Irish Water Safety launch wristbands to teach children about water safety
To mark National Water Safety Awareness Week (17th-23rd June), Water Safety Ireland has sent wristbands to every primary school explaining Lifeguard flags…
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It’s Irish Water Safety Week – Here’s Five Essential Safety Tips
Ok, so we had some awesome weather there for a bit, and even though normal service has resumed and changeable and variable…
Irish Water Safety | Take Care this May Bank Holiday Weekend!
A message from our friends at Irish water Safety There are 133 drownings in Ireland every year – more than five every…
Irish Water Safety | Thirty drowned in ten years, supervise your child near water this Easter
Thirty children aged fourteen and under drowned in ten years, reflecting the need for constant, responsible supervision of children near water. Half…
Record Numbers at Irish Water Safety Rescue Championships in Limerick
This year was a record turnout for the annual Irish Water Safety Pool Rescue National Championships in Limerick this weekend. A total of…
Remarkable Rescuers to be Honoured at Irish Water Safety Awards
Thirty lives were saved from drowning in 16 separate incidents thanks to the brave actions of rescuers who will receive recognition at…
Irish Water Safety Week | How to Avoid Cold Water Shock
This week is Irish Water Safety Awareness Week. Each day this week we are sharing safety tips to help keep you safe in…
Irish Water Safety Week | How to Survive a Rip Current
This week is Irish Water Safety Awareness Week (June 19th – 25th). Each day this week we are sharing safety tips to…
It’s Irish Water Safety Week, Here’s Five Essential Safety Tips
With the fairly incredible weather out there lots of us are naturally heading straight to the beach and it makes Irish Water…
Irish Water Safety | Take Care near Water this St Patrick’s Weekend
Irish Water Safety is appealing to everyone this St Patrick’s Day Festival to behave responsibly near water. In particular, those boating and…
Water Safety Tips | How to Treat a Jellyfish Sting
Warm weather undoubtedly means many of us will be heading to the beach but it unfortunately attracts another kind of unwelcome beach…
Irish Coast Guard warns of dangers of using inflatable toys in open water
The Irish Coast Guard and Water Safety Ireland are appealing to the public to be mindful of the drowning risk associated with…
Avoid Water Activities to Protect RNLI Volunteers from COVID-19
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is advising the public that they should not take part in any water-based activity on or…
Water Safety | Children at greater risk over the St Patrick’s Day period
Half a million primary school children will not be attending school over the St Patrick’s Day period (and will be off for…
What’s on this February? Events around the Irish Coast
This February events around the Irish coast include a music festival, comedy festival and traditional Gaelic festival – so as far as…
Stay safe this summer | Swim at lifeguarded waterways
As the good weather continues this weekend a lot of us will be taking full advantage and heading to the beach. To…
Water Safety Tip | How to Escape a Rip Current
There’s nothing quite like the Irish coast on a sunny day but with more of us heading for a dip in the…
Cold water shock is a killer – Here’s how to avoid it
Summer is here and a lot of us will be taking full advantage and heading towards the coast. And as we all…
Irish Coast Guard saved the lives of more than 400 people last year
The Irish Coast Guard conducted more than 1,100 missions and saved the lives of more than 400 people in 2018. In an…
National Heritage Week 2018 | Take a closer look at the Irish Coast
Heritage Week returns from the 18th – 26th August with events all across the country celebrating our natural, built and cultural heritage….
Water Safety | Know the risks this August bank holiday weekend
As August is one of the most popular months for open water swimming, Irish Water Safety is appealing to the public to…
The Weirder and More Wonderful Creatures of the Irish Coast
Of the many weird and wonderful fish species in Irish waters, some are, well, a bit weirder and more wonderful than others….
Exploring Irish Maritime Heritage | Essential Guide to Maritime Dun Laoghaire
For 200 years the small village has grown and developed around the harbour into a town rich with maritime connections. The harbour was built to…
Record number of Irish beaches awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award
This year’s Blue Flag beaches were announced earlier today at a ceremony in Bray with a record 83 Irish beaches and seven…
Record-Breaking Waves off Waterford during Hurricane Ophelia
Record wave heights were captured by the Irish Weather Buoy Network during Hurricane Ophelia on Monday causing one of the five weather…
Ireland’s deepest coral reef discovered 1.6 km underwater
Scientists carrying out research onboard the Irish Lights vessel Granuaile have discovered Ireland’s deepest cold water reef. The coral species, Solenosmilia variabilis, was found at…
Additional €1m Funding For Repair & Maintenance of Irish Harbours
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, has announced details of an extended programme to assist 9 Coastal…
Coast Guard Rescue Fisherman from Icy waters off Donegal
Irish Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter 118 airlifted a fisherman from the water this morning around four miles south of Arranmore, