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Cadets Open Night on Monday Evening the 1st of October @ 7pm

Are you interested in learning First Aid and aged between 11-17??

Being a cadet gives young people an opportunity to achieve their full potential by learning life skills which enables them to be good citizens, giving something back to their community.

We are holding our Open Night on Monday Evening the 1st of October @ 7pm.

We would love to see some new cadets joining us!!

Have a look at a short video to see some of what the cadets do throughout the year!!

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August 2018 – Very active and entertaining month

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Our members have been very busy this last month. Covering events that can be considered traditional for us, like UCD Football, Ironman, Dragons at the Dock, Dublin Zoo and the Horse Show.

We also had the opportunity to provide coverage side by side with our sister organizations like Order or Malta, Civil Defence, Irish Red Cross to a once in a lifetime experience: The World Meeting of Families.

Participating in these events presented a unique opportunity to put in practice the pre-hospital skills learned during our training sessions and courses, to get involve with our community and to enjoy… Continue reading

Early morning in the Phoenix Park

A beautiful morning in the Phoenix Park. Photo: Miguel Hortolano

Our volunteers gathered early on Sunday 12 June 2016 to travel to the Phoenix Park to join with volunteers from other divisions in providing First Aid cover to the SSE Airtricity Irish Runner 5 mile race.

It was not just a very early start but a very wet one. Thankfully the rain stopped and we had a lovely dry few hours.

Kenyan Peter Somba wins men’s race

The race was won by Kenyan Peter Somba (Dunboyne) with a time of 23:58, one second ahead of Mick Clohisey of Raheny… Continue reading