Mountain Rescue Ireland

Mountain Rescue services in Ireland operate under the umbrella association of Mountain Rescue Ireland (Cumann Tarrthála Sléibhte na h-Éireann in Irish) (Irish Mountain Rescue Association) (IMRA). Mountain Rescue Ireland

IMRA is a member of the International Commission for Mountain Rescue (Internationale Kommisia fur Alpines Rettingwesen, (IKAR)).

Voluntary mountain rescue teams in Ireland are independent charities whose membership consists of highly trained volunteers who are called out by the an Garda Siochana (Police) in the Republic of Ireland or the Coastguard in Northern Ireland.

Teams exist in all the major mountain areas in Ireland. These teams are independent democratic bodies. A federation of the teams form the overall body, Mountain Rescue Ireland which supports and represents them.

Each team has its own area of responsibility but can deploy outside these areas in support of other teams.

The association teams are also supported by SARDA Ireland (Search and Rescue Dog Association-Ireland) and the Speleological Union of Ireland & Irish Cave Rescue Organisation (ICRO).

SARDA Ireland is a voluntary emergency search and rescue organisation concerned with the training, assessment and deployment of Air Scenting 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.

The Speleological Union of Ireland & Irish Cave Rescue Organisation (ICRO) is a self help organisation specialising in cave rescue who have recognised the need for expertise in such situations and who will attend, manage and carry out rescues at the request of one of the police services. Throughout Ireland cave rescue is the responsibility of an Garda Siochana in the Republic of Ireland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in Northern Ireland.

Organisation
The Mountain Rescue Teams (MRT) are located in the following areas:

Wicklow and Dublin area


 * Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team
 * Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team (DWMRT)

South East of Ireland

Galtee Mountains, the Blackstairs, the Comeraghs, the Knockmealdowns and the Slieve Blooms.


 * South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association (SEMRA)

Southern Coastal Cliffs, the Comeraghs, and the Knockmealdowns


 * Tramore Cliff Rescue Association

Cork and Kerry area

Mountainous areas of Counties Cork and Kerry, primarily the peninsulas of Beara, Iveragh and Dingle.


 * Kerry Mountain Rescue Team (KMRT)

Galway area

Mountainous areas of counties Galway and Clare.


 * Galway Mountain Rescue Team

Mayo area


 * Mayo Mountain Rescue Team

Sligo and Leitrim area


 * Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team

Donegal area

Mountains of Slieve League, Bluestack Mountains, Errigal, Muckish, Derryveagh Mountains and the Inishowen Peninsula.


 * Donegal Mountain Rescue Team

North West of Northern Ireland

Sperrin Mountains, County Antrim and County Fermanagh


 * North West Mountain Rescue Team (NWMRT)

Mourne Mountains


 * Mourne Mountain Rescue Team (MMRT)