Question 1

What is The Irish Coast Guard?

Accepted Answer

The Irish Coast Guard provides nationwide maritime emergency response, while also promoting safety and security standards. It aims to prevent the loss of life at sea, on inland waters, on mountains and in caves; and to safeguard the quality of the marine environment.

Question 2

What is its main role of the Irish Coast Guard?

Accepted Answer

The main role of the Irish Coast Guard is to rescue people from danger at sea or on land, to organise immediate medical transport and to assist boats and ships within the country's jurisdiction. It has three marine rescue centres in Dublin, Malin Head, Co Donegal, and Valentia Island, Co Kerry. The Dublin National Maritime Operations centre provides marine search and rescue responses and coordinates the response to marine casualty incidents with the Irish exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

Question 3

Is the Irish Coast Guard service 24/7?

Accepted Answer

Yes, effectively, it is the fourth "blue light" service. The Marine Rescue Sub-Centre (MRSC) Valentia is the contact point for the coastal area between Ballycotton, Co Cork and Clifden, Co Galway. At the same time, the MRSC Malin Head covers the area between Clifden and Lough Foyle. Marine Rescue Co-ordination Centre (MRCC) Dublin covers Carlingford Lough, Co Louth to Ballycotton, Co Cork. Each MRCC/MRSC also broadcasts maritime safety information on VHF and MF radio, including navigational and gale warnings, shipping forecasts, local inshore forecasts, strong wind warnings and small craft warnings.

Question 4

How many emergencies does the Irish Coast respond to each year?

Accepted Answer

The Irish Coast Guard handles about 3,000 marine emergencies annually, and assists 4,500 people - saving an estimated 200 lives, according to the Department of Transport. In 2016, Irish Coast Guard helicopters completed 1,000 missions in a single year for the first time.

Question 5

Does it also handle medical emergencies?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Irish Coast Guard helicopters evacuate medical patients from offshore islands to hospital on average about 100 times a year. In September 2017, the Department of Health announced that search and rescue pilots who work 24-hour duties would not be expected to perform any inter-hospital patient transfers. The Air Corps flies the Emergency Aeromedical Service, established in 2012 and using an AW139 twin-engine helicopter. Known by its call sign "Air Corps 112", it airlifted its 3,000th patient in autumn 2020.

Question 6

Is the Irish Coast Guard an all-island body?

Accepted Answer

The Irish Coast Guard works closely with the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency, which is responsible for the Northern Irish coast.

Question 7

How much does the Irish Coast Guard cost?

Accepted Answer

The Irish Coast Guard is a State-funded service, with both paid management personnel and volunteers, and is under the auspices of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. It is allocated approximately 74 million euro annually in funding, some 85 per cent of which pays for a helicopter contract that costs 60 million euro annually. The overall funding figure is "variable", an Oireachtas committee was told in 2019. Other significant expenditure items include volunteer training exercises, equipment, maintenance, renewal, and information technology.

Question 8

What resources does the Irish Coast Guard have?

Accepted Answer

The Irish Coast Guard has four search and rescue helicopter bases at Dublin, Waterford, Shannon and Sligo, run on a contract worth 50 million euro annually with an additional 10 million euro in costs by CHC Ireland. It provides five medium-lift Sikorsky S-92 helicopters and trained crew. The 44 Irish Coast Guard coastal units with 1,000 volunteers are classed as onshore search units, with 23 of the 44 units having rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) and 17 units having cliff rescue capability. The Irish Coast Guard has 60 buildings in total around the coast, and units have search vehicles fitted with blue lights, all-terrain vehicles or quads, first aid equipment, generators and area lighting, search equipment, marine radios, pyrotechnics and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Community Rescue Boats Ireland also provide lifeboats and crews to assist in search and rescue. The Irish Coast Guard works closely with the Garda Siochána, National Ambulance Service, Naval Service and Air Corps, Civil Defence, while fishing vessels, ships and other craft at sea offer assistance in search operations.

Question 9

How quickly can Irish Coast Guard assets respond?

