MAYO MAN REACHES NEW HEIGHTS WITH ECO-POWERED DEFIBS
Defibrillators have been positioned on Croagh Patrick, each stored within their own eco-powered cabinets, thanks to Mayo engineer Darren Forde, a Community First Responder in his native Hollymount. When climbing the ‘Reek’ with his family last summer, he noticed the...
BODY CAMERAS TO COME INTO FORCE FOR FRONTLINE GARDAÍ
New legislation to allow for the use of body-worn cameras by Gardaí and their canine colleagues to tackle crime and protect national security is in the pipeline, and Justice Minister Simon Harris hopes to enact the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022 as soon...
PROACTIVE APPROACH TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Challenges to migrant integration and human trafficking problems were outlined by the International Organisation for Migration Ireland, as part of Dublin’s Inclusion and Integration Week 2022. During the event, D/Supt Derek Maguire from the Garda National Protective...
AMBULANCE SERVICE ON COURSE FOR NEXT LEVEL OF TRAINING
Macartan Hughes, a member of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) Paramedicine Directorate, outlines the “dramatic changes” he has seen in the level of training programmes for ambulance service personnel over the decades, with...
INAUGURAL AWARD IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN DARA FITZPATRICK
To honour the memory of one of Ireland’s first female search and rescue pilots, the Irish Paramedicine Education and Research Network (IPERN) has launched the Dara Fitzpatrick Award to recognise inspirational women who work within the pre-hospital care community. The...
NATIONAL RESCUE CHALLENGE GETS SET FOR NEWBRIDGE
This year’s National Rescue Challenge returns on Saturday 22 April, and will be hosted by Rescue Organisation Ireland in partnership with Kildare Fire Service at Newbridge Fire Station. It follows last year’s successful event which was held at Newcastle Aerodrome in...
