Monthly Archives: February 2010

ICRO on Nationwide

ICRO will feature on RTE’s Nationwide programme on Monday, March 1st at 7pm – mark it in your diaries! Nationwide sent a cameraman to a Fermanagh rescue practice back in September. Scenarios were spread over a number of caves and footage taken of each. Expect to see star appearances from Steph, Dave Ma, Tony and [...]
Posted on February 28th, 2010 in News | 1 Comment

White-nose Syndrome – a new threat to bat populations

Bat Conservation Ireland have contacted us regarding White Nose Syndrome, a cave dwelling fungus that has wiped out large populations of bats in Eastern America that recently been confirmed in France. There is widespread concern for bats in United States due to the deaths of over 1,000,000 bats in hibernation sites since 2006. White-nose Syndrome (WNS) [...]
Posted on February 7th, 2010 in News | Comments Off

Rescue Practice, Co. Fermanagh

The next ICRO major rescue practice will be on Saturday, 27th February in Co. Fermanagh. Please meet in the ICRO Cladagh Glen Rescue Store at 9:30 a.m. All members of ICRO who hold appropriate insurance (e.g. FFS, BMC) are welcome to attend. Please bring SRT & caving gear. NB – On this rescue, ICRO will be formally assessed for NIMCRCC by [...]
Posted on February 7th, 2010 in ICRO Training | Leave a comment