Accepted Answer

The helicopters are designated as airborne from initial notification in 15 minutes during daylight hours, and 45 minutes at night. The aircraft respond to emergencies at sea, on inland waterways, offshore islands and mountains and cover the 32 counties. They can also assist in flooding, major inland emergencies, intra-hospital transfers, pollution, and can transport offshore firefighters and ambulance teams. The Irish Coast Guard volunteers units are expected to achieve a 90 per cent response time of departing from the station house in ten minutes from notification during daylight and 20 minutes at night. They are also expected to achieve a 90 per cent response time to the scene of the incident in less than 60 minutes from notification by day and 75 minutes at night, subject to geographical limitations.

Question 10

How are Irish Coast Guard units managed?

Accepted Answer

Units are managed by an officer-in-charge (three stripes on the uniform) and a deputy officer in charge (two stripes). Each team is trained in search skills, first aid, setting up helicopter landing sites and a range of maritime skills, while certain units are also trained in cliff rescue.

Question 11

Are Irish Coast Guard volunteers paid?

Accepted Answer

Volunteers receive an allowance for time spent on exercises and call-outs. What is the difference between the Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI? The RNLI is a registered charity which has been saving lives at sea since 1824, and runs a 24/7 volunteer lifeboat service around the British and Irish coasts. It is a declared asset of the British Maritime and Coast Guard Agency and the Irish Coast Guard. Community Rescue Boats Ireland is a community rescue network of volunteers under the auspices of Water Safety Ireland.

Question 12

Does the Irish Coast Guard charge for rescue?

Accepted Answer

No, it does not charge for rescue and nor do the RNLI or Community Rescue Boats Ireland.

Question 13

What communications systems do the Irish Coast Guard use?

Accepted Answer

The marine rescue centres maintain 19 VHF voice and DSC radio sites around the Irish coastline and a digital paging system. There are two VHF repeater test sites, four MF radio sites and two NAVTEX transmitter sites. Does Ireland have a national search and rescue plan? The first national search and rescue plan was published in July, 2019. It establishes the national framework for the overall development, deployment and improvement of search and rescue services within the Irish Search and Rescue Region and to meet domestic and international commitments. The purpose of the national search and rescue plan is to promote a planned and nationally coordinated search and rescue response to persons in distress at sea, in the air or on land.

Question 14

Is the Irish Coast Guard responsible for pollution response?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Irish Coast Guard is responsible for responding to spills of oil and other hazardous substances with the Irish pollution responsibility zone, along with providing an effective response to marine casualties and monitoring or intervening in marine salvage operations. It provides and maintains a 24-hour marine pollution notification at the three marine rescue centres. It coordinates exercises and tests of national and local pollution response plans.

Question 15

What is the Irish Coast Guard's safety record?

Accepted Answer

The first Irish Coast Guard volunteer to die on duty was Caitriona Lucas, a highly trained member of the Doolin Coast Guard unit, while assisting in a search for a missing man by the Kilkee unit in September 2016. Six months later, four Irish Coast Guard helicopter crew – Dara Fitzpatrick, Mark Duffy, Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith -died when their Sikorsky S-92 struck Blackrock island off the Mayo coast on March 14, 2017. The Dublin-based Rescue 116 crew were providing "top cover" or communications for a medical emergency off the west coast and had been approaching Blacksod to refuel. Up until the five fatalities, the Irish Coast Guard recorded that more than a million "man hours" had been spent on more than 30,000 rescue missions since 1991.

Question 16

What was the Government response to the Coast Guard fatalities?

Accepted Answer

Several investigations were initiated into each incident. The Marine Casualty Investigation Board was critical of the Irish Coast Guard in its final report into the death of Caitriona Lucas, while a separate Health and Safety Authority investigation has been completed, but not published. The Air Accident Investigation Unit final report into the Rescue 116 helicopter crash has not yet been published.

Question 17

When was The Irish Coast Guard formed?

Accepted Answer

The Irish Coast Guard in its present form dates back to 1991, when the Irish Marine Emergency Service was formed after a campaign initiated by Dr Joan McGinley to improve air/sea rescue services on the west Irish coast. Before Irish independence, the British Admiralty was responsible for a Coast Guard (formerly the Water Guard or Preventative Boat Service) dating back to 1809. The West Coast Search and Rescue Action Committee was initiated with a public meeting in Killybegs, Co Donegal, in 1988 and the group was so effective that a Government report was commissioned, which recommended setting up a new division of the Department of the Marine to run the Marine Rescue Co-Ordination Centre (MRCC), then based at Shannon, along with the existing coast radio service, and coast and cliff rescue. A medium-range helicopter base was established at Shannon within two years. Initially, the base was served by the Air Corps.

