Water Safety Tips and Advice
As colder temperatures and darker evenings arrive, water-based activities continue year-round, increasing risks. Be aware of the body's reaction to cold water and potential dangers like cold water shock, rip currents and unknown depths due to localised flooding. Recent bad…
Water Safety Ireland Awards 32 Rescuers Including Members of Garda Siochána
3rd October 2024 Water Safety
Rescuers who saved 19 lives from drowning have been recognised at the annual Water Safety Ireland (WSI) awards in Dublin Castle. A number of gardaí are among the 32 recipients of awards presented by Minister of State for Equality and…
Rescue of Father and Prompts Renewed Call for Warning Signage at Forty Foot
2nd October 2024 Forty Foot Swimming
There have been renewed calls for safety warning signage at the Forty Foot following the rescue of a young boy and his father from the popular south Dublin swimming spot last weekend. As the Irish Independent reports, a passer-by threw…
New Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Recreational Craft is Launched
17th September 2024 Water Safety
Minister of State at the Department of Transport, James Lawless, has today (17 September 2024) launched a revised and updated edition of the Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Recreational Craft. The publication of the new Code of…
Dublin City Council has appealed to members of the public not to remove ring buoys from their location beside rivers and canals. “Alarmingly, over 30 ring buoys were recently stolen or went missing in one month alone,”it says. “These life-saving…
Team Ireland Achieves Bronze Medal Success at World Surf Lifesaving Championships
28th August 2024 Water Safety
Team Ireland's Senior Team proudly secured a bronze medal at the World Surf Lifesaving Championships in the SERC (simulated emergency response competition) which tested the exceptional initiative, judgment, knowledge, and abilities of four lifesavers who act as a team to…
Irish Lifesavers Compete in 2024 Lifesaving World Championships in Australia
27th August 2024 Water Safety
Fifteen of Ireland’s top Senior and Youth Lifesavers are currently taking part in the 2024 Lifesaving World Championships from 23rd August – 8th September. The competition sees lifesavers from over fifty countries across the world compete in pool and sea…
With the August Bank Holiday weekend upon us and as members of the public continue to enjoy Ireland’s waters and coastal walks, the Irish Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland are appealing for people to take care when they…
County Kerry Officials Launch 'Amber Thursday' Campaign to Promote Safety Ahead of Bank Holiday Weekend
30th July 2024 Water Safety
Fire, road and water safety officials gathered at Banna Strand in County Kerry this morning to launch this year’s ‘Amber Thursday’ ahead of the August bank holiday weekend which is traditionally a busy time for such services. After another tragic…
Lifejacket Use is Having A Significant Impact - Water Safety Ireland Chief Executive Dr Joanne Walsh
23rd July 2024 Wavelength Podcast
Some positive news for watersport safety – recreational and commercial vessel activity accounted for just over one per cent of all drownings in Ireland in a five year period from 2017. That means the lifejacket legislation is working, as Water…
Public Access Defibrillator Installed on Lough Corrib’s Inchagoill Island
21st July 2024 Water Safety
A public access defibrillator was recently installed on Inchagoill Island on Lough Corrib. This was a joint community project between Safe Water Training, the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland’s Corrib Branch and Water Safety Ireland. The island attracts some 7,000…
Larne RNLI came to the aid of a man who was drifting out to sea on an inflatable dinghy on Monday afternoon (15 July). The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore D class lifeboat at 1.15pm at the…
RNLI Lifeguards Return to Causeway Coast and Co Down Beaches for Peak Summer Period
28th June 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
RNLI lifeguards are returning to their full-time regime patrolling a total of 11 Northern Ireland beaches along the Causeway Coast and in Co Down. The charity along with the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, the National Trust and Newry,…
“Don’t put yourself or the crew at risk - get your lifejacket serviced today.” That’s the appeal from chandlers nationwide during National Water Safety Week, which runs until June 23rd. Nick Bendon of CH Marine, a company leading in sea…
RNLI to Launch ‘Float to Live’ Campaign During National Water Safety Awareness Week
15th June 2024 Water Safety
To mark National Water Safety Awareness Week in Ireland, this Tuesday (18 June) the RNLI will launch its Float to Live campaign at the Forty Foot swimming spot in Sandycove with a demonstration on how to carry out the technique…
Minimise the Risks: Water Safety Alert Issued Ahead of June Bank Holiday Weekend
30th May 2024 Water Safety
The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and RNLI have issued joint advice to help keep people safe at Ireland’s waterways over this June Bank Holiday weekend. Water-based activities increase at this time of year, as do the number of…