturday at the fire station putting our new portable pump through its paces. Huge thanks to SO Leyden from Louth County Fire Service for delivering the training.
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Another successful All Ireland Poc Fada safely managed. 18 volunteers from Louth and Monaghan Civil Defence provided medical and rescue cover over a 7.5km course through the mountains in very challenging weather conditions.
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Another busy weekend for volunteers providing medical cover for both the Taste of Ardee and the Dundalk Agricultural Show. Great commitment from all involved.
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Volunteers were out and about both Saturday and Sunday this weekend providing medical cover for charity runs in the Drogheda area. Thanks to all those involved.
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Huge thanks to Ciara from the RSA who delivered training to our volunteers this week. Informative, eye opening and scary.
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Busy day today in the mountains providing rescue cover for the Cross Cooley Challenge. Huge thanks to Monaghan Civil Defence for coming over to assist.
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Volunteers attended regional Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) training yesterday in Navan. This was hosted by Meath Civil Defence and delivered by Meath Fire Service. Several counties took part including Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Cavan & Donegal.
Louth Civil Defence providing medical cover at last week's civic reception honouring Louth Olympians Kate O'Connor & Eve McCrystal.
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Another busy weekend for our volunteers. Medical coverage at a charity soccer match on Friday followed by the St. Patrick's Day festivities on Monday. Volunteers took part in the parade and then provided medical cover for the family fun day afterwards.
Our drone team along with boat crews from Meath Civil Defence assisted the Gardai with a missing person search over the weekend.
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Last night we were fortunate to have a special guest at our training night. Rossi the search dog and his handler Karen from Meath Civil Defence came over to give us a presentation on the Civil Defence K9 programme.
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Volunteers were on duty again this weekend providing medical cover for the Rás na hEireann cross country racing. Thanks to all those who assisted.
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Busy weekend for Louth Civil Defence volunteers assisting the Gardai with 2 different searches. Thanks to our colleagues in Meath Civil Defence for their assistance. Volunteers walked the ground as well as utilising drones and a search dog.
Louth County Council is recruiting an Assistant Civil Defence Officer. Application deadline is 16 December 2024. Interested? Visit careers.louthcoco.ie/Job/JobDetail?…
Phew, what a busy weekend for volunteers. Medical cover provided for the Northern Lights festival, Cyclocross and the S.A.F..E. Christmas market.
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A superb regional training exercise took place in Monaghan at the weekend involving volunteers from 4 different counties. Well done to Monaghan Civil Defence for organising and hosting.
Another busy weekend for volunteers providing medical cover for the Louth Frostival festival.
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