Question 18

Who was The Irish Coast Guard's first director?

Accepted Answer

The first director of what was then IMES was Capt Liam Kirwan, who had spent 20 years at sea and latterly worked with the Marine Survey Office. Capt Kirwan transformed a poorly funded voluntary coast and cliff rescue service into a trained network of cliff and sea rescue units – largely voluntary, but with paid management. The MRCC was relocated from Shannon to an IMES headquarters at the then Department of the Marine (now Department of Transport) in Leeson Lane, Dublin. The coast radio stations at Valentia, Co Kerry, and Malin Head, Co Donegal, became marine rescue-sub-centres.

Question 19

Who is The Irish Coast Guard's current director?

Accepted Answer

The current director is Chris Reynolds, who has been in place since August 2007 and was formerly with the Naval Service. He has been seconded to the head of mission with the EUCAP Somalia - which has a mandate to enhance Somalia's maritime civilian law enforcement capacity – since January 2019.

Question 20

Where are Coast Guard Units located in Ireland?

Accepted Answer

Achill, Co. Mayo Ardmore, Co. Waterford Arklow, Co. Wicklow Ballybunion, Co. Kerry Ballycotton, Co. Cork Ballyglass, Co. Mayo Bonmahon, Co. Waterford Bunbeg, Co. Donegal Carnsore, Co. Wexford Castlefreake, Co. Cork Castletownbere, Co. Cork Cleggan, Co. Galway Clogherhead, Co. Louth Costelloe Bay, Co. Galway Courtown, Co. Wexford Crosshaven, Co. Cork Curracloe, Co. Wexford Dingle, Co. Kerry Doolin, Co. Clare Drogheda, Co. Louth Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Dunmore East, Co. Waterford Fethard, Co. Wexford Glandore, Co. Cork Glenderry, Co. Kerry Goleen, Co. Cork Greencastle, Co. Donegal Greenore, Co. Louth Greystones, Co. Wicklow Guileen, Co. Cork Howth, Co. Dublin Kilkee, Co. Clare Killala, Co. Mayo Killybegs, Co. Donegal Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford Knightstown, Co. Kerry Mulroy, Co. Donegal North Aran, Co. Galway Old Head Of Kinsale, Co. Cork Oysterhaven, Co. Cork Rosslare, Co. Wexford Seven Heads, Co. Cork Skerries, Co. Dublin Summercove, Co. Cork Toe Head, Co. Cork Tory Island, Co. Donegal Tramore, Co. Waterford Waterville, Co. Kerry Westport, Co. Mayo Wicklow Youghal, Co. Cork

