1. EMERGENCE OF Drones for Emergency response
What is Drone Research Project & U-Flyte?
U-Flyte and NUI Maynooth
Coastguard and Mountain Rescue Ireland
NUIM, Irelandia Aviation, Intel, Airbus
Search And Rescue
Mobile Phone – Detect and Locate
Manned/Unmanned Integrated Airspace
Beoyond Line of Sight
Long Distance Remote Control

2. Terrorist Attacks and Ireland’s Emergency Response

3. How Likely Is Ireland To Be Targeted in a Terrorist or Mass Casualty Incident?
2015 White Paper on Defence
Ireland’s Threat Assessment
Islamic State
Dissident Republican Terrorists
Criminal Gangs and Gun Violence
Lone Wolf Attacks

4. How Prepared Is Ireland for a Potential Terrorist Attack or Mass Casualty Incident?
2017 – Year of the ‘Lone Wolf’ Attacker
2017 – Lessons from Britain
22nd March, Westminster Attack
22nd May, Manchester Attack
03rd June, London Bridge Attack
2018 – Collapse of Islamic State Caliphate
2018 – Collapse of IS Inspired Attacks, Europe
2019 – Islamist Terror Groups – What Next?

5. Brexit & Terror Threat Assessment
Dissident Republicans – Real IRA, Continuity IRA – Emergence of New IRA
New IRA Campaign 2019
Car Bomb Derry January
Incendiary Device Campaign, London, March
Murder of Journalist Lyra Mc Kee, Derry, April
What Next from Dissident Terrorism? Brexit Timeline
Organised Crime – Homicide by Firearm, Ireland

6. How Prepared Are We For A Potential Attack?
An Garda Siochana – Personnel, Training, Equipment, Morale
Defence Forces – Personnel, Training, Equipment, Morale
Ireland’s Experience of Terrorism and Irish Intelligence Structures
Political Position on Terrorism/Organised Crime

7. Has Ireland’s National Emergency Response Guidance Changed to Incorporate Terrorist Attacks or Mass Casualty Incidents?
Ireland’s ‘Framework For Major Emergency Management’
Emergency Management Lessons Learned
‘Annex A To Strategic Emergency Planning & Guidance – Lead, Principal & Other Roles’
Who’s Who in Irish Emergencies?

8. Has Ireland’s National Emergency Response Guidance Changed to Incorporate Terrorist Attacks or Mass Casualty Incidents?
Ireland’s National Security Committee NSC
National Steering Group on Major Emergencies
Ireland’s Office for Emergency Planning
National Emergency Coordination Centre
Ireland’s COBRA Committee
Director of National Security Analysis Centre 2019

9. What Essentials Must Ireland Put in Place to Respond to Terror Threats and Mass Casualty Incidents?
Austerity and Investment
Leadership – Role of Government
Leadership – Role of An Garda Siochana
EU Commission Funding for Terror Defences
Public Education
Government Communication
Planning & Training