St John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland

Southern Command

Announcement

 
New First Aid Course in Glanmire -February 2013

Glanmire Community College

The St. John Ambulance Brigade has a long established history in Ireland. It began in Dublin in 1903 and later in Cork in 1934. It is a voluntary and charitable organisation where its members give freely of their time, training the community in First Aid and providing medical cover for most major events such as GAA, Rugby, Racing and major public gatherings.

The St John Ambulance in Cork has grown from strength to strength where the membership is now over 160 members. We now have an established division in the Glanmire area. This type of expansion has always been key to the success of the organisation. Due to demand, we will be running a new first aid course in Read More...
New First Aid Course and Glanmire Sign-On Ceremony - August 2011

Our new cadet members pictured with our Staff Officers

The St. John Ambulance Brigade has a long established history in Ireland. It began in Dublin in 1903 and later in Cork in 1934. It is a voluntary and charitable organisation where its members give freely of their time, training the community in First Aid and providing medical cover for most major events such as GAA, Rugby, Racing and major public gatherings.

 The St John Ambulance in Cork has grown from strength to strength where the membership is now over 160 members. Due to the increased demand on its services, the St. John Ambulance Brigade in Cork decided to expand into the East Cork area as there is a very large active community there. This has always been key to the success of the organisation. Read More...

St. John Ambulance Cork - News Update June 2011
Member trained to EMT levelIt’s been a very busy time for St. John Ambulance in Cork during the last few weeks, with a lot of time focused on the setting up of the Glanmire Unit. We wish them all the best with their new venture and hope it works out for them. Cork City Division will give them all the support they need, to make it on their own.

St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland recently became approved to use the 3rd Edition Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG’s) from the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC). PHECC is an independent statutory body with responsibility for standards in education and training in the field of pre-hospital emergency care. There are a number of voluntary organisations which operate.. Read More

St. John Ambulance Cork - Successful first meeting in Glanmire!

St John Ambulance instructor talking to class

St. John Ambulance Cork were extremely delighted at the fantastic turnout for the inaugural meeting of the Glanmire Unit.  Over 20 adults and 17 children arrived for their respective meetings, expressing a great interest in signing up for the division. We thank them for their continued support for the last number of weeks, and hope they all enjoyed their first night in the organisation.

Over the coming weeks, we will build on the success of the introductory first aid course, and  develop the skills of the members of the Glanmire unit. This will be done with the help of members from the Cork City Division, who combine theory with practical demonstrations to enable the members learn new techniques they might not have.. Read More

 

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