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...
HEALTHY UPTAKE OF VHI’S FREE SELF-SERVICE CHECKS NATIONWIDE
Since the re-introduction of the Vhi free health checks scheme in September 2022, health assessments have been made available at 540 self-service stations in workplaces nationwide to encourage active monitoring of health and wellbeing, generating 50,000 free...
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR ‘RESPOND 2024’ CONFERENCE
Registration is now open for Respond 2024 – the conference for all Community First Responders in Ireland – which returns on Saturday 21 September and will be hosted once again by CFR Ireland (the National First Responder Network) at the Mullingar Park Hotel. This year...
PUBLIC URGED TO ‘PAUSE’ ON WORLD DROWNING PREVENTION DAY
To mark World Drowning Prevention Day on 25 July, the Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and the RNLI were joined by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, James Lawless, in the latest appeal urging the public to take care when going on or near the...
‘ROUND INIS MÓR SWIM’ RAISES OVER €8,500 FOR ARAN ISLANDS RNLI
A recent 35km swim around Inis Mór in 13 hours by a Dublin man has raised over €8,500 for Aran Islands RNLI, and with donations now continuing online, all the funds raised will go towards powering the station’s lifesaving work at sea. A Guinness World record breaking...
‘OUT OF THE BLUE CAREER HORIZONS EXPO’ IS JUST THE TICKET!
Out of the Blue Training is offering a 'Ticket Giveaway' to Emergency Services Ireland readers for its upcoming Career Horizons Expo on 24 September at the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs in Cork. The next expo follows in the footsteps of the inaugural event at the...
NEW COMMUNITY FIRST RESPONDER GROUP LAUNCHED IN TIPPERARY
A new Community First Responder (CFR) group in Carrick-on-Suir has been established by the emergency medical response charity CRITICAL. Spanning 10km outside of Carrick-on-Suir, the CFR group will cover areas in counties Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny. Set up in...
OXYGENCARE AIMS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO LIFESAVING DEFIBS IN IRELAND
OxygenCare, a leading provider of lifesaving medical equipment and solutions, has announced a new partnership with Defibtech, a manufacturer of lifesaving resuscitation devices, to improve the availability of rescue-ready defibrillators in Ireland which could save...
PLANS PROGRESS TO EXPAND MAYO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPT
A new two-storey extension, to be developed at Mayo University Hospital, will include an extension of the Emergency Department (ED) on the ground floor and new Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) on the first floor. The new ED...
LIFESAVING FOUNDATION PRESENTS IRELAND MEDAL TO RNLI VOLUNTEER
RNLI volunteer Patrick ‘Paddy’ McLaughlin, a lifeboat helmsman from County Antrim, was presented with the 2023 Ireland Medal in recognition of a long exceptional service to saving lives from drowning, by Naval Commodore Michael Malone at the South East Technological...
MEATH TO HOST CHIEF FIRE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The 65th Annual Chief Fire Officers’ Association Conference, which will take place on 8-9 May in Trim, Co. Meath, will be opened by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, alongside Meath County Council Cathaoirlech Tommy Reilly and...