User:Jnestorius/Comhairle na Míre Gaile
Comhairle na Míre Gaile, or the Deeds of Bravery Council, established 22 April 1947.[1]
| Year + link | No. meetings (running total) | G | S | B | C | Posth | Drown | Fire | Others | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 4 (4) | — | — | 1 | 28 | 2 (drowning) | 23 | 3 | 3: 1 "extrication from machinery"; 2 "miscellaneous". | Die made by British Mint. Decided that awards would be gold medal, bronze medal, and certificate. Three cases where Commission recommended compensation for losses but no award; Minister implemented all 3. Only the names of recipients in report, no details of acts. |
| 1948 | 4[fn 1] (8) | — | — | 1 | 28 | — | 22 | 1 | 6: 2 wells; 1 gas; 1 runaway horse; 2 miscellaneous | Bronze medals not presented as die not delivered. Garda assistance in reports of rescues. Minister acceded to compensation recommendations. Report gives summary of acts recognised. |
| 1949 | 4 (12) | — | — | 3 | 50[fn 2] | — | 42[fn 2] | 5[fn 3] | 6: 4 coal mine, 1 cliff, 1 runaway horse | |
| 1950 | 2 y (14) | — | — | 1 | 36 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 2: 1 well, 1 bull | Note Minister compensation acceded. The 1950 report seems to have incorrect 1949 figures: looks like a copy-paste error. |
| 1951 | 2 y (16) | — | — | 1 | 55 | — | 50 | 2 | 4: 2 cattle, 1 runaway horse, 1 falling wall | |
| 1952 | 1 y (17) | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 4: 3 gas, 1 caught in machinery | |
| 1953 | 1 y (18) | — | — | — | 62 | — | 57 | — | 5: 2 runaway horse; 2 cliff; 1 well | Irish Ambassador to Sweden among presenters |
| 1954 | 2 y (20) | — | — | 6 | 69 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 1: bull attack | |
| 1955 | 1 y (21) | — | — | 5 | 39 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 1: runaway horse | |
| 1956 | 1 y (22) | 1 | — | 9 | 47 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 1: cliff rescue | First Gold medal |
| 1957 | 1 y (23) | — | — | 5 | 35 | 2 | 38 | — | 2: cliff rescue | |
| 1958 | 1 (24) | — | — | 2 | 46 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 3: 1 mountain rescue; 1 runaway horse; 1 gas | |
| 1959 | 1 y (25) | — | — | 5 | 55 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 7: 3 cliffs; 2 mine explosion; 2 runaway horse | |
| 1960 | 1 (26) | — | — | 3 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 3[fn 4] | 2: 1 stopping runawaycar, 1 stopping runaway horse | |
| 1961 | 1 y (27) | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | 37 | — | 4: 2 cliff; 1 insane man on rooftop; 1 runaway horse | Bray Urban District Council Chairman among presenters |
| 1962 | 1 (or more?) (28) | — | — | — | 39 | — | 32 | 5 | 2: 1 fall through ice; 1 bull attack | Scan has only appendix of cases, not main report. |
| 1963 | 1 (29) | — | — | 1 | 28 | — | 27 | — | 2: capture of armed man | |
| 1964 | 1 y (30) | — | — | 2 | 44 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 5: 2 pit cave, 1 electricity pylon, 1 runaway horse, 1 runaway lorry | |
| 1965 | 1 y (31) | — | — | — | 15 | — | 12 | 1 | 2: runaway horses | |
| 1966 | 0 (31) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Same report as 1967 |
| 1967 | 1 (32) | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | Same report as 1966. "Chairman, Dun Laoghaire Urban District Council [sic]" among presenters |
| 1968 | 0 (32) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Same report as 1969 |
| 1969 | 2 (34) | — | — | — | 25 | — | 20 | 4 | 1:gas | Same report as 1968 |
| 1970 | 1 (35) | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 15 | — | — | |
| 1971 | 0 (35) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Same report as 1972 |
| 1972 | 1 (36) | — | — | — | 22 | — | 18 | 2 | 2: gas | Same report as 1971. Chairman of Nenagh Urban District Council among presenters |
| 1973 | 1 (37) | — | — | 1 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3: gas | Chairman of Cork County Council among presenters (and of Dublin City Commissioners, the Council having been dissolved) |
