MAKING CHANGES DURING WORLD MENTAL HEALTH MONTH
World Mental Health Month takes place this October with World Mental Health Day on 10 October, and Irish charity Mental Health Ireland is leading an interactive campaign to protect and improve mental health in communities, schools and workplaces around the country. ...
RETAINED FIREFIGHTERS ACCEPT WRC PROPOSALS TO RESOLVE DISPUTE
SIPTU's retained firefighters have resolved their industrial dispute by voting to accept proposals from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), following intensive consultation at the Commission, in which an offer of improved terms had been made to end the strike....
COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDERS’ CONFERENCE SET FOR 9 SEPTEMBER
‘Respond 2023’ returns on Saturday 9 September and if you're a Community First Responder (CFR), thinking of becoming one, or can offer training/services to CFRs, then this is the conference for you, according to CFR Ireland. The...
2023 RECRUIT PRISON OFFICER COMPETITION NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES
The 2023 campaign for the position of Recruit Prison Officer has been launched by the Irish Prison Service in a bid to recruit up to 250 Recruit Prison Officers this year, with an additional 300 in 2024. The Public Appointments Service is running the competition on...
EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGEMENT MEETING TO SHARE LEARNINGS
The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) in association with the International Organisation for Industrial Emergency Services Management (JOIFF) will host a meeting on Tuesday 5 September to share learnings at the NMCI in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork. The programme...
PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CARE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
The Research Committee of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) will host its inaugural 'Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Research in Ireland Conference' on Wednesday 25 November in the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. Abstract submissions are now open...
CRITICAL CHARITY COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL AMBULANCE SERVICE
CRITICAL, Ireland’s volunteer doctor and emergency medical responder charity has set up a partnership with the National Ambulance Service that will see NAS Staff Off-Duty Responders being able to volunteer with the charity whilst responding to potentially...
CYBER SECURITY SUMMIT 2023 SET FOR CROKE PARK
Cyber Security Summit 2023 will bring together experts from the government, industry and academia sectors to discuss cyber strategy and how to secure an organisation’s critical assets in an evolving cyber threat landscape during turbulent geo-political times, in a bid...
IRELAND’S OFFICIAL PARTNER OF INTERNATIONAL PARAMEDICS DAY 2023
The Irish Paramedicine, Education and Research Network (IPERN) is one of the official partners for this year’s International Paramedics Day on Saturday 8 July, and will mark the event with a panel discussion to look at the...
COMMEMORATION CEREMONY FOR GARDA PERSONNEL SET FOR 16 SEPTEMBER
On Saturday 16 September, An Garda Síochána will host a re-dedication ceremony to unveil the refurbished Garda Monument of Remembrance at the entrance to Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park, as part of its Centenary Commemorations. The Garda Monument of Remembrance...
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...
