Thurs 27th Oct – Raheny members were involved in the some of the final stages of preparation for the Dublin City Marathon yesterday.

Equipment and consumables for our medical posts were packed, radio’s for control, course medical posts and foot patrol’s all checked.

The logistics fleet, ambulances, mini buses, pick up cars and cycle response units are all equipped and ready for transit.

Duties… A selection of the duties we helped cover, Croke Park for the Dublin V Mayo replay, Dublin Zoo, Cross Country Races in Santry, Rugby at the Aviva, Dalymount for the Bohs V Rovers soccer game and Stock Car Racing.

Training… In training we covered Medications for all levels and Marathon injuries and illnesses in preparation for the Dublin City Marathon on Sunday 30th October.

Member News… Member, Maurice has left to do volunteer work in Greece for 3 months. Welcome new member Helen & congratulations to Gerard on his first duty with St. John.

Teamwork and Communication was the theme of our regular weekly training session on Friday 23rd Sept 2016. We got underneath the serious aspect the session title by doing a number of fun team building exercises. (click link above for some photos). In the coming week, Raheny Division members will be supporting duties that include Motocross in Clontarf, Dublin Zoo and Croke Park for the All Ireland replay between Dublin & Mayo.

We are currently recruitung volunteers, no training required Email us at [email protected]