James Butler

Director

James is one of the co-founders of Safety Ireland. But his medical training started back in 1982 when he did a First Aid course with the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps. In 1993 James left the hotel industry and attended Northeastern University's Emergency Medical Technician course, which was the first EMT course held in Ireland. After completing the course he started work with Waverly Ambulance Service which was based in St. James' Hospital Dublin. Then he moved to Kimmage Ambulance Service and then to Medicall Private Ambulance Service, where he held the position of Base Ambulance Controller.  After that he also did work for Voyagers Assistance of Bromley, Kent, UK, doing Medical Repatriations for  three years.

Audrey Brereton

Director - Health & Safety Training Department

Audrey is one of the co-founders of Safety Ireland back in 2001. She attended Northeastern University's Emergency Medical Technician course in 1998 and did her internship with the Dublin Fire Brigade. She then went on to work for Medicall Private Ambulance Service for two years. The following year was spent between St. Vincent's University Hospital Dublin and Voyagers Assistance of Bromley, Kent, UK, doing Medical Repatriations. In 2007 she completed a diploma in Safety Health & Welfare at Work with University College Dublin, and is a graduate member of IOSH.

PJ Carroll

Senior Instructor - Training Department

Patrick John Carroll after leaving school joined the Permanent Defence Forces where he serviced for twelve years, including overseas tours with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force. After discharge from the Army he joined Waverly Ambulance Service were he stayed for ten years and held the position of supervisor and was responsible for the operations of the company. In 1993 he attended Northeastern University's first Emergency Medical Technician course in Ireland. PJ then worked for three years as an EMT Instructor with the University which included training with New York Fire Department paramedics. He then worked for Voyagers Assistance of Bromley, Kent, UK, doing Medical Repatriations for  three years.

PJ joined Safety Ireland in 2009.

David Bride

Instructor - First Aid & Health & Safety

David trained as an Instructor with Safety Ireland in 2008 and has been with us ever since as a full-time Occupational First Aid and Irish Heart Foundation Instructor / BLS Instructor. Before joining Safety Ireland he worked for Smurfit in Dublin where he was responsible for Induction and Safety Training.

Dave Ivers

Instructor - First Aid, Manual Handling, Patient Moving & Handling

Dave comes from a background in Neuromuscular Therapy and Sports Injuries, and  completed his Occupational First Aid Instructor course with us in early 2010 along with the Irish Heart Foundation Instructor programme, he never went away so we finally gave him a job. Dave recently finished his training as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Zara Mahon

Office Manager - Instructor - First Aid, Health & Safety

While working in the Department of Justice, Zara decided to advance her training that she had received as an active member of the St John Ambulance Brigade. She became an Occupational First Aid Instructor and in 2008 joined Safety Ireland, and later became an Irish Heart Foundation BLS Instructor. She recently completed a Fetac Level 5 in Safety Health and Welfare at Work, with a view to extending to Safety Awareness courses and Manual Handling Training.  Zara keeps all of our instructors in line. They don't cross Zara!

Deirdre Carroll

Office Assistant - First Aid Instructor

Deirdre comes from a background in Sales in First Aid equipment. After a few years as a housewife, Dee decided to re-enter the workforce and came to work for Safety Ireland full time in September 2011, after previously teaching for us as an Occupational First Aid Instructor on a part time basis.

Eibhlín Keenehan

Office Assistant

Eibhlín is originally from Roscommon, Eibhlín worked as an Office Manager in a PR Company in Dublin for four and half years.
In 2005, she went to Australia on a year out and returned to work in an Insurance Company as a Regional Sales Administrator for over five years.