Dublin Civil Defence will open the doors to its emergency shelter tonight at 9PM in its HQ on Wolf Tone quay. The facility is opening earlier than planned as part of the government's action plan on homeless that will see 260 emergency beds online before Christmas. The shelter will be open right through the Christmas period and will be staffed by Civil Defence volunteers. The Civil Defence officer and Assistant Civil Defence officers would like to thank all of those members that have volunteered to provide cover for the shelter. We are also seeking volunteers from other Civil Defence counties with staffing the facility.
Dublin Civil Defence will be opening its homeless shelter ahead of schedule due to the current emergency situation in the capital. The Facility will be operational next friday the 12th of December and will provide accommodation for up to 20 clients.
Civil Defence Volunteers will staff the facility every night 7 days a week for the duration of its operation.
The operation this year will once again be staffed by volunteers from Dublin with other CD counties assisting.
Dublin Civil Defence was at the Aviva Stadium for the Ireland -V- Australia Rugby game on Saturday providing Fire cover, technical rescue and medical cover. Teams treated several minor casualties in what was a very successful event and a fantastic closing game to the series.
Congratulations to all members of Civil Defence that were presented with Service Medals in Dublin Castle by Minister of State Paul Keogh today.
30yr, 40yr and 50yr service medals were presented to CD members. Special praise to DCD volunteers that assisted in the event and to our mini bus drivers that transported over three hundred members to and fro to the ceremony.
Dublin Civil Defence was this weekend involved in a joint missing person search operation with the Irish Coast Guard Howth unit. Teams were out over the weekend conducting shore line searches and were assisted by the K9 unit.
Early on Saturday morning the Dublin Civil Defence K9 unit’s assistance was requested by an Garda Siochana with a search on lands near Swords. This was one of 3 deployments for the K9 unit this weekend in north Dublin.
Dublin Civil Defence was at the Aviva Stadium for the Ireland -V- South Africa Rugby game on Saturday providing technical rescue and medical cover. Teams treated several minor casualties in what was a very successful event.
Dublin Civil Defence attended Run for your Life in Malahide Castle today. DCD provided Medical cover with the quads very busy transporting casualties. AFS crew from OBI assisted with showering of participants.
Dublin Civil Defence took part in the aircraft crash simulation exercise in Fairyhouse today.
Dublin Central Rescue is heading west this weekend to join up with Mayo Civil Defence, Mayo Mountain Rescue, Irish Coast Guard, the Air Corps, Gardai, the Order of Malta and over 600 local volunteers to provide medical and rescue support for the annual Reek Sunday Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage normally attracts over 20’000 participants that make the 2 hour climb to the top of the 762m high peak, a tradition that stretches back over 5’000 years. The “Reek” annually attracts over 1 million visitors, some even undertake the journey to the top barefoot as an act of pennants.
Following an overwhelming applications process we have over 150 people who have declared an interest in joining Dublin Civil Defence, the first 60 applicants on this list will be processed early November and the remainder contacted directly in order on the list.
Thanks to all who applied and please contact us on (01)6772699 to find out your position on the list or to apply to join if you have not already done so
