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((Infobox organization
|name         = Order of Malta Ireland - Ambulance Corps
|image        = OM_AMBULANCE-CORPS_BRAND.png
|size         = 200px
|formation    = 1938
|type         = Non-governmental, charitable voluntary organisation, voluntary emergency service
|headquarters = Saint John House, 32 [[Clyde Road]], [[Ballsbridge]], [[Dublin]] [[Dublin 4|4]]
|location     = [[Ireland]]
|leader_title = [[President (corporate title)|President]]
|leader_name  = Richard Duc de Stacpoole KM
|key_people   = Ambulance Corps National Director Commander John Wright KM
|affiliations = [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]
|num_staff    = Administrative staff in headquarters
|volunteers   = 5,000+
|budget       =
|website      = ((URL|http://www.orderofmaltaireland.org))
|founding_location = [[Galway]]|services = Ambulance services, medical aid, training services, community care, nursing-respite services, youth programs, emergency medical services, assisting statutory services during major emergencies
|registration_id = Ireland: CHY4538 
Northern Ireland: Accepted by HMRC under reference XR40765))

The '''Order of Malta Ireland – Ambulance Corps''' is a [[Volunteering|voluntary]] [[ambulance]] and [[first aid]] [[organisation]] operating in [[Ireland]] in affiliation with the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]], founded in 1938.

Its purposes include teaching [[first aid]], providing ambulance cover at large events, medical aid, patient transport, and community and [[nursing]] services. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta has over 5,000 volunteers throughout the island of Ireland.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110221213053/http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/eng/Government_Press_Office/Taoiseach's_Speeches_Archive_2006/General_Assembly_of_the_Order_of_Malta_Ambulance_Corps,_in_the_Regency_Hotel,_Drumcondra.html Taoiseach's Speeches Archive 2006 - General Assembly of the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps] (archived)</ref> Its headquarters are located in Saint John House, 32 [[Clyde Road]], [[Ballsbridge]], [[Dublin]] [[Dublin 4|4]], Ireland.

== History ==
The first unit of the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps was founded in 1938, when [[Charles Conor O'Malley|Conor O'Malley]], a Galway doctor, was asked by Marquis McSweeney, the then chancellor of the Irish Association, to recruit members to form an ambulance corps, aimed initially for Connaught only.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

Thirteen men were recruited by Professor O'Malley: six sixth year students from St. Josephs College "the Bish", Secondary School; four members from C.Y.M.S., Galway ; two Scout Masters; and one "lay" member. These thirteen members were the founding members of the ambulance corps in Galway.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

The new recruits were enrolled on a series of First Aid lectures, given by Professor O'Malley in the X-Ray Department of the Central Hospital . The bandaging was taught by Theatre Sister Mary Shaughnessy. Examinations in First Aid were held in January
1938 and all were successful. In February 1938 First Aid services were requested for a National League match in Castlebar. The duties were allocated in alphabetical order meaning "Burke" and "Coogan" were first on duty.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

The first Officer in Charge of the Galway Unit was Sgt. Timothy Murphy. A second unit was set up in 1939 in Killarney and since then the Ambulance Corps has grown in strength providing First Aid cover for many major sporting and cultural events and concerts.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

== Modern organisation ==
The Ambulance Corps is a national organisation with 5,346<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.orderofmalta.ie/fundraising-event.asp?id=28&cid=516 |title=Fundraising Events |access-date=2009-09-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307204945/http://www.orderofmalta.ie/fundraising-event.asp?id=28&cid=516 |archive-date=2010-03-07 ))</ref> members involved in 86 units across the Island of Ireland. For administration purposes, the country is divided into regions which are managed by regional directors.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

Each region consists of a number of units which deliver services at local level. The organisation operates over 170 ambulances, mobile accident and emergency suites, support vehicles, medical response bikes, Rapid Response Vehicles (RRVs) and mobile command and control centres. The Ambulance Corps uses the TETRA Radio system in line with the statutory emergency services in Ireland.<ref>[http://www.orderofmalta.ie/index.php/what-we-do/ambulance-corps/introduction Orderofmalta.ie - Ambulance Corps - Introduction]</ref>
[[File:Order of Malta Ireland - Ambulance Corps Cadets.jpg|thumb|Cadets]]
The organisations headquarters are located in St John's House [[Clyde Road]], [[Ballsbridge]], [[Dublin]] 4. Within the building there are modern lecture halls for training and a command and control centre to coordinate vehicles and personnel in the event of major incidents.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))
[[File:Order of Malta Ireland Ambulance Corps.jpg|left|thumb|Ambulance Corps volunteers]]
Through their youth section, Order of Malta Cadets accommodates children aged 10–16 years. Cadets are trained in basic life saving skills: first aid, CPR and assisting with activities of daily living.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

The organisation provides a full program of youth development and sporting activities for young people and encourages them to continue developing their citizenship skills. Additionally, cadets are involved in the community helping the elderly and disabled both locally and internationally.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

