100% Voluntary.
100% Committed.
Serviced by dedicated unpaid volunteers, we rely on your support all year round.
The history of organised Mountain Rescue teams began on this island in 1962 when the Mourne Mountain Rescue Team was founded. The Kerry Mountain Rescue Team and the An Óige Mountain Rescue Team were later founded in 1966.
The Mourne Mountain Rescue Team is made up entirely of volunteers who live close to the Mournes. Based at the foot of Slieve Donard in the coastal town of Newcastle, all operations and callouts are currently conducted from the PSNI Station.
Lidl Northern Ireland has been given the green light to proceed with plans to develop a new state-of-the-art store in Newcastle, County Down. The new store, which will be located at Shan Slieve Drive and Bryansford Road, at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, will also provide The Team the space it needs to develop a new facility, future-proofing the organisation and its ability to continue providing a lifesaving service.
The Team are actively fundraising and seeking your help to ensure we have the funds in place to make this exciting project a reality. We need YOUR help to get us the funds we need! To find out how you can donate please visit our donation page. Every Lidl helps…
2021 in numbers
Man Hours
Up 57% from 2020
Callouts
Up 52% from 2020
Team Members
No Change
People Assisted
Down 26% from 2020
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Mountain Rescue in the UK is a voluntary service. To maintain this valuable community operation, we rely solely on the support and generosity of you – the public.
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Callout 28/09/25: At 2000hrs the team received a call to assist two walkers who had become disoriented and gone off line descending Slieve Donard towards Bloody Bridge.
Unable to get their bearings amongst whins, bracken and unstable ground they sensibly called for assistance.
Having discussed their location by phone, two members went up to meet and escort them of the hill to safety.
We stood down at 2130hrs.
These walkers did have a head torch - as autumn draws in and night falls increasingly early, the chances of a long walk ending in darkness are high. Check out our mountain safety advice - now is a good time to get your thinking and packing in tune with the season: www.mournemrt.org/mountain-safety/
#BeAdventureSmart #staysafe #BePrepared #MourneMRT
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