WHat is DCS?

Dublin Community Support (DCS) is proud to operate as part of Comsupport Network Ireland, our national parent organisation dedicated to strengthening community support, emergency response and public safety across Ireland. Through this national network, DCS forms part of a wider organisation working to develop and support local community response teams, volunteers and initiatives throughout the country. While DCS focuses on serving communities in Dublin, our connection with Comsupport Network Ireland allows us to share knowledge, training, resources and best practice as part of a coordinated national approach to community support and emergency response. 

DCS Nightlife Welfare Teams provide a visible, compassionate presence within the community, supporting people who may be vulnerable, distressed, isolated or in need of practical assistance. Our welfare teams focus on community support, engaging with members of the public, offering reassurance, basic welfare assistance and signposting people towards appropriate professional or support services when required. Teams may also assist during community events, medical incidents and periods of increased demand by helping to maintain a safe and supportive environment. The aim of the DCS Nightlife Welfare Team is simple: to support people within the nightlife, promote wellbeing and help ensure that no one in the community is left without assistance when they need it the most.

DCS Community First Responders (CFRs) are trained volunteers who provide an immediate community-based response to appropriate medical emergencies across Dublin. Operating as part of Dublin Community Support, our CFR teams provide early assistance while awaiting the arrival of statutory emergency medical services. Responders are trained to assess patients, provide adequate care, and provide reassurance and support to patients and their families. DCS CFRs work alongside, and in support of, the statutory emergency services, with the aim of providing timely lifesaving interventions during the critical minutes before professional medical crews arrive.