Get In Touch
In an Emergency
In the case of an emergency, the Galway Mountain Rescue Team can be reached by dialling 999/112 and requesting Mountain Rescue.
You may be asked to give your location, so that the nearest Garda station can take the information and call out the team.
Galway MRT Committee
Galway MRT is administered by an elected Committee, drawn from its volunteer membership. The committee is elected on an annual basis at the team’s AGM, held in December. The following is a list of Galway MRT’s current committee office holders:
- Chairman: Dermot Hughes
- Team Leader: Rory Sherlock
- Secretary: Edward McGuire
- Treasurer: Aisling Collins
- Training Officer: Trevor Fahey
- Equipment Officer: Istvan Andorko
- Public Relations Officer: Ronan Concannon
If you wish to contact any member of the Galway MRT committee, please email them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Media Enquiries
General Media Enquiries
All media inquiries in relation to the Galway Mountain Rescue Team’s operations, fundraising initiatives, organisation or general mountaineering information can be made to:
Public Relations Officer,
Galway Mountain Rescue Team,
PO Box 393,
Galway,
Rep of Ireland.
Email:
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Join Our Mailing List
If you would like to be included on our press release mailing list, please contact our Public Relations Officer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Our press releases include information regarding any live search and rescue operations, and are used to inform our media contacts when the team has been called out to a rescue. These releases will provide you with time and location details along with regular updates of the status of the rescue.