Emergency Services Ireland

22/06/2026

Get your tickets now for The Ireland Blue Light Awards Gala!🥂

Nominations are locked in, our panel of judges is now reviewing the award nominee files, and the countdown to the biggest night in the frontline calendar is well and truly on!

Whether your team has been nominated or you simply want to network, connect, and celebrate alongside the absolute best of Ireland's statutory and voluntary emergency services, you certainly will not want to miss out on a night to remember on Saturday 15 August at the Clayton Hotel Burlington Road in Dublin!

Join us at the awards presentation to give these extraordinary teams the national recognition they completely deserve.

Tables and individual tickets are selling quickly, and capacity is strictly limited...so it's time now to book a table for your organisation, and join us in honouring Ireland's finest.

👇 Secure your Gala tickets here:
https://bluelightawards.com/region/ireland/

06/06/2026

FINAL WEEK TO ENTER IRELAND BLUE LIGHT AWARDS 2026

There's just over a week to go to submit nominations before the closing date of Sunday 14 June, for this year's inaugural IRELAND BLUE LIGHT AWARDS.

So, if you know someone who deserves due recognition for their selfless and tireless work at the frontline of the emergency services - well, now is the time to submit your nominations!

It may be a loved one, a colleague, friend or someone you know in the community, who works in either the statutory of voluntary emergency services and goes above and beyond the call of duty to help others in need and puts their lives on the line, all the time!

Entry details and categories on www.bluelightawards.com/ireland and there will be updates in Emergency Services Ireland- the Media Partner of the National Blue Light Awards in association with Out of the Blue Training and Connect Through Service . The Charity Partner will be Little Blue Heroes - which offers fantastic financial and emotional support systems to very sick children and their families and the charity enables the kids to become Honorary Gardaí.

It's time to recognise and honour our frontline heroes in Ireland. So, get voting now before it's too late👍

04/06/2026

IRELAND BLUE LIGHT AWARDS FEATURED ON RTÉ Radio 1

Stephen Moore from Out of the Blue Training pictured with Oliver Callan in the RTÉ Radio 1 studio earlier today, which featured a 20-minute slot about the Ireland Blue Lights Awards, along with awards co-founder Jason Gillard from Connect Through Service on the line. Entries will now close on 14 June. To nominate someone for an award visit http://BlueLightAwards.com/ireland

https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22618609/

31/05/2026

15/05/2026

ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR IRELAND BLUE LIGHT AWARDS!
Momentum continues to build around the inaugural Ireland Blue Light Awards, with all nominations remaining open until Sunday 7 June due to the huge level of interest from Ireland’s emergency and frontline services community.

The awards programme has been launched to recognise and celebrate the exceptional dedication, professionalism and service shown by those who work in statutory, voluntary and community-led emergency and frontline services across the country.

The agencies include An Garda Síochána, Fire and Rescue Services, the National Ambulance Service, Irish Coast Guard, Defence Forces, Irish Prison Service, Civil Defence, volunteer search and rescue teams, frontline healthcare responders and community first responders.

The awards are free to enter, with nominations welcomed from individuals, colleagues, organisations and members of the public. The event organisers have said that the response to date has been exceptional, with a high level of entries already received from across Ireland ahead of the highly anticipated gala awards ceremony on Saturday 15 August in Dublin.

Momentum continues to build around the inaugural Ireland Blue Light Awards, with all nominations and entries now to remain open until Sunday 7 June due to t ...