County Name	Known as Name	Address Line 1

		Sum:
FINGAL COUNTY	DUBLIN AIRPORT	EASON DUBLIN AIRPORT
CORK	13/17 PATRICK STREET	EASON CORK
GALWAY	33, SHOP STREET	EASON GALWAY
Dublin City	EASON HEUSTON STATION	EASON HEUSTON STATION
Dublin City	40-42 LOWER O'CONNELL STREET	EASON O'CONNELL STREET
CORK	POINT ROAD	CENTRA CROSSHAVEN
CORK	DOUGLAS SHOPPING CENTRE	PORTER'S DOUGLAS
CORK	MAHON POINT SHOPPING CENTRE	EASON MAHON POINT
KERRY	25 THE MALL	EASON TRALEE
CORK	CORK AIRPORT	EASON CORK AIRPORT
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	5, UPPER GEORGES STREET	EASON DUN LAOGHAIRE GEORGE ST.
LIMERICK	9 0'CONNELL STREET	EASON LIMERICK
FINGAL COUNTY	PAVILION SHOPPING CENTRE	EASON SWORDS
Dublin City	COLLINS CENTRA, 8 MAIN ST	CENTRA MAIN ST HOWTH
CORK	MAIN STREET	SUPERVALU CARRIGALINE
Dublin City	LEVEL 3, DUNDRUM SHOP/CTR	EASON DUNDRUM
WESTMEATH	EASON ATHLONE TOWN CENTRE	EASON ATHLONE
CORK	THE SQUARE	HICKEY SKIBBEREEN
CORK	ROCHESTOWN ROAD	CENTRA ROCHESTOWNS
CORK	WILTON SHOPPING CENTRE	PORTER'S WILTON
Dublin City	READS	READS OF NASSAU ST
CORK	FAVOURITES	FAVOURITES KINSALE
CORK	PEARSE STREET	ING STORES LTD KINSALE
CORK	15 CASEMENT SQUARE	M. ENGLISH
Dublin City	UNIT 5 SUPERQUINN CTRE	KEOGH'S SUTTON CROSS
Dublin City	155-241,BLANCHARDSTOWN SHOP CT	EASON BLANCHARDSTOWN
CORK	42 PATRICK STREET	PORTER'S PATRICK ST
CORK	43 MAIN STREET	MCCARTHY MIDLETON
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	48 SANDYCOVE ROAD	SPAR SANDYCOVE
GALWAY	UNIT 25	WATLAN SALES GALWAY
WICKLOW	BRIDGEWATER SHOPPING CTR	EASON ARKLOW
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	DALKEY NEWS CNTR	DALKEY NEWS DALKEY
WATERFORD	UNIT 4 DUNGARVAN SHOP/CTR	EASON DUNGARVAN
CORK	83 NORTH MAIN STREET	READ & WRITE YOUGHAL
Dublin City	89 MOREHAMPTON ROAD	DONNYBROOK FAIR MOREHAMPTON RD
Dublin City	LIFFEY VALLEY	EASON LIFFEY VALLEY
Dublin City	THE SQUARE	EASON TALLAGHT
WICKLOW	ABBEY STREET	EARLS WICKLOW
CORK	REGIONAL HOSPITAL	CROWLEY CORK REG HOSPITAL
CORK	UNIT 10/11 BALLINCOLLIG SHOP/C	EASON BALLINCOLLIG
KILKENNY	10 HIGH STREET	BOOK CENTRE KILKENNY
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	UNIT 12-13, BLACKROCK S/C	COLEMANS BLACKROCK
GALWAY	22 WILLIAM STREET	O'BRIEN NEWSAGENTS GALWAY
SLIGO	45, O'CONNELL STREET	EASON (CONWAYS) SLIGO
CORK	PAUL STREET, SHOPPING CENTRE	PORTER'S PAUL ST
CORK	MAIN STREET	EUROSPAR SHULL
CORK	NEW STREET	SUPERVALU BANTRY
KERRY	2 MAIN STREET	QUIRKE CAHIRCIVEEN
TIPPERARY	2/3 QUENTIN'S WAY, PEARSE ST.	EASON NENAGH
WATERFORD	UNIT 34 CITY QUAY SHOPPING CTR	CARDS & THINGS WATERFORD
Dublin City	ASHLEAF SHOPPING CENTRE	EASONS ASHLEAF
KILDARE	BARKER & JONES	BOOK CENTRE NAAS
LOUTH	17/18 WEST STREET	EASON DROGHEDA
MAYO	T/A EASON FRANCHISE	EASON CASTLEBAR
WICKLOW	UNIT 5-6 TESCO SHOPPING CENTRE	CARDS & THINGS GREYSTONES
