Kerry Civil Defence

15/06/2026

15/06/2026

Another successful weekend 🟢🟡

⚽️ Kerry Football Club V Athlone Town: on Friday evening we provided medical cover, with an ambulance crew and first aiders, to Mounthawk Park, Tralee. Kerry FC won the game and our volunteers equally played a blinder!! 🙌
💐Féile na mBláth: Saturday and Sunday so us privide medical crews to The Park Festival Tralee. Huge thanks to each of our volunteers for attending and well done to all for organising this great event 👏
🚒🚑Emergency Services Display: Sunday also saw us attend the display in Tralee town park. We had our 2 fire appliances, an ambulance, one of our boats, mobile kitchen, and our drones on full display. Huge thanks to large amount of members who demonstrated our equipment and capabilities to the public 💪

10/06/2026

Staying Prepared 💪

Last weekend we had a packed schedule of trainings and exercises:
🚑 EMT Training on Bere Island: Our ACDO and 2 EMTs travelled south west for this brilliant training weekend. Massive thanks to Cork West Civil Defence for the invite and for organising this. We attended, along with members from Cork City Civil Defence, Irish Red Cross, The Defence Forces, as well as Paramedics and Doctors from the HSE Ireland/National Ambulance Service (NAS). An incredible insightful and immersive training weekend.
☢️ National Radiation Exercise: 4 of our members took part in the National Exercise for Civil Defence Ireland, in conjunction with the EPA. Well done to all volunteers across the country 👏
🚒 Pump Course: We also completed our Civil Defence Pump Operators Course. In thr event of flooding, these skills are invaluable to the community. Well done to all who completed the course and a massive thanks to our instructors 🙌

03/06/2026

🏇 Listowel Races

Last weekend we provided medical cover at the Listowel Races for the 3 days. Massive thanks to each of our volunteers who attended! Just under 40 different members attended throughout the different days which was fantastic to see 👏 🙌
We were also thrilled to have our friends from Cork North and East Civil Defence and Irish Red Cross Mallow-Charleville Unit/Branch help us out. Always a pleasure to work alongside them both 🫡 Huge congrats to everyone involved with the races on another successful meeting.

28/05/2026

🫡 The 66th Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes

Last weekend 6 of our members attended the Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes with other Civil Defence volunteers from different units. Well dont to all involved 👏

Civil Defence Ireland

25/05/2026

A very active and sunny weekend 😎

🏐 Kerry V Donegal Match: we were delighted to assist our friends at Order of Malta Ireland - Ambulance Corps - Killarney in providing medical cover at Fitzgeralds Stadium for the football match. Disappointing result in the game (for Kerry fans!) but was great to have our two organisations working together! Well done to everyone involved 👏

🎵 Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí: On Saturday and Sunday we provided crews to Caherciveen. Huge thanks to all the members (over 20 volunteers) who helped out over the last 2 weekends 🙌

🏃‍♂️ Donal Walsh Spa Challenge: Sunday also so us provide an ambulance and First Aiders to the this incredible event for a great cause. We are always thrilled to help out for this event, and huge thanks to our members for giving up their time!

🔎 Search & Resuce Training: Our SAR team were keeping up their skills on Sunday when they carried out training in Ballyseedy Woods. With everything else going on, it was great to have our team out, making sure they're ready for the next call-out.

🚤 Advanced Power Boat Training: 2 of our members made the trip down to our colleagues at Cork West Civil Defence over the last 2 weekends to complete this great course. These skills will play a pivotal role for our boat crews and help out communities going forward. Huge well done to all who attended the training. 👏

🎖66th International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes: 6 of our members travelled to Lourdes last Thursday and, along with other Civil Defence members from other units, took part in the Military Pilgrimage (another post to follow on this).

25/05/2026

Teamwork makes the dream work thank to Kerry Civil defence for your support today

19/05/2026

40mile Run and County Fleadh 🚑

Last weekend, we had an ambulance and our bike crews out at the 40mile Run in the Tralee area. We also had an ambulance and First aid teams down in the beautiful Caherciveen for the Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí.
Huge thanks to all the volunteers who helped out and kept everyone safe and sound 🙌

11/05/2026

Another busy weekend completed ✅️

🕯Darkness into Light: Our volunteers provided medical cover to the large crowd who participated in this fantastic event, who, once finished, were treated to refreshments from our Welfare Team in our mobile kitchen. Well done to everyone who participated and organised this amazing event, as well as our brilliant members! 🫶

🏃‍♀️Run Killarney: Saturday saw us provide support to this great event, which consisted of a Half Marathon and a 10km Run through the beautiful Killarney National Park. We had 3 ambulances, several bike crews, mobile first aiders, and Communications teams in action. An early start, and a busy day, but a very enjoyable experience. Very proud of our team who performed admirably! Massive thanks to each of them 👏 congrats to all the runners and event organisers on another successful day!

🏇Carrignavar Show Jumping event: We were delighted to assist our friends at Cork North and East Civil Defence for this event. Our EMT, Kiana, had the passport out as she crossed the border to our neighbours!! 😅🙌

10/05/2026

KY-CD Social Club Walk 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

On Saturday 2nd May, our social club organised another walk. This time it was a beautiful stroll through Killarney National Park. Was great to see so many members and their families get involved. Huge thanks to our Logistics Commander Alan Hanafin and 1st Officer Mike O'Brien for organising and facilitating the great day out 😁👏