BODY WORN CAMERAS FOR GARDAÍ TO COME INTO FORCE
Frontline Gardaí are to get new body worn cameras, which will be used initially on an operational pilot basis in mid-2024, before the full national roll-out is due to start in 2025. The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has said that the passage of the Garda...
BRISTOW ON BOARD FOR NEW IRISH COAST GUARD CONTRACT
The Department of Transport has signed a new ten-year contract with Bristow Ireland Limited to provide helicopter and fixed-wing aviation services for the Irish Coast Guard, which will see the new aviation service rolled out on a phased basis before becoming fully...
IS IRELAND NEUTRALLY EXCLUSIVE OR NOT?
The war in Ukraine was a pivotal factor behind Ireland’s first ever Consultative Forum on International Security Policy this summer, according to some political analysts. And with Ireland’s policy on military neutrality on the forum’s agenda for discussion, where do...
OVERSEAS SECURITY MISSIONS IN HOT ZONES
The reality of working in a country at war and under invasion is outlined by the former Head of Security for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Ukraine, Commandant (Ret’d) Daniel Sheeran, the recently appointed Regional Security Adviser for WHO Europe and Central...
PANEL OF EXPERTS RAISE VITAL POINTS ON WHAT PARAMEDICS DO
To mark International Paramedics Day on 8 July, the Irish Paramedicine Education & Research Network (IPERN) hosted a panel discussion on the different and diverse roles in Irish paramedicine. Ann-Marie Bright, Assistant Professor in Mental Health...
RNLI LAUNCHES ‘200 VOICES’ PODCAST TO MARK BICENTENARY
The RNLI’s new ‘200 Voices’ podcast marks the run-up to the lifesaving charity’s bicentenary on 4 March 2024, wherein an episode will be released every day for 200 days to share a series of stories from RNLI in Ireland, detailing its long history right through to the...
