NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES DAY

A DAY OF THANKS

The National Ambulance Service and other organisations were honoured at the National Emergency Services Day activities in September.

More than 1,500 members of the emergency services took part in a parade on 7 September to celebrate National Emergency Services Day, with frontline responders once again making an impressive mark on the occasion.

Now in its sixth year, the event is the official day of recognition of Ireland’s frontline emergency services, and gives the public an opportunity to thank them for their valuable work.

The day opened with a skills display from members of the frontline services that included everything from abseiling to

bomb disposal, followed by the Garda Band, alongside the Dublin Fire Brigade band and other visiting bands, taking centre stage to lead the parade from Parnell Square to Dublin Castle.

The Day continued with further skills displays at Dublin Castle, with the public invited to inspect and experience up close the equipment and vehicles used in the frontline, while food and family fun was on hand to keep everybody happy. The previous Saturday, a special concert took place at the National Concert Hall to honour all of those personnel who bravely serve us on the frontline of the emergency services

on a daily basis, with the Garda Band appearing along with Jack L, Sibeal, The Bonny Men and October Fires.

Lord Mayor Paul McAuliffe said: “It was an honour to attend the parade today, and I’d like to thank all of the frontline emergency services for all you do.”

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar echoed these sentiments, saying: “Our emergency services operate nationwide and are part of the fabric of every community. Making this event a national one will ensure these important services get the public recognition they so rightly deserve across the entire country.”