100% Voluntary.
100% Committed.
Serviced by dedicated unpaid volunteers, we rely on your support all year round.
The history of organised Mountain Rescue teams began on this island in 1962 when the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team was founded. The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team and the An Óige Mountain Rescue Team were later founded in 1966.
The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team is made up entirely of volunteers who live close to the Mournes. Based at the foot of Slieve Donard in the coastal town of Newcastle, all operations and callouts are currently conducted from the PSNI Station.
Lidl Northern Ireland has been given the green light to proceed with plans to develop a new state-of-the-art store in Newcastle, County Down. The new store, which will be located at Shan Slieve Drive and Bryansford Road, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, will also provide The Team the space it needs to develop a new facility, future-proofing the organisation and its ability to continue providing a lifesaving service.
The Team are actively fundraising and seeking your help to ensure we have the funds in place to make this exciting project a reality. We need YOUR help to get us the funds we need! To find out how you can donate please visit our donation page. Every Lidl helps…
2021 in numbers
Man Hours
Up 57% from 2020
Callouts
Up 52% from 2020
Team Members
No Change
People Assisted
Down 26% from 2020
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Callouts 18.07.26;
At 1607 hrs today, the team received a request via the PSNI to assist an injured walker. The individual had been descending the Glen River path just above the second bridge within Donard Forest when they fell, sustaining a debilitating lower leg injury. The team responded, located, stabilised and evacuated the casualty to track access for onward transfer to road access and Hospital.
While this was underway, at 1711 hrs, the team received a second request via the PSNI for another injured walker. The individual had been descending the Glen River just above the first bridge in Donard Forest when they fell sustaining a debilitating and potentially life threatening injury. The team responded promptly, locating the casualty, and while the injury was not a severe as first reported, the casualty was stabilised and evacuated to track access for further assessment by NIAS HART before being transferred to the teams base to await an ambulance for onward transfer to hospital.
We wish both casualties well.
Thanks to everyone assisting in both calls, including group members, other walkers, the PSNI and NIAS.
A total of 9 members responded with the full team on standby and stood down at 1913 hrs.
Note: In the event of an Emergency dial 999 and ask for Police/MountainRescue
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