For more than 40 years, Dublin / Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team (DWMRT) has been the safety net for those venturing into the uplands of Dublin, Wicklow, and Louth. Mountain rescue began with an ethos of mountaineers helping other mountaineers in difficulty. That ethos still drives us, but our role has expanded as more people have ventured into the hills.
We help anyone who requires us and offer assistance to those venturing into the mountains, to search for missing people, and to support emergency services during severe weather.
We don’t take days off. Operating 24/7, 365 days a year, our team of volunteers provide a professional-standard rescue service and respond to more than 100 emergencies every year.
While we receive partial funding from Irish government, this only covers a fraction of our operating expenses. On a given year, more than two-thirds of our operational costs are met by donations and our own fundraising events. At the moment, we do all of this operating out of a small shed in the back of Roundwood Garda station.
For more than a decade, we’ve been working to develop a permanent home for the team at a purpose-built mountain rescue base nestled between Lough Tay and Djouce. In 2020 we purchased a 2 acre plot of land and have secured planning permission for a facility to call home for decades to come.
Over the past few years, we’ve been counting the pennies and saving money wherever we can. Thanks to our incredible community who support us at events and donate to the team, we’ve saved over €600,000 to date and are ready to break ground on building our new home. However, to complete the build, we need your help to raise an additional €250,000 to finish the job.
Why Support Us?
We’re entirely volunteer-driven: no paid staff, no financial compensation, just a team of passionate rescuers committed to keeping people safe.
Demand for our services has tripled in the past decade, and our current facilities are not fit for purpose.
Your donation directly funds the completion of our new home and will help us respond to emergencies for decades to come.