Slieve Croob Community First Responders

01/11/2026

Call out for Community First Responder Volunteers!

We are seeking to create a waiting list of people who are keen to become a Community First Responder (CFR)

CFRs are local volunteers who are notified by NIAS to attend certain life threatening medical emergencies to the local people within our community

Is becoming a CFR something which interests you?

Essential criteria
(1) aged 18+
(2) full driving licence with access to a vehicle
(3) ability to volunteer within a team
(4) availablity to attend a minimum of 2 call-outs
within a 6 month period
(5) Reside within SCCFR scheme’s coverage area (on
receipt of your expression of interest you will be
notified if you do not meet this criteria

If this is a volunteering role which interests you please email an expression of interest EOI to [email protected] including your:

(1) Name
(2) Full Address inc. postcode
(3) Contact number

These EOI’s are to be submitted no later than 19.00hrs on Saturday 21st November 2026. Please note you will get an email to confirm receipt of your EOI. If you do not receive this email confirmation within 3 days after submitting your EOI please resend a follow up email.

Please note successful applicants who have been shortlisted will be invited for an interview on a number of evenings throughout the week commencing 18th Jan 2027.

Successful applicants at the completion of this process will be held on a waiting for two years on completion of this process and new volunteers will be invited to the initial NIAS training as and when there is availability and operational requirements

Please note all previous EOI are now expired and everyone interested in becoming a CFR will need to send in an EOI email to be included in this process

25/10/2026

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the family of the late Wesley Johnston, who have kindly made an incredible donation of £2,051.74 to our charity in his memory.

This money was presented by Wesley’s family to SCCFR Chair Loretta Gribben and CFR Barry McEvoy.

At such a difficult time, choosing to remember Wesley, a much-loved husband, father, grandfather, neighbour and friend by supporting others within our community is a selfless, thoughtful and generous gesture.

This donation to SCCFR will directly support our Community First Responder Service helping our volunteers respond to life-threatening emergencies to people in our local community and support them and their families when they need it most.

To Wesley’s family, friends and everyone who contributed, thank you sincerely.

We hope you can take some comfort in knowing that the donations made in Wesley’s memory will help other people and families throughout our community.

Our thoughts are with Wesley’s family, friends and all who knew and loved him.

18/10/2026

Many thanks to all at the Down Run who held their annual outing on Saturday 5th September. This renowned event is always meticulously planned and sure to be a brilliant day out.
We as a charity are most grateful to all involved in the organising of the Down Run and also to all the participants as we have been beneficiary charity of all donations collected at the Down Run over this last five years receiving a staggering £3,795.50
On behalf of all living within our community who may need to avail of our services can we please pass on their thanks for this continuing financial support to enable us to continue providing our service

A BIG thank you to everyone who supported the Down Run 2026 and Slieve Croob First Responders.
Also thank you to Laurence,Leslie and Michael for all their help behind the scenes, and the Ladies for serving up the tea / coffee and scones etc☕️🍪,
Thank you to Malcolm and DROMARA Village FC for the use of their fantastic facilities.
And finally French’s Cafe Clough.

27/09/2026

Many thanks to all who attended the Friday Afternoon Tea Dance and Sunday Bingo at Leitrim Fontenoys Festival. Those attending very kindly contributed to a collection of £1,605. We also recently met with members of Liatroim Fontenoys who donated a further £500 resulting in a total of £2,105 given to us from the 2026 Festival.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed in anyway to this amazing donation and also many thanks and continued success to all at the Leitrim Fontenoys Festival

11/09/2026

Many thanks to Leah and Gerard who both very kindly gave freely of their time during their summer holidays to hold a ‘Homemade Bake & Jam Sale’ fundraiser day on the 9th July for SCCFR
A fantastic total of £162.40 was raised on the day and both Leah and Gerard recently met with our chairperson Loretta to hand over the monies collected.
Thanks to all who donated at the event on the day and special thanks again to both of these young organisers for this very thoughtful fundraiser for SCCFR.

03/09/2026

Please come along to the Down Run happening this Saturday 5th September 👇
This is always a very enjoyable and extremely well organised event which is great for a family day out especially with the weather forecast looking good
Our sincere appreciation for the continued support from the organisers and car owners for the ongoing financial support for the 5th year running which we use to continue training and equipping our CFR volunteers for the benefit of all living within our community
We hope to see you all on Saturday morning 🙂👍

17/08/2026

Family of the late Noel Hanna, the legendary mountaineer from Finnis who peacefully passed away on 18th April 2023 during overnight rest whilst making a descent from Annapurna in Nepal, recently organised a very fitting memorial walk of Slieve Croob Mountain in Noel’s memory.

Noel who regularly climbed the highest summits on earth began his mountaineering in the hills of Slieve Croob beside his family home and always held the area around home as a place close to his heart. During the memorial walk, a plaque of Noel was unveiled at the foothill of Slieve Croob, a touching tribute which will be forever present at a place where Noel had as his back garden during childhood.

We were truly honoured that Noel’s family decided to use this memorial walk as a fundraiser for our charity.
Many attended the walk on 28th June 2026 where refreshments were also provided afterwards at Kings, Finnis.

We recently met up again with the family to be presented with a cheque for £1,716.89. This is an incredible amount and we would like to thank everyone who contributed to this collection which we will use to continue training and equipping our CFR volunteers for the benefit of all within our community who may require our services.

Pictured at the presentation is Noel’s wife Lynne, his sister Irene Hunter along with her husband Brian and their daughter Chloe, Matthew McClurg and his son Noah from plaque sponsor EUROSPAR Dromara and Paul McKay of PTM Building Services who constructed the memorial plaque presenting the cheque to our CFR volunteers Tricia Johnston, Anne Mackin and Eric Campbell.

Once again we would like to thank all of Noel’s family and friends who were involved in this memorial fundraiser. It is a sign of genuine kindness that the family decided to raise funds for our charity during their time of grief and sadness…a perfect tribute in memory of a local legend

30/07/2026

Many thanks to all who took part at the dawn walk on the 16th May 2026 organised by Áth Bhriain C.L.G

An impressive £360 was raised at this fundraising event for our charity.

Pictured below are some of those who braved the early morning hike in the Mourne Mountains accompanied by our CFR volunteer Jaimie Harvey

Thanks again to all involved with this fundraiser and for this generous donation received 🙂

28/06/2026

Please come along to remember Noel at this walk happening today Sunday 28th. Hopefully the weather will be in our favour 🤞 Our volunteers will be at the walk and we look forward to chatting to everyone soon 🙂

Tomorrow a charity walk in Celebration of the life of Noel Hanna will take place up Slieve Croob.

Noel was a former member of Finnis Accordion Band and has several family members in Finnis LOL 326. We would greatly appreciate if all those in the Finnis and surrounding area could come out and pay tribute to Noel at this event organised by his family.

The event will be in aid of Slieve Croob Community First Responders and parking will be available at Finnis Orange Hall from 1:30 with a shuttle bus running from the hall and down in Finnis to accomodate the very limited parking up Slieve Croob.

Noel was one of Ireland's greatest mountaineers, climbing Mount Everest ten times and becoming the first person from the island of Ireland to successfully summit and descend K2.

Remembered for his humility, kindness, and passion for the mountains, Noel inspired countless people through his remarkable achievements and adventurous spirit. Tomorrow, we celebrate his extraordinary life and the lasting legacy he leaves behind.

20/06/2026

Happening today 👇 good weather too so sure to be great day out 👍👍