Working for Christmas: Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue don't mind being on call at Christmas

As a dedicated member of Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue, Tallaght man John Kavanagh knows he could easily get called out to deal with an emergency this Christmas.

“I don’t think anybody really minds being on call on Christmas Day. We all do it because we like to do it.

“We’re all volunteers, we all have day jobs, so if it was a particular problem for someone they would just say they were unavailable Christmas Day. Personally I don’t mind at all.”