‘RESPOND 2026’ SET TO RETURN ON SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER
Ireland’s First Responder Conference for Community First Responders (CFRs) returns to the Mullingar Park Hotel on Saturday 19 September, with early bird tickets now available until 31 August. Now in its 12th year, RESPOND 2026 - the annual conference and exhibition...
NATIONAL SERVICES DAY 2026 SET FOR SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
During Ireland's six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU, many emergency services personnel and volunteers will now be busier than ever. This year’s National Services Day on Saturday 5 September - with events taking place in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Wexford,...
HEARTSAFETY SOLUTIONS CELEBRATES TWENTY YEARS OF SAVING LIVES
Heartsafety Solutions recently celebrated its 20th anniversary as one of Ireland's leading suppliers of automated external defibrillators (AEDs), AED storage units and accessories. The company was established in 2006 by David Greville, managing director, who at the...
ROUND-THE-CLOCK CARDIAC CARE AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WATERFORD
University Hospital Waterford is to provide round-the-clock cardiac care to serious heart emergencies and patients needing urgent specialist intervention, following the rollout of 24-hour, seven-day-a-week services for Waterford and the wider southeast region. The...
NEW ‘EMERGENCY SERVICES & MILITARY EXPO’ WEBSITE GOES LIVE!
The new Emergency Services & Military Expo 2026 website is now live. Following the success of the most recent expo at Dublin’s RDS in March, the second event for 2026 will take place on Thursday 10 September at the Radisson Blu Hotel Athlone. Stephen Moore,...
IPERN SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL PARAMEDICS DAY 2026
The Irish Paramedicine Education and Research Network (IPERN) has collaborated with Paramedic Studies at the University of Limerick to celebrate International Paramedics Day (IPD) 2026 with a full day seminar, which will take place on Wednesday 8 July. The theme for...
CARLOW FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE SCORES HAT-TRICK OF ISO STANDARDS
Carlow County Fire & Rescue Service has become the first fire authority in Ireland to achieve accreditation to ISO 14001, having attained the three ISO standards in 45001 Health & Safety, 9001 Quality and the recent addition of 14001 Environmental Waste...
CROSS-BORDER PROJECT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
The Resilient Neighbours Project is a major new cross‑border initiative designed to enhance emergency planning, response and community resilience across the border region. It will bring together emergency services, local authorities, voluntary organisations and...
BLOOD BIKERS GET GREEN LIGHT TO USE BUS LANE NETWORK
Blood Bikes Medical Transport volunteers can now use the bus lane network while carrying out their vital services, and the decision by the Department of Transport means that blood bikers can now bypass traffic congestion and reduce transit times for vital collections...
EMS CHARITY TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTEERS
CRITICAL, Ireland’s leading voluntary emergency medical response charity, is making specialised counselling and online support available to its volunteers affected by traumatic incidents. The charity has teamed up with the...
FRANCE TO JOIN FORCES WITH IRELAND’S ARMOURED FLEET PROGRAMME
France has been identified as the preferred partner for Ireland’s armoured fleet programme, and the Department of Defence will now begin detailed negotiations on a potential agreement centred on the French SCORPION programme. A...
EMERGENCY FLOODING SUPPORT FOR IMPACTED BUSINESSES
Government approval to open the extension and expansion of the Emergency Humanitarian Flooding Scheme (EHFS) for businesses and communities impacted by the latest severe flooding due to Storm Chandra is being sought by the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and...