Mountain Rescue Ireland

Mountain Rescue Ireland
Topographical map of Ireland, incorporating the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Scope of MRI services
Abbreviation MRI
Formation 1965 (1965)
Purpose Mountain rescue
Region served
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Main organ
 Committee
Affiliations International Commission for Alpine Rescue
Volunteers
circa 400 across the 11 member teams
Website mountainrescue.ie

Mountain Rescue Ireland (Cumann Tarrthála Sléibhte na h-Éireann) is the representative body for mountain rescue services on the island of Ireland. It has eleven member organisations - ten regional mountain rescue teams and one national canine search team (SARDA). Mountain Rescue Ireland (MRI) is a member of the International Commission for Alpine Rescue (IKAR-CISA).[1]

Mountain rescue teams in Ireland are independent charities whose membership consists of highly trained volunteers who are called out by the Garda Síochána in the Republic of Ireland or the coastguard in Northern Ireland. The teams affiliated to MRI cover all the major mountain areas in Ireland and though each team covers a defined area, the teams also support each other as required. The teams are also supported by SARDA Ireland, (Search and Rescue Dog Association-Ireland) and also co-operate with the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation (ICRO).

SARDA Ireland is a voluntary emergency search and rescue organisation concerned with the training, assessment and deployment of search and rescue dogs, to search for missing persons in the mountains, woodlands rural and urban areas including rivers, lakes and seashores, as well as avalanches and demolished buildings.

Organisation

Mayo Mountain Rescue Base close to Croagh Patrick

The 11 teams which comprise Mountain Rescue Ireland, with their operational areas, are as follows:

  • Donegal Mountain Rescue Team cover the upland areas of Donegal.
  • SARDA Ireland is the Search and Rescue Dogs Association Ireland which works across the island of Ireland.

References

  1. ↑ "Members". ikar-cisa.org. IKAR-CISA. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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