Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team Celebrates it’s 30th Birthday

Mountain Rescue in the Dublin & Wicklow Mountains spans back as far as the year 1966 with the An Oige Mountain Rescue Team.

 The team ethos back then was “mountaineers helping other mountaineers who get into difficulty”. The Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team was formed in May 1984 with the original membership made up of these highly trained rescuers from An Oige. A lot has changed since 1966 but now with the Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team celebrating our 30th Birthday the one enduri...

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DWMRT goes airborne with the Aer Corps AW139

Members of Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue teamed up with their neighbouring Glen Of Immal MRT and the Search and Rescue Dogs Association for some intensive helicopter training with the Aer Corps on the excellent AW139 Heli last Sunday (30th March).   Some callouts can require teams to work with the Aer Corps so it’s vital that all members are familiar with the safety procedures involved. Training included class based lectures in the National Park HQ before the more fun stuff of the drills with the heli.  ...

Hell and Back - Fundraising Event

Hell and Back Four of our team members are braving the Hell and Back challenge on November 3rd in Kilruddery. Rumour has it that they will add a mountain rescue twist just to make it harder for themselves. Check out the event at http://www.hellandback.ie Please sponsor our team members by giving a donation at http://www.mycharity.ie/event/gerard condons event   The ethos of mountain rescue, is mountaineers helping other mountaineers who find themselves in difficulty and in the early days of mountain res...

2012 Recruitment

The Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team which is based in Roundwood Garda Station, is recruiting high caliber individuals to join the team in Autumn 2012. Having increased the number of team emergency response vehicles to 4 in the last few months, welcoming 12 new full team members to the team, and responding to an ever increasing numbers of incidents, this is an exciting and challenging time to be part of the team. Introduction After the initial probationary training program and hands on experience you will&n...