[[File:Order of Malta Ireland - Ambulance Corps.jpg|thumb|Lourdes pilgrimage]]
The ambulance corps coordinate a range of community care services including day care centres, community care centres and centres for older people. They also provide essential respite for young disabled people at their purpose facilities in the Share Holiday Village.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

The ambulance corps assist pilgrims to Knock, Croagh Patrick and Lourdes annually.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

Order of Malta Ireland is a registered as a charity in the Republic of Ireland as Malta Charities, CHY4538. Malta Charities is accepted as a charity in Northern Ireland by HMRC under reference XR40765.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

== Senior members ==
The national director of the Order of Malta Ambulance Corps is Comdr. Brian Coote, KM. In common with all members of the Ambulance Corps, Coote is a volunteer. He is assisted by two deputy directors, David Birchall KM and Bernard Guthrie KM, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lisa Cunningham DM, and a staff with responsibility for different areas of ambulance corps work.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

The president of the Irish Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is Richard Duc de Stacpoole, KM, who succeeded Sir Adrian FitzGerald, Bt., the Knight of Kerry, KM.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

== Ranks ==
Cadet ranks (ages 10–16)
* [[Cadet]] (Red Epaulette)
* Cadet [[Corporal]] (Two downward facing chevrons)
* Cadet [[Sergeant]] (Three downward cheverons)

Adult ranks (ages 16+)
* [[Volunteering|Volunteer]] (Red Epaulette)

[[Non-Commissioned Officer|Non-commissioned officers ranks]]
* [[Corporal]] (two downward chevrons)
* [[Sergeant]] (three downward chevrons)
* [[Adjutant]] (three downward chevrons and a gold Malteser pip)

[[Commissioned Officers|Commissioned officers ranks]]
* [[Second Lieutenant]] (one pip)
* [[First Lieutenant]] (two pips)
* [[Captain (land and air)|Captain]] (three pips)
* [[Commandant]] (not Major)
* [[Commander|Assistant Commander]] (not Lieutenant Colonel)
* [[Commander]] (not Colonel)
* [[Assistant National Director]]
* [[Deputy National Director]]
* [[National Director]]

Volunteers wear epaulettes with a [[Maltese Cross]] while members holding a rank wear an epaulette with the Maltese Cross plus rank markings on the shoulders of the uniform. Different colour epaulettes are used to denote various medical qualifications and if a member is a member of the [[Catholic]] [[clergy]].
* Red for members trained as [[PHECC#Responders|cardiac first responders]], [[PHECC#Responders|First Aid Responders]], and [[PHECC#Responders|Emergency First Responders]]
* Green for [[Emergency Medical Technicians]]
* Navy Blue for [[Paramedic]]
* Yellow for Advanced Paramedics<ref><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOrderofMaltaIRL%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0xts8PnFM97Ehx4xAnRgeYgNg97KFMPJ2jodA8zxYwGiYz6Du8ziHPhehVTfMgtg3l&show_text=true&width=500" width="500" height="735" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe></ref>
* Light Blue for [[nurse]]
* Red for Medical [[Physician Doctor]] 
* Black for member of the [[Clergy]]. Clergy are also granted the commissioned rank of Captain as displayed on epaulettes of uniform.

== National organisation ==
The Order of Malta Ambulance Corps aims to have at least one unit based in every county in Ireland. The island of Ireland is divided into nine regions, each region administered by a regional director.((Citation needed|date=October 2021))

== Regions and units ==
The island of Ireland is divided into nine regions, each with an appointed regionaldirector who reports directly to the Deputy National Director. The regions are:

;Northern Region
:Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry

;North Western Region
:Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim. (Currently have there are no units in Donegal)

;Western Region
:Galway and Roscommon

;South Western Region
:Clare, Limerick, Cork and Kerry

;South Eastern Region
:Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford

;Eastern Region
: Dublin and Wicklow

;Midlands Region
:Tipperary, Westmeath, Offaly, Longford, Laois and Kildare

;North Eastern Region
:Louth and Meath (Currently there are no units in Cavan and Monaghan)

== See also ==
* [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]
* [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]
* [[St John Ambulance Ireland]]

== References ==
((reflist))

== Further reading ==
* [[Patrick Levaye]], ''Géopolitique du Catholicisme'' (Éditions Ellipses, 2007) ((ISBN|978-2-7298-3523-1))

== External links ==
((Commons category|Irish Order of Malta Ambulance Corps))
* [http://www.orderofmalta.ie/ Order of Malta Ambulance Corps] - official website
* [http://www.orderofmalta.int/english Official site of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta]
* [http://www.orderofmalta.org.uk/ Order of Malta British Association and English Priory]
* [http://www.orderofmalta-malta.org Maltese Association of the Order Of Malta]

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[[Category:Ambulance services in Ireland]]
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