CORK	86/87 SOUTH MAIN STREET	O'FARRELL BANDON
CORK	MAIN STREET	CENTRA INISHANNON
CLARE	ENNIS ROAD	WHELANS VIVO KILRUSH
CLARE	MCLOUGHNEYS LTD	MCLOUGHNEYS SHANNON
FINGAL COUNTY	FIRST STOP	FIRST STOP SKERRIES
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	74 UPPER GEORGES STREET	ALEX'S
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	4 CARRICKBRENNAN	HEWETTS MONKSTOWN
Dublin City	119 BRAEMOR ROAD	SPAR BREAMOR RD
KILDARE	16 MANOR MILLS SHOP/CENTRE	EASON MAYNOOTH
LAOIS	LYSTER SQUARE	EASON PORTLAOISE
MAYO	TONE STREET	EASON BALLINA
MAYO	SPAR 8 - 12	SPAR MCLOUGHLINS WESTPORT
SLIGO	BURNS BUS STOP	BURNS BUS STOP SLIGO
TIPPERARY	19-20 GLADSTONE STREET	EASON CLONMEL
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	MARINE RD	EASON DUN LAOGHAIRE MARINE RD.
Dublin City	IRISH LIFE CENTRE	EASON TALBOT ST.
LEITRIM	MAIN STREET	MULVEY CARRICK ON SHANNON
LOUTH	UNIT 34 THE MARSHES SHOP/CTR	EASON DUNDALK
MEATH	NEW ASHBOURNE TOWN CENTRE	EASON ASHBOURNE
MEATH	NAVAN TOWN CENTRE	EASON NAVAN
CORK	MAIN STREET	THE GIFT SHOP BANTRY
KERRY	MAIN STREET	BROSNAN DAY TODAY TARBERT
Dublin City	14 ROYAL HIBERNIAN WAY	TUTHILLS DAWSON ST
Dublin City	UNIT 5 A MERRION CENTRE	THE NUTLEY MERRION RD
Dublin City	25 THORMANBY ROAD	THE SUMMIT STORES HOWTH
Dublin City	PAPERLANE, RATHFARNHAM S/C	PAPERLANE RATHFARNHAM
GALWAY	THE SQUARE	EASON TUAM
LONGFORD	BALLYMAHON STREET	EASON LONGFORD
WICKLOW	QUINNSBORO RD	THE GEM BRAY
LOUTH	26 CLANBRASSIL STREET	MCEVOYS CENTRAL STORES
CORK	DOREEN CAREY	FITZGIBBON CROSSHAVEN
CORK	MARKET STREET	SPAR SKIBBEREEN
CORK	MAIN STREET	CENTRA SCHULL
WEXFORD	14 SOUTH STREET	NOLANS NEW ROSS
WEXFORD	SELSKAR STREET	SCHOOL & OFFICE SUPPLIES
WATERFORD	SUPERQUINN SHOPPING CENTRE	NEWSWORLD WATERFORD
WATERFORD	LISDUGGAN SHOPPING CENTRE	BOOK & THINGS LISDUGGAN
WATERFORD	DOCK ROAD	POWER CENTRA DUNMORE EAST
WATERFORD	ARDMORE	QUINNS FOODSTORE ARDMORE
CLARE	19 MARKET STREET	O'CONNORS ENNIS
CLARE	LIMERICK ROAD	PETROGAS ENNIS SERVICE STATION
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	DALKEY POST OFFICE & NEWSAGENT	POST OFFICE DALKEY
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	UNIT 113 DUN LAOGHAIRE S/C	NEWSCENTRE DUN LAOGHAIRE
Dublin City	88 TERENURE ROAD EAST	NOELS NEWSAGENTS
Dublin City	108 GREENLEA RD.	THE FAVOURITE SHOP
Dublin City	THE PARK	SPAR CABINTEELY
Dublin City	NEWSCENTRE DONAGHMEADE CENTRE	NEWSCENTRE, DONAGHMEADE S/C
GALWAY	CORRIB SHOPPING CENTRE	HEADLINES EYRE SQUARE
GALWAY	MAIN STREET	NEWS N'CHOOSE LOUGHREA
GALWAY	ORANTOWN CENTRE	MANNION ORANMORE GALWAY
KILDARE	EMILY SQUARE	THE WINKLE ATHY
KILDARE	SHOP/CTR RATHANGAN ROAD	KELLY MONASTEREVIN
LONGFORD	MAIN ST	O'BRIEN LANESBORO
MAYO	BRIDGE STREET	MC GREEVY WESTPORT
OFFALY	UNIT 5-6 THE BRIDGE CENTRE	CARDS & THINGS TULLAMORE
