RETAINED FIREFIGHTERS START NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL ACTION
SIPTU members in the Retained Fire Service have started their industrial action today (6 June), which will be followed by rolling strikes on 13 June and all-out strikes on 20 June. As part of the normal industrial relations protocol of agreeing contingency plans, all...
SUMMER FIRE SAFETY APPEAL FROM NATIONAL PARKS & WILDLIFE SERVICE
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is appealing to the public to exercise renewed care and responsibility by not lighting fires or barbecues in public places this summer. The NPWS, which is under the umbrella of the...
LIFESAVING FOUNDATION LAUNCHES STUDENT DROWNING RESEARCH AWARD
A new student drowning research award, launched by the Lifesaving Foundation in memory of naval surgeon and world leading drowning survival researcher Admiral Frank Golden, will be presented at the Foundation’s International Lifesaving Conference (6-8 June) in...
SKY’S THE LIMIT FOR GARDA AIR SUPPORT UNIT WITH €21.5M IN FUNDING
The Garda Air Support Unit has received a major lift with news of Government investment of €21.5m in a new helicopter and fixed-wing plane, which will provide enhanced capabilities to support policing, security and surveillance operations. The announcement of the...
‘CPR 4 SCHOOLS PROGRAMME’ HAS SOME HEARTY ADVICE FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Students and teachers around the country who participated in the ‘CPR 4 Schools programme’ for 2021-2022 were recognised by the Irish Heart Foundation with the presentation of 56 awards across 39 schools for going that extra mile in promoting CPR. The Irish Heart...
FIRST ROBOTIC GUIDED CORONARY INTERVENTION IN GALWAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
University Hospital Galway (UHG) recently carried out the first robotic-guided coronary intervention in Ireland and the UK, with the procedure combining the benefits of coronary intervention with the precision of robotics, to offer patients a range of benefits. The...
GOVERNMENT PLEDGES €2M AID IN WAKE OF TURKEY-SYRIA EARTHQUAKES
Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin, has announced €2m in emergency assistance to the people of Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquakes which struck the region on 6 February. Within excess of 22,000 people...
NURSING HOME TRAINING ON END-OF-LIFE & BEREAVEMENT CARE
A five-year continuous learning programme to support and empower nursing home staff in the delivery of palliative, end of life and bereavement care, has been developed by Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), in partnership with All Ireland Institute of Hospice and...
GALWAY SHOPPERS INVITED TO SAMPLE SOUP FOR RNLI FUNDRAISER
Galway RNLI’s volunteers will dish up some heart-warming soup to shoppers in the City of the Tribes on Saturday 11 February, as part of the ‘Sample Our Soup’ fundraiser which returns, following a two-year break due to the pandemic. Volunteers from Galway RNLI will be...
WEXFORD MARINE WATCH FOUNDER BIDS FAREWELL AFTER 10 YEARS
The founding member and CEO of Wexford Marine Watch has stepped down after 10 years at the helm of the lifesaving charity, which has helped to save hundreds of lives in Wexford since it was set up in 2012. After founding his own business, Frank Flanagan has decided it...
NATIONAL RESCUE CHALLENGE GETS SET FOR NEWBRIDGE
Rescue Organisation Ireland (ROI) will stage this year’s National Rescue Challenge on Saturday 22 April in Newbridge Fire Station, in partnership with Kildare Fire Service. This year’s challenge again invites both professional and voluntary emergency services to join...
BLUE LIGHTS AND AUDIBLE WARNINGS FOR MOUNTAIN RESCUE VEHICLES
Blue lights and audible warnings have been approved by the Department of Transport for use on all Mountain Rescue Ireland (MRI) vehicles, with appropriate legislation expected to be put in place during the first half of 2023. Up to now MRI vehicles and mountain rescue...
