Welcome to SARDA Ireland
Dedicated to the training and deployment of Search and Rescue Dogs, SARDA Ireland’s objective is to assist in the search and rescue of missing persons on the hills or wherever they may be.
SARDA Ireland is a voluntary 999 / 112 emergency search and rescue organisation concerned with the training, assessment and deployment of Air Scenting Search and Rescue Dogs to search for missing persons. Our dog teams, which consist of the handler and their dog, search anywhere in Ireland and are effective in the mountains, woodlands, rural and urban areas, waterways and seashore, as well as in locating accident or disaster victims.
Search And Rescue Dog Association (Ireland) was set up in 1987 as a Registered Charity (No. 11172) and is a member of Mountain Rescue Ireland (www.mountainrescue.ie) and NSARDA (National Search And Rescue Dog Association) in the UK (www.nsarda.org.uk) which comprises SARDA organisations in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. For details of our policies and procedures, please click here.
Latest News from our Social Media
A huge congratulations to Bailey , who came runner up in the Petmania - Grooming, Nutrition, Pet Store in Ireland Ruby Heart "Helping Paw" category.
While she may not have won overall, she is a winner and a valued "helping paw" member in SARDA. So are all of our other dogs who put in hours of training with their handlers, to be ready when tasked to assist in the search of missing persons.
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Well done guys 100% winner also in my book keep up the good work guys
Well done Bailey and Audrey, ye're winners as far as I'm concerned 💚❤️
🚨 Call Out 🚨 #6
Call out Tuesday, 10th June, to an area north of Cashel, Co. Tipperary. At 08.00 our teams were tasked by AGS to assist in the search for a missing male.
Three air scenting dog teams attended. Ali Tobin and Dayzi, Winnie Flynn and Flame, and Angela Houlihan and Sly. Gerry Tobin and Sean Taylor were on scene acting as navigators, while Gerry also acted as call out liaison with AGS ... See MoreSee Less
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Well done all
Your all amazing 👏
Well done everyone
A snap shot of another fantastic national training weekend in Killary!
This weekend we had a fresh intake of new dogs' bodies, we can't thank these volunteers enough, with out their help, we cannot train our dogs. We hope you all enjoyed the weekend.
Also, we would like to thank the farmers/land owners who let us use vast amounts of land to train on and trust us in doing so, and @kilarrryadventur ... See MoreSee Less
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Great photos
With the sunshine gone into hiding (hopefully only a few days 🤞), here's a throwback to last weekend's adventure with the @northcork_scouts during last week's glorious weather.
Handler Áine and Trainee Search Dog Evie join a great group of enthusiastic young scouts for a hike in the Ballyhouras.
A stunning day made for a fantastic outing, the scouts got to ask lots of questions, watch Evie work ... See MoreSee Less
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Massive thanks to Áine & Evie for coming along. They were absolutely fantastic & the Beaver Scouts & adult scouters loved it.
Happy National Rescue Dog Day, and what better way to celebrate than to have @searchdogbailey be nominated by @madradogrescue for the @petmania_ireland 'Helping Paw' award. While we may be biased, we can't think of a better dog to wear this crown.
Link to vote for Bailey, and to hear more about Bailey's story, is in our bio, and you can vote daily.
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Voted for Bailey 🥰🩷DONE 🐶
Done
We met Bailey, beautiful dog and our daughter wanted to bring home. ❤️ DONE
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Well done 👏 it's different I follow our irish sardar dogs on Facebook wonderful job they do
🚨 **Ongoing Search Alert in Kerry!** 🚨
Over the past week our SARDA Ireland teams have been deployed to assist the Gardai in the ongoing search operation in the heart of Kerry. Saturday saw 4 dog teams deployed. Each moment counts, and we are on the ground, working tirelessly alongside our heroic canine companions. 🐾
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Great idea, well done Audrey 🤗
Awh this is lovely ❤️ well done Audrey, Bailey and Bella!
Wrll done Audrey, Bella and Bailey
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