| 1974 | 1 (38) | — | — | 1 | 30 | 1 (gas poisoning) | 18 | 1 | 12: 10 gas poisoning at Guinness Brewery; 1 fall at Tearaght lighthouse cable railway; 1 aircraft emergency evacuation | Three CC Chairmen among presenters |
| 1975 | 1 (39) | — | — | 1 | 27 | — | 23 | 4 | 1: aircraft emergency evacuation | |
| 1976 | 1 (40) | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | 11 | 5 | — | |
| 1977 | 0 (40) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Same report as 1978 |
| 1978 | 1 (41) | — | — | 4 | 22 | — | 17 | 7 | 2: cliff | Same report as 1977 |
| 1979 | 1 (42) | — | — | 10 | 28 | — | 24 | 11 | 3: gas | |
| 1980 | 1 (43) | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 8 | 1 | 1: fall off scaffolding | |
| 1981 | 1 (44) | — | — | 7 | 26 | — | 28 | 2 | 3: 1 ship-to-ship aid; 1 sand-pit; 1 hostage negotiation | Presented by district justices and Lieutenant Commander P. McElhinney of the LÉ Aisling |
| 1993 | 1 (50) | — | 4 | 28 | 20 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 1: protect pedestrian from car | "50th meeting 1993". Acts occurred between 1986 and 17 November 1991. Four people received letters of commendation. |
| 1995 | 1 (51) | 1 | 8 | 20 | 19 | — | 44 | 8 | 1: disarming a disturbed man | "51st meeting" was after 22 May 1994, not sure when. 5 people received letters of commendation. |
| 1996 | 1 (52) | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 4: 2 preventing a self-immolation; 1 assisting stabbed man; 1 disarming man | "52nd meeting" was after 23 May 1995, not sure when |
| 1998 | 1 (53) | — | 4 | 14 | 22 | — | 37 | 3 | — | "53rd meeting" was after 1997, not sure when |
| 2001 | 1 (54) | — | 21 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 54 | — | 16: 3 disarming man; 7 preventing suicide; 6 overturned truck rescue | "54th meeting" was after 2000, not sure when. One act was as long ago as 1970. |
| 2006 | 1 (55) | 2 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 10: crashed car rescue; 4 tending to assault victim; 3 preventing suicide | "55th meeting" |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2: septic tank rescue | "56th meeting 2007" | |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | [fn 5] | 16 | 7 | — | "57th meeting 2010" |
| 2011 | — | 4 | 8[fn 6] | 3 | —[fn 7] | 13[fn 6] | 1 | 1: intervention in assault | ||
| 2012 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | 2: intervention in assault | ||
| 2013 | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | — | 15 | 3 | 3: 1 assist stabbing victim; 1 assist shooting victim; 1 assist suicidal person | ||
| 2014 | — | 2 | 13 | 6 | — | 17 | 3 | 1: infant in traffic | [2] For acts between 15 August 2002 and 22 October 2013 | |
| 2015 | — | 3 | 10/16 | 13+13*/22+G+19* | 1 | 12/20 | 8/12+G | 6: 2 farm animal, 1 dangerous driver, 1 ledge rescue, 1 railway track rescue | *all medallists also received certificates; a/b figures are incidents/recipients as some incidents had more than one recipient. "G" denotes a group award (to the Killybegs Fire Brigade). | |
| 2016 |
- ^ one adjourned inquorate
- ^ a b The 1949 figure includes 3 certificates for drowning rescues awarded in relation to incidents reviewed after having been denied awards in 1948.
- ^ 2 building fire; 3 fire after plane crash
- ^ 2 rescue from burning building, 1 extinguishing flames on tanker.
- ^ Excluding 2 awardees who died of unrelated causes before conferral.
- ^ a b One of three bronze medals for a 2004 drowning rescue is counted in the 2007 figures though not bestowed until 2011.
- ^ Two recipients died before receiving their awards, but not as a result of the acts being recognised.
- ^ Hardiman, Niamh; MacCarthaigh, Muiris; Scott, Colin. "Comhairle na Míre Gaile". Irish State Administration Database. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Ceann Comhairle presents National Bravery Awards for 21 outstanding feats of courage" (Press release). Oireachtas. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.