'Excellent experience' - Carlow County Fire & Rescue Service represents Ireland in Croatia

Carlow County Fire & Rescue Service represented Ireland at an international event in Croatia on September 9th-14th 2025. 

Sub Officer Danial Fitzpatrick and Firefighter Ronan Boyle placed 1st for the trauma challenge at the national Rescue Organisation Ireland competition staged at the OBI training Centre in Dublin earlier in the year. 

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They were then selected to represent Team Ireland at the World Rescue Organisation event, the World Cup equivalent for rescue organisations from across the world competing at various simulated Road Traffic Collision based scenarios. 

Carlow Firefighters placed 5th overall in the world at the event for various trauma challenges.

A/CFO Ben Woodhouse said:

"This event acknowledged the great performance both Danial and Ronan achieved at the national Rescue organisation Ireland competition and the high standard within our fire service.   

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"I am pleased to support their involvement at the World event in Croatia, an opportunity providing an excellent experience in the area of trauma and rescue at RTC’s for which will translate to our own Fire Authority in Co Carlow, their station and incidents for which they will respond to. 

"Additionally Danial and Ronan worked alongside the best from other nations at the competition sharing learning and experiences attending RTC’s for which will be brought back to Carlow County Fire & Rescue Service. 

"Well done to both!"