EMS & MILITARY PERSONNEL ‘CAREERS EXPO’ SET FOR 4 APRIL
Dedicated to supporting and guiding emergency services and military personnel to discover and transition to new careers after retirement, the third ‘Out of the Blue’ Career Horizons Expo will take place on Friday 4 April at the RDS in Dublin. Organised by Out of the...
LOUGH REE RNLI SEEKS NEW LIFEBOAT OPERATIONS MANAGER
Lough Ree RNLI has issued a call-out for a new volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager to take over the helm from local man Kevin Ganly, who retires from the role on 1 March. RNLI Area Operations Manager Amy O’Connor said that this role “would be brilliant for an...
CIVIL DEFENCE NOT ‘SNOW’ TO RESPOND TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS!
Eighteen of the country’s 28 Civil Defence Units have been mobilised to support the emergency services and local communities across large parts of the country, responding to requests from principal response agencies, including An Garda Síochána and the HSE. The...
DUBLIN FIRE BRIGADE TO HOST RESCUE & CPR CHALLENGE
Rescue Organisation Ireland (ROI) is calling on all community first responders, voluntary and professional emergency services personnel to take part in this year’s National Rescue and CPR Challenge, at Dublin Fire Brigade Training Centre on Saturday 24 May. There will...
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE SIGNS DEAL FOR NEW GOVERNMENT JET
The Department of Defence has signed a €53m contract for a new government jet to be used in overseas missions across the globe, and with delivery expected in December 2025, the French-built aircraft will be available in time for...
HIQA REVIEWS EMERGENCY CARE IN IRELAND’S MID-WEST REGION
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) invites people to take part in its independent statutory review, which aims to inform the delivery of safe quality urgent and emergency care in the mid-west region of Ireland....
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE CALLS OUT FOR NEW MEMBERS
The Emergency Management Institute of Ireland (EMII) is looking to expand its membership base and would like to hear from individuals engaged in emergency and crisis management within the Republic of Ireland. The EMII was launched on 1 January 2018 and it currently...
HIQA COMMENDED ON 15 YEARS OF REGULATING NURSING HOMES IN IRELAND
Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, commended the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) on 15 years of regulation of nursing homes, during her address at the HIQA conference. “This conference gave...
Bereavement support rolled out in Galway City and County
A new bereavement support initiative - Galway Grief Sherpa Network (GGSN) - has been jointly launched by Galway University Hospitals' Bereavement Support Services and the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) to promote those organisations who provide bereavement support in...
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR PHECC RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Registration is now open for this year’s ‘Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Research in Ireland’ Conference, which returns to the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare on Wednesday 13 November, with a pre-conference networking event the previous evening. Following the...
CROÍ ROLLS OUT IRELAND’S LARGEST MOBILE HEALTH HUB
Croí, the heart and stroke charity, launched the Croí Mobile Health Hub, a state-of-the-art mobile health unit, in Tuam, on Thursday 12 September, offering free blood pressure and stethoscope checks, along with expert health advice. The event also featured a talk by...
IRISH PRISON SERVICE LAUNCHES RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN FOR 2024
The Irish Prison Service intends to take more than 250 recruit prison officers on board as part of its 2024 recruitment campaign, which was launched on 29 August, with candidates encouraged to apply before the closing date for applications on 26 September. Launching...