News - Civil Defence

Tánaiste supports construction of Civil Defence facilities across the region

Longford and Leitrim Civil Defence do not currently have a purpose built headquarters for operations and storage of vehicles.

Apr 15, 2025 08:14

MEP Ciaran Mullooly says that the facilities should form part of a dedicated Civil Defence headquarters in each county.

Apr 14, 2025 18:07

Longford Civil Defence is currently based out of a rented former commercial building on the Ballinalee Road outside of the town.

Sep 10, 2024 14:06

This evening, the gardai called off the search after Caérie was found.

Jul 13, 2024 22:17

Peter Bohan's body was found in a wooden area near his home yesterday evening, after he vanished from Drumlish on Sunday, May 12th.

May 24, 2024 13:16

A press briefing was held on Thursday at the Civil Defence HQ in Roscommon town.

Mar 24, 2023 07:14

Access to the River Suck would help local Civil Defence when they respond to incidents in the area

Apr 4, 2022 08:55

It's hoped that the building works will take just over 12 months to complete.

Sep 24, 2021 12:25

A person was taken from the water after the alarm was raised yesterday evening.

Aug 19, 2021 07:53

People have been seen jumping off the bridge in Ballyleague/Lanesboro as well this week

Jul 23, 2021 15:15

The Civil Defence staff were upset after the shocking incident last night

Jul 23, 2021 12:07

The Civil Defence were made aware of an issue in Lanesboro earlier this week

Jun 16, 2021 17:09

Six people were rescued from a cruiser which was blown onto the bank of a river on Sunday by Civil Defence in Ballinasloe. The alarm

Jun 29, 2020 10:56

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