Any request for emergency assistance in the upland and mountainous areas on the island of Ireland is met by a volunteer response from one of the 11 mountain rescue teams that compose Mountain Rescue Ireland (M.R.I.). These teams are on stand by 24/7/365 to respond to requests for assistance are tasked through the 999/112 emergency phone system.
The eleven teams that MRI represents are:
- Donegal Mountain Rescue Team
- Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team
- Galway Mountain Rescue Team
- Glen of Imaal Mountain Rescue Team
- Kerry Mountain Rescue Team
- Mayo Mountain Rescue Team
- Mourne Mountain Rescue Team
- North West Mountain Rescue Team
- Search and Rescue Dog Association of Ireland (SARDA)
- Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team
- South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association (SEMRA)
MRI officers and board members:
Chair & Board member: Gerry Christie
Secretary & Board member: Kenny Roberts
Treasurer & Board member: Eva-Marie O’Brien
External Board member: Jane Carney
External board member: David Polley