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Symposium 2009

The 25th Speleological Union of Ireland / Irish Cave Rescue Organisation Symposium will be held nn the October 24th and 25th 2009. Location is Hylands Burren Hotel, Ballyvaughan. Details are here

The ICC entrance to Marble Arch Caves

The cliffs near to the ICC entrance to Marble Arch Caves have been reported to be unstable following a geological engineer's assessment. Subsequent to this report there has been a collapse across the path commonly used by cavers and the rockface is still considered dangerous. Please take care when using this entrance and choose an appropriate route when leaving the tourist path. This notice does not apply to any of the entrances used for tourist access to the showcave.

The next ICRO rescue practice

The next ICRO rescue practice will be on

Saturday, 27th June 2009 in Co. Clare.

We meet in ICRO Doolin 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. Core team members: please bring ICRO-issued PPE and logbooks. Committee members & wardens: there will be an ICRO meeting after the practice. More details to follow closer to the date.

Sunday 28th June will be a stores day.

Next Rescue Practice

Will be on

Saturday, 28th March 2009 in Co. Clare.

We meet in ICRO Doolin 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.

Core team members: please bring ICRO-issued PPE and logbooks.

Pollnagollum of the Boats Rescue Practice

ICRO Cave Rescue Practice - 6th December 2008 with 38 ICRO rescue personnel attending

Symposium Update

A successful symposium took place on the 24th-27th of October. It featured talks on caving in Ireland Georgia and Alaska. Talks on cave diving in Ireland and Spain also took place.

More information on events that will take place over the year and on the new committee will follow soon. The new SUI committee is
Chairman: Colin Bunce
Secretary: Una Donoghue
Treasurer: Duncan Foster

ICRO Calendar for 2008

The ICRO calendar for 2008 has been updated. It can be found on the Rescue Exercises page.

SUICRO 2008

The venue for this year's SUICRO symposium has been announced as Lusty Beg, Co. Fermanagh (www.lustybeg.co.uk). The symposium will take place from Friday the 24th of October to Sunday the 26th. More details will be posted on www.cavingireland.org/suicro shortly.

ICRO Major Rescue Practice

A major rescue practice will take place on Saturday the 19th of April in Co. Fermanagh. Members are requested to meet at the Rescue Store in the Claddagh Glen at 09:30 sharp.

Symposium Details Announced

The website for this years SUICRO symposium has gone online. Click here for more details.

Rescue Practices - Date Changes

There have been date changes for some of the upcoming ICRO training activities. Please see the rescue practices section for details.

BCL Assessments

The date for assessing all BCL candidates has been set for July 7th 2007. Any candidates wishing to be assessed contact the Leadership Training officer no later than June 16th 2007 (See 'Contact Us' section of 'About SUI' for contact details).

Berger 2006

The Berger 2006 expedition report is now available under the expeditions section.

The Caves of Meghalaya

Des McNally, recently returned from India on his second expedition in the Abode of the Clouds has kindly donated the official Government book on the caves to the SUI Library. Well illustrated in colour and with maps and surveys this is an essential read for anyone thinking of travelling that way. If you are an armchair caver it will still be a good read. As with all Library books and journals, it can be loaned on request. Contact Matthew Parkes at mparkes@museum.ie or 087-122 1967. It is your library - make use of it!

Announcements from the SUI Training Officer

First Aid Course

The First Aid course has been set to run on the 13-15 April 2007. This course is fully subscribed at the moment, but I'll let you all know if places become available.
Course costs are dependant on SUI membership status, and will cost between 200 and 120 euro.

ICRO Training Dates for 2007

March 10th 2007	Major Rescue Practice	Fermanagh
March 11th 2007	Stores Day	Fermanagh
May 19th 2007	Major Rescue Practice	Clare
May 20th 2007	Stores Day/WEMT Day	Clare
June 9th 2007	Stretcher Workshop	Fermanagh
August 18th 2007	Comms Workshop	Clare
August 19th 2007	Wardens Day	Clare
September 15th 2007	Major Rescue Practice	Clare

For enquries, contact the ICRO secretary.

Membership Renewals

If you need to renew your membership, see the membership page for details.

Website Update

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