WICKLOW	21 WEXFORD RD	KAVANAGH ARKLOW
CORK	T/A CUNNIAC LTD CORK RD	SPAR/ESSO SKIBBEREEN
CORK	MAIN STREET	COTTERS GALA BALTIMORE
CORK	UNIT E MARKETGREEN S/CENTRE	WELCOME MIDDLETON
CLARE	CHURCH STREET	WHELAN'S KILLALOE
Dublin City	BUSARAS UNIT 2	EASON BUSARAS
GALWAY	WILLIAMSGATE STREET	HOLLAND NEWSAGENTS GALWAY
GALWAY	220 UPPER SALTHILL	M & W O'CONNELL LTD
LEITRIM	BRIDGE STREET	GARTLANS CARRICK ON SHANNON
MAYO	THE QUAY	THE HARBOUR STORE WESTPORT
CORK	NO.7 BLACKPOOL SHOP/CENTRE	RYAN'S NEWSAGENTS CORK.
CORK	ROSEABBEY	ELONA BIUZIENE CORK
CORK	EASTERN ROAD	DAYBREAK KINSALE
CORK	226 CONNOLLY ROAD	DAWSON BALLYPHEHANE
CORK	WESTSIDE SERVICE STATION	HURLEY WESTSIDE SERVICE STN.
CORK	MAIN ST	DOWN SUPERVALU BALLINCOLLING
CORK	UNIT 2 BALLINCOLLIG S/CENTRE	CITY WEST NEWSAGENT
CORK	BLACKROCK ROAD	TOPAZ BLACKROCK CORK
CORK	MCHUGH HOUSE GRAND PARADE	HERLIHY'S CENTRA QUI
CORK	PEMBROKE STREET	FITZGERALD PEMBROKE ST.
CORK	53/54 OLIVER PLUNKETT ST	HERLIHYS CENTRA
KILKENNY	GREATGAS SERVICE STATION	MAHER STATOIL CALLAN
CORK	63 TOWNSEND STREET	CROWLEY SKIBBEREEN
CORK	MAIN STREET	THE VILLAGE GROCER DURRUS
CORK	BALLYLICKEY	COSTCUTTER BALLYLICKEY
CORK	MAIN STREET	SPAR GLENGARRIFF
CORK	THE SQUARE	SPAR CASTLETOWNBERE
CORK	EYERIES	O'SULLIVANS EYERIES
WEXFORD	ROSSLARE HARBOUR	MURPHY'S SUPERVALU
WEXFORD	STRAND ROAD	XL STOP & SHOP ROSSLARE STRAND
WEXFORD	BALLASK	P.J. MURPHY KILMORE
WEXFORD	THE BURROW	BRADY KILMORE QUAY
WEXFORD	LADY'S ISLAND	LONDIS LADY'S ISLAND
KERRY	MARKET STREET	GREANEY'S SPAR
KERRY	MAIL ROAD	MORANS DINGLE
KERRY	SKEHANAGH CASTLEMAINE RD	SPAR TRALEE
KERRY	LISTOWEL ROAD	SPAR TRALEE
KERRY	3 THE SQUARE	MAUREENS SUPERMARKET KENMARE
LIMERICK	UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK	O'MAHONY BOOKSELLERS
LIMERICK	MAIN STREET	KELLY'S FOYNES
TIPPERARY	T/A EASONS	EASONS THURLES
TIPPERARY	88 CARRICK ON SUIR	CLEARY CARRICK-ON-SUIR
CORK	MAIN ST.	DICKS SUPERVALU
CORK	MACE SHOP	MCCARTHY'S (MACE)
CORK	CENTRA 30/31 LOWER CORK STREET	CENTRA MITCHELSTOWN
CORK	CENTRA SPA GLEN	CENTRA MALLOW
CORK	CHURCH STREET	HANNON NEWMARKET
WATERFORD	THE ARCH NEWSAGENTS	SHERIDAN TRAMORE
WATERFORD	27 GRATTAN SQUARE	O NEILLS SWEETSTORE DUNGARVAN
WATERFORD	16 O'CONNELL STREET	WHELAN DUNGARVAN
WATERFORD	BALLYBRICKEN	RELLIS WATERFORD
WATERFORD	POWER CHEEKPOINT	POWER CHEEKPOINT
WATERFORD	59 FOUNTAIN STREET	WALSH LOTTO SHOP FERRYBANK
WATERFORD	UNIT 4 DOCK ROAD	DINGLEY'S
CORK	BALLINREA	MAXOL MACE CARRIGALINE
CORK	UPPER AGHADA	O'SHEA
CORK	SALLYBROOK	GRANDONSFOOD FAIR GLAMIRE
CLARE	CRATLOE SHOPPING FOODSTORE	ASHLING'S FOODSTORE
CLARE	DRUMQUIN, TIERMACLANE	CARRIG COSTCUTTER/TEXACO
FINGAL COUNTY	STRAND ROAD	CENTRE POINT PORTMARNOCK
FINGAL COUNTY	UNIT ONE, THE GREEN	EUROSPAR MALAHIDE
FINGAL COUNTY	MAIN ST	EUROSPAR RUSH
