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Civil Defence personnel on their way to assist a boat on the River Nore in Kilkenny
Members of Kilkenny Civil Defence sprang into action earlier today in Kilkenny City to assist a boat that was experiencing difficulty on the River Nore.
It’s understood the vessel encountered trouble after becoming caught against a weir, prompting a swift response from local emergency volunteers.
Civil Defence personnel were quickly on the scene and assisted the boat as well as ensuring the safety of those on board.
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The situation was resolved in a short space of time thanks to their prompt and coordinated efforts.
Kilkenny Civil Defence is a voluntary-based support to the primary response agencies, namely An Gardaí Síochána, Health Service Executive, Fire and Rescue and Kilkenny County Council.
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There five core areas are search and rescue, medical response, emergency response, community assistance and radiation monitoring.
They currently have 45 volunteers trained in areas such as first aid, swift water rescue, radiation monitoring, power boating, communications, sonar, mapping systems, flooding response and search and rescue (to name a few).
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