Mountain Rescue Ireland

Mountain Rescue Ireland (Cumann Tarrthála Sléibhte na h-Éireann) is the representative body for mountain rescue services on the island of Ireland.

It has eleven member organisations - ten regional mountain rescue teams and one national canine search team (SARDA).

The teams are also supported by SARDA Ireland, (Search and Rescue Dog Association-Ireland) and also co-operate with the Irish Cave Rescue Organisation (ICRO).

SARDA Ireland is a voluntary emergency search and rescue organisation concerned with the training, assessment and deployment of 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 11 teams which comprise Mountain Rescue Ireland, with their operational areas, are as follows:

Mayo Mountain Rescue Base near Croagh Patrick