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	CENTRA, 105 MARINE ROAD	CENTRA MYERS DUN LAOGHAIRE
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	46A GEORGES STREET	THE CORNER SHOP DUN LAOGHAIRE
Dublin City	SPAR	SPAR MILLTOWN CENTRE
Dublin City	EUROSPAR GULLIVER RETAIL PARK	8910 EUROSPAR NORTHWOOD SANTRY
Dublin City	SUPERQUINN S/C	NEWSPRINT BALLINTEER
Dublin City	5 BALLINTEER AVE	SPAR BALLINTEER
Dublin City	SUPERVALUE FIRHOUSE S/C	SUPERVALU FIRHOUSE TALLAGHT
GALWAY	SOCIETY STREET	EASON BALLINALSOE
GALWAY	NORTHGATE ST	THE GIFT CENTRE ATHERNY
GALWAY	DERRY NEE	WALSHS SER/STAT COSTELLO G'WAY
GALWAY	CILL CHIARAIN	SIOPA MHIC DHONNCHADA
GALWAY	SIOPA DOWD	SIOPA DOWD ESSO
GALWAY	JOYCES, THE SQUARE	JOYCES THE SQUARE CLIFDEN
GALWAY	MAIN STREET	O'CALLAGHAN GORT
GALWAY	INVERIN	SIOPA ON PHOBAIL
GALWAY	TULLY	JR SUPERMARKET RENVYLE
GALWAY	LETTERGESH	KINGS FOODSTORE RENVYLE
KILDARE	UNIT 7 GLENROYAL S/C	NEWS 4 U
KILDARE	WHITEWATER SHOPPING CENTRE	EASON NEWBRIDGE
KILDARE	UNIT 10-11 NEWBRIDGE S/C	CARDS & THINGS NEWBRIDGE
LAOIS	THE OSSORY	BRESLINS SUPERVALU
LAOIS	CENTRA MAIN ST	CENTRA PORTARLINGTON
LOUTH	XL STOP 7 SHOP	XL STOP 7 SHOP DUNDALK
LOUTH	UNIT 9 LONGWALK SHOP/CNTR	CARROLL NEWSAGENT DUNDALK
LOUTH	3 DUBLIN STREET	GRANT DUNDALK
LOUTH	WOTTONSTOWN	EAMHKR WOTTONSTOWN LOUTH
LOUTH	MARKET STREET	T. MOLONE
LOUTH	DROGHEDA ROAD	MACE CLOUGHERHEAD
LOUTH	UNIT 5 SOUTHGATE S/C	JUST A THOUGHT DROGHEDA
MAYO	PEARSE STREET	HALLAHANS NEWSAGENTS BALLINA
MAYO	KILLALA ROAD	CLRAKES CONVENIENCE STORE
MAYO	KEOHANES	KEOHANES AARAN ST BALLINA
MAYO	GEORGE ST	MCDONALDS EXCEL KILLALA
MAYO	BROGAN'S EUROSPAR	EUROSPAR BROGAN BELMULLET
MAYO	MONEEN	CORRIB OIL MONEEN
MAYO	14 MAIN STREET	CHAMBERS NEWPORT
MAYO	BRIDGE STREET	JOHN O'GRADYS
CAVAN	64-66 MAIN STREET	EASON MAIN ST CAVAN
MEATH	44 FLOWER HILL	LONDIS NAVAN
MONAGHAN	CHURCH SQUARE	EASON SUPERVALU
ROSCOMMON	NEW ST	SUPERVALU BALLAGHADEREEN
ROSCOMMON	THE SQUARE	EASON ROSCOMMON
SLIGO	CASTLE SERVICE STATION	SASTLE S/S TOPMAX CASTLEBALDWN
SLIGO	21 O'CONNELL ST	BRODRICKS LTD.SLIGO
SLIGO	MURPHYS SUPERMARKET, MAIN ST.	EUROSPAR TUBBERCURRY
WESTMEATH	HUDSON BAY STORES, KILTOOM	HUDSON BAY STORES - XL
WESTMEATH	HARTENS, MAIN STREET	HARTENS MOATE
WICKLOW	44 FERRYBANK	RELCO NEWSAGENTS ARKLOW
WICKLOW	48 LR MAIN ST	BURKES LR MAIN ST ARKLOW
WICKLOW	2 ALBERT AVE	DEVENEY BRAY
WICKLOW	DAVID'S MARKET DART STATION	DAVIDS MARKET BRAY
WICKLOW	SUPERQUINN S/C	TABLOID NEWS
WICKLOW	SUPERVALU, MAIN STREET	SUPERVALU BALTINGLASS
WICKLOW	GRATTAN COURT	DONNYBROOK FAIR GREYSTONES
WICKLOW	CHURCH ROAD	EUGENE'S GREYSTONES
WICKLOW	GALA WHITEGATES SERV/ST	GALA WHITEGATES SS WICKLOW
WICKLOW	MALONE'S BOOKSHOP	MALONES BOOKSHOP WICKLOW
SOUTH COUNTY DUBLIN	BALLYOWEN CASTLE S.C.	EUROSPAR BALLYOWEN
