South Eastern Mountain Rescue

09/10/2026

09/10/2026

What amazing supporters we have, LWR has sold out, thank you all so much. If you have missed out, keep an eye on the event on Ticket Tailor. If someone cancels their ticket it will automatically be released for resale.

03/10/2026

Just 100 tickets left for Long Way Round. Don’t miss out on a great night. Because you support Long Way Round, we can support you All Year Round.

Long Way Round 2026 – Gaelcholáiste Cheitínn, The Mall, Clonmel, Sat 21 Nov 2026 - SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2026 Our annual 15Km fundraiser night walk/run returns on Saturday 21st November 2026. All entries will receive a lovely new SEMRA buff. You will walk or run the 15k...

28/09/2026

Tickets go on sale at 6pm today

Long Way Round 2026 – Gaelcholáiste Cheitínn, The Mall, Clonmel, Sat 21 Nov 2026 - SATURDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2026 Our annual 15Km fundraiser night walk/run returns on Saturday 21st November 2026. All entries will receive a lovely new SEMRA buff. You will walk or run the 15k...

20/09/2026

On this day 50 years ago three men lost their lives in an airplane crash on the Galtee mountains. Yesterday, friends and family walked to the crash site and today they gathered at the airplane monument on the Black Road to remember Jimmy Byrne, Tom Gannon and Dick O’Reilly.

There was no mountain rescue in the area in 1976, it was local farmers and hill walkers that helped in the aftermath of the crash. It was decided then, that a mountain rescue team was needed and in 1977, SEMRA was founded.

It was a privilege to be part of the commemoration today and yesterday, to meet the families and share time on the hill with them.

SEMRA celebrates its 50th anniversary next year, in those 50 years we have been called out to help people in trouble on the hill nearly 900 times.

Photos credit: Tom Naughton

13/09/2026

Another busy day for SEMRA! Team training this morning at Ballykeefe Quarry to practice rope skills, technical rescues and setting up anchor points. Not long after everyone was home a call came in at 15:52 from An Garda Síochána to assist a walker with a lower leg injury on the Coumshingaun ridge. Team members once again headed out and made their way to Kilclooney. The first team members reached the injured walkers location 17:28. They assessed the injury and used a vacuum splint to stabilise the injured leg and administered pain relief. The cloud cover was down so the plan was to extract the casualty on the stretcher, however Rescue 115 became available and the cloud lifted sufficiently for them to be able to assist. The casualty was transferred onto R115 at 19:34 for onward transport to hospital. Stand down issued at 20:53 with everyone safely off the hill. A long day for our team members.