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Water Safety Ireland, the Coast Guard, and the RNLI remind the public to prioritise water safety this October Bank Holiday
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…
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…
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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…
Minister of State at the Department of Transport, James Lawless launched a revised and updated edition of the Code of Practice for the Safe Operation of Recreational Craft at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Ireland's biggest boating centre
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…
Over 30 ring buoys were recently stolen or went missing in one month alone - Garda Conor Newman, Sgt Chris Jones, Water Safety Development Officer Gerard Carty and Inspector Bryan Hunt of the Bridewell Garda Station
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…
Bronze medals for Senior team Ireland at the World Surf Lifesaving Championships (from left to right) Odhran Savage, Tom Breen, Aisling Barry and Ryan Cotter
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…
Cork's Katie Cotter is one of 15 of Ireland’s top Senior and Youth Lifesavers currently participating in the 2024 Lifesaving World Championships from 23rd August – 8th September. The competition sees lifesavers from over fifty countries compete in pool and sea environments at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre and Kurrawa Beach in Queensland, Australia
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…
Paddle board safety volunteers at the Pickie to Pier swim
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…
Water rescuers are expected to have a busy weekend as people take to water activities. 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
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…
Water Safety Ireland (WSI) chief executive officer Dr Joanne Walsh
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…
Pictured at the launch of the Inchagoill Island defibrilator are (from left) Water Safety Ireland chief Roger Sweeney; Alex Deacy, hon secretary of the  IWAI Corrib Branch; John McShane, community engagement officer with the National Ambulance Service; and Donnchadh Mac Cobb, managing director of Safe Water Training
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…
File image of Larne RNLI’s D class inshore lifeboat at sea
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…
The Co Down lifeguard team who will provide a daily patrol on Tyrella, Murlough and Cranfield beaches
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,…
Manufacturers recommend a yearly inspection of lifejackets by a trained technician and experienced lifejacket technical service engineer
“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…
Float to Live
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…
File image of Valentia RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat John and Margaret Doig
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…