SOUTH COUNTY DUBLIN	1 THE MALL	BYRNES
CORK	5 OLD BLACROCK ROAD	O'CONNOR CORK
WEXFORD	68 SOUTH STREET	NUGENTS NEW ROSS
KERRY	LOWER MAIN STREET	J P GRIFFIN & SON
KERRY	GALA FENIT	GALA FENIT
KERRY	SOUTH SQUARE	MACE SNEEM
LIMERICK	RYANS SUPERVALU, SARSFIELD ST	SUPERVALU RYAN KILLALLOCK
TIPPERARY	2 LIBERTY SQUARE	LONG'S
CORK	MAIN ST.	O'CONNOR BUTTEVANT
CORK	9/11 PATRICK STREET	BERMINGHAM FERMOY
CORK	NEWSAGENT 19 MAIN STREET	MCCCARTHY MACROOM
CORK	MAIN STREET	SUPERVALU MACROOM
Dublin City	101 LR LEESON ST	101 NEWS, LEESON ST, D1
Dublin City	6 WILLOWFIELD PARK	JOES DAYBREAK
Dublin City	LONDIS UNIT 1&2 ATRIUM	LONDIS GRIFFIN
Dublin City	UNIT 27C LEVEL 1 DUNDRUM S/C	NEWS MALL DUNDRUM
CARLOW	16 DUBLIN STREET	LAMBERT CARLOW
GALWAY	GERALDINE O`TOOLE	GERALDINE CO GALWAY
GALWAY	MAIN STREET	THE PAPER SHOP CLIFDEN
GALWAY	BURKE'S LONDIS	LONDIS BURKES KINVARA GALWAY
GALWAY	EUGENE FARRELL & SONS LTD	FARRELL KNOCKNACARRA
GALWAY	MAIN STREET	FERRONS ROUNDSTONE
LOUTH	RATHMULLED RD	CENTRA LEISURE, DROGHEDA
MAYO	ACHILL SOUND	SWEENEY SUPERVALU
MAYO	ACHILL SOUND	ACHILL SOUND, BRETT, ACHILL
MAYO	LONDIS, ROYAL SHOPPING MALL	LONDIS PADDEN ROYAL MALL MAYO
MEATH	ASHBOURNE TOWN CENTRE	J RS FIRST STOP
MEATH	SUPERVALU RATOATH	SUPERVALU RATOATH
WEXFORD	MAIN STREET	O'LEARYS BUNCLODY
DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN	CENTRA 11-12 BARNHILL RD	CENTRA DALKEY

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Selected Contents from Spring Afloat 2013:

News

Sailor of the Year

Club of the Year

On the Bookshelf

Sailing's new course

Castlepark marina gets new buzz

Round Ireland Record Breakers

Abandon Ship

Racing Round-Up

Dubarry Crossword

Soundings

Diving Lusitania

Canoe Round Ireland

The Next Dinghy

The Big Chill

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Dublin Bay 2012 - On Course for the Youth Worlds

Offshore Account - How Raging Bull won the Wolf's Head Trophy

Ladies Victory at Inter Counties - Laura Dillon won in the Grand Canal Dock

Rambler Alert - How the Coastguard averted Disaster

RIB Challenge - Foynes triumph in Royal Cork

Taking a trade in hit? - The Southampton Boat Show revealed outstanding price reductions. Is now the time to sell your boat?

Island Nation - Foxall and Slattery need our support

Soundings - Celebrating a lifetime afloat and is that a Flying Fifteen or not?

Classifieds - A selection of our online classified adverts

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Afloat October/November 2010

Report Will Reveal How Asgard II Sank

Telephone Navigation

Ireland Does it in Style

Winterisation

Company Profile – Noonan Boats Ltd

Inland Waters - a new Bog Yacht Club

Celebration on Water

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