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Limerick County Civil Defence has been strong since the early 1950s when training was conducted in the Warden, Welfare, Casualty and Rescue services at various centres throughout the county. Instructors were trained at the National Civil Defence School who in turn recruited and trained new members locally.
In recent years the emphasis has moved to community support and Limerick County Civil Defence Members are well and truly embedded in the local community delivering training in First Aid, Rescue, Fire Pump Drills, Welfare, Communications, Kayaking, Abseiling and completing courses in Power Boating, Driving and GPS Navigation. A number of members have also completed Advanced Rope Rescue training in Wales.
Since 2006 Limerick County Civil Defence has been preparing to fulfil its role to support the principal response agencies as part of the Major Emergency Management Framework.
JP McManus invitational ProAm Golf Championship at Adare
Limerick County Civil Defence continues to support various local, national and international activities including land and water searches for missing persons, Lough Gur Summer Festival, Cappamore Show, Chernobyl Children’s Project, Annual Limerick Diocesan Pilgrimage, Irish Open Golf in Adare, Clonshire Horse Riding Events, International Student Badminton Tournaments UL, Milford Harvest Fair, victory receptions following Munster’s Heineken Cup wins and the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am Golf tournament. During the Big Freeze 2009/2010 Members were very much involved in assisting Milford Hospice palliative care staff and the HSE by transporting health care personnel to patients in isolated areas.
There is also a competitive training element to Civil Defence and in recent years County Limerick volunteers performed to the highest standard in both the Regional and National Exercises in various locations throughout the Country including Bandon, Glengarriff, Tralee, Roscommon, Arklow, Clane and Nenagh.
In recent times, Limerick County Civil Defence has participated in Exercises with other agencies which have included simulated air crash exercises in Shannon Airport and anti-pollution exercises in Foynes where members got the opportunity to work as part of a team with these other organisations.
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