Louth Civil Defence

Busy weekend providing medical cover for a 2 day Intercultural soccer tournament.

Congratulations to 3rd Officer David Yore who is marrying the lovely Fiona today. Best wishes to you both on your wedding day.

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A hard weekend's work for volunteers at this year's All Ireland Poc Fada in the Cooley mountains. Conditions turned treacherous with heavy rain and fog and the volunteers worked tirelessly in near zero visibility to ensure all patrons made it safely off the mountain.

Another busy week for Civil Defence. Volunteers were back providing medical cover at the cyclocross racing as well as participating in the National Services Open Day.

Busy week for volunteers. Medical cover for Cyclocross races, a launch event for the National Services day as well as assisting with the start of National Heritage Week.

Thanks a million to Robbie and his unit in Dublin Civil Defence for inviting us up to learn all about their Hagglund. What an amazing machine.

Volunteers were extremely busy over the weekend. 2 long days/late nights at the local elections count as well as covering the Dundalk Agricultural Show.

Last night we were fortunate to have Sean Leyden, tactical hazmat instructor attend our training. He gave a superb introduction to hazardous materials awareness as well as some incredible practical demonstrations.

Volunteers were on duty again this weekend providing medical & rescue cover for the Cross Cooley Challenge in the sunny Cooley mountains.

Huge thanks to all at Meath Civil Defence who hosted us last night for an introduction to confined space rescue. Some very valuable learning took place with challenging scenarios.

Volunteers were on duty again this weekend providing medical cover for the Legends of Louth festival.

Delighted to provide safety cover for the recent Apple Blossom walk where almost €8000 was raised for local charities. Well done to all involved.

Huge thanks to the members of Louth County Fire Service who came up to our training night. They introduced the volunteers to their equipment and discussed their capabilities. Thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Congratulations to our 7 new Emergency First Responders (EFRs) who successfully passed all their exams at the weekend. All your hard work and commitment has paid off. Next step is plenty of real world experience. Well done to all the instructors involved.

Another successful St Patrick's day completed. Well done to all the volunteers who both participated in the parade and then provided medical cover for the festivities afterwards.

It has been 4 years since we sadly lost our friend and colleague. Today we take a moment to remember Greg and all deceased members of Civil Defence.

This week we had the privilege to host Professor Siobhan McHale and Mr. Eamon McPartlin who gave us a presentation on Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). One our volunteer colleagues is currently battling this condition.

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Volunteers out on a cold Saturday supporting the annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Ireland

Volunteers from Louth Civil Defence recently completed their 50th Community First Responder (CFR) call in support of the National Ambulance Service. An amazing commitment in some very challenging situations.

Louth Civil Defence CFR Scheme responds to over 50 calls Community First Response group

Missing person search responder training in full flow.

After several years of service with Louth Civil Defence our 2011 ambulance has today started its journey to Ukraine where it will be put to good use helping those in need.

Great days training on the hugs@home programme today. This teaches valuable skills to help friends, family and colleagues who are coping with stressful situations. Thanks to the team from the RCSI who facilitated this.

A national emergency services parade was held last weekend in Drogheda where volunteers from Louth were joined by colleagues from Monaghan Civil Defence. A great turn out and display from all involved.

Congratulations to a number of volunteers on their well deserved promotions at a meeting last night. Louth Civil Defence now has several new leaders, 2 new 3rd officers and a new 1st officer.

Official launch in Louth of the 2023 National Services Day which will take place on September 2nd.

The Legends Golf Tour came to Louth last week and volunteers from Louth Civil Defence provided medical and public safety cover for the entire 7 days of the tournament. Despite very early starts and late finishes volunteers performed professionally with ever present smiles. Thanks also to our colleagues from Meath Civil Defence for their assistance.