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Colm Byrne
(Team Leader)
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Peter Jordan
(Chairman)
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Mary Walsh
(Deputy Team Leader)
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Anne
Marie Tiernan
(Treasurer)
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Dave Fahy
(Equipment Manager)
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The
team's elder statesman. Colm's wisdom and
experience has immensely benefited the team .A vegetarian mountaineer by
profession! Before he retired Colm worked as
Health Promotion Training Officer with the HSE, now he spends his days
exploring Clew
Bay in his sea kayak.
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Prior to
joining the team Peter made a number of attempts to cycle up The Reek,
Membership of the team has helped him see the error of his ways. Works as
an Emergency Room Supervisor with CAMP West Regional Control Centre, Loves the
outdoors and the craic he has with MMRT.
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A
physiotherapist by profession, Mary brings a
wealth of walking experience with the Westport Hillwalkers
and further afield from her time spent living in Canada to the team. Her running
experience including 2 NY Marathons and
medical experience are also a huge asset to the team not to mention her
fine array of tales too.
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Native of
Louisburgh, romance and the need to get away from
The Reek has brought Anne Marie to Claremorris. MMRT has brought her back again! Works as
a Social Worker with the HSE. The teams first Mammy!
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Long running member of the Order of Malta
and a native of Westport,
Dave's main job is as an Emergency Room Supervisor for CAMP West Regional
Control Centre. When he's not rescuing or saving people Dave indulges in
his passion for Feng Shui
and high impact demolition
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Michael O'Malley
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Dick Harnedy
(Secretary)
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Paul Feeney
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Oliver Geraghty
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Paul O'Malley
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Michael
is a building contractor based in Ballina. This
comes in handy in construction jobs on Croagh
Patrick when he can furnish all the tools for the job.
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He may
appear over the hill in more ways than one but Dick brings a lifetime
experience of Hill walking to the team as a member. The elder statesman of
the team, Dick has endeared himself to the much younger (but getting older
by the year) members with his quirky sense of humour
and vast experience of hill walking in Mayo.
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Chippy
Feeney: Has earned his stripes on many first responder teams, an ever
reliable team member for call outs day and night and a grand fella to be on the mountain with too.
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One of
the founding members. A plumber from Newport,
Ollie is as at home on a wet crumbling rock face as fixing a leaky pipe.
Brings a wealth of experience to the team in climbing, search management,
team leadership and winter skills qualifications
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The ever
dependable base manager who has been know to hold
frequent court in Campbell's
of Murrisk. Works in Allergan
Pharmaceuticals.
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Declan Conway
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Marie Lyons
(Medical Officer)
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Mary Farnham
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Francis Flatley
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Aidan Dever
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Legendary
Westport
handyman, stonemason man about town, outdoor enthusiast and generally all
round nice guy. Declan is in high demand among the best social circles of Coveyland.
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Castlebar
native marie Marie
started her familarity with mountain rescue by
acting as Attending Nurse in the Order of Malta Medical Tent each Reek
Sunday. The madness this implied eventually became so infectious so as to
entice her in 2008 to join the team proper for the rest of the year also.
In her day job she works as a Nurse at Delphi Adventure Centre in Doolough
Valley.
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Mary's pleasant feminity,
combined with that of the other female members of the team, helps to keep
the adrenalin, testosterone and bravado of most of the lads in check and
certainly makes for a prettier team overall. Has been known to throw pots
for fun
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Francis
is a native of Belcarra and has a wealth of
mountaineering and outdoor experience from his time in the Irish Army
including 3 tours of duty in the Lebanon. Has been known to sing
Daniel O Donnell ballads under duress as well as adding much needed words
of wisdom at the most opportune of times.
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His
experience of running his own cleaning business ensures that Aidan
tolerates no crap. A stalwart member of the team, known affectionately as Mr Grumpy.
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Michael Martyn
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Greg Dyar
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Pat Murphy
(Training
Officer)
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Shane McGuire
(PRO)
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Noel McNamara
(Safety Officer)
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A keen
outdoor enthusiast who likes canoeing and has been in the team since its
foundation. His wry sense of humour has been know
to puzzle and dumbfound some, but his friends have come to understand him
fully with time and patience
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Living
within the shadow of Croagh Patrick near the
famous Rock of Boheh, Greg has establishe himself as the poster boy of the team for
his striking good looks and charm! His famous legover
at Ballyryan has also entered the annals of MMRT.
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Described
in one word: Quiet, Pat kicks ass when it come to rock climbing though. Has
climbed extensively in Scotland
and Europe.
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Former Chairman and a counsellor
by profession, Shane's cool head and calming effect is often called into
play on the team or whenever he ventures out as passenger in the Landrover, where his knuckles have been known to turn
white
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Noel is a
Native of Westport but temporarily decamped
to the Fishhead town of Castlebar which
in some circles could be considered treasonable. Has recently turned his
back on such treason and moved back to within view of the Reek at Aughagower. Works as an Engineer with Mayo County
Council.
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Mick McSharry
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Diarmuid Farmer
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Ruth Cuniffe
(Stats Officer)
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Rob Hunt
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Brian Spellman
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A Dub
transplanted to near Ballina, Mick joined the
team in 2008 and has already in his brief tenure been cast into some of the
most challenging call outs of recent years making him a veritable veteran
within his first year.
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The Rastafarain of the team, Diarmaid's
dreadlocks are keps in reserve as a emergency
rigging for rescue system for the team. For his Day job he walks the
mountains of Achill as a
instructor with the Achill Outdoor Education Centre.
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Rob combines his day job as a landscape gardener with a
love of kayaking.
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Brians
imposing height and command of Latvian has been known to strike terror in
to the hardest of men who obviously don't know his reputation as a gentle
giant. Has been known to paint an entire house before stopping for
breakfast.
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Will Pantland
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Mark McNamara
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Suzanne Erskine
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Liz Doherty
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Jerome Hopkins
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A hortoculturist and Native of Dublin transplanted to the
West in search of adventure which brought her to MMRT
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A 2008 recruit, Donegal Native Liz brings
her considerable experience as an Outdoor Instructor at St Petersburgh Outdoor Education Centre to the team.
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Mark
Bermingham
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Jason OBrien
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Sarah
Ingram
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Another transplanted Dub who runs a personal training
service in Westport.
Used run triathlons for fun before breakfast but has since settle down to
more passive pursuits!
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Andrew Jackson
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Paul Lyons
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James Johnson
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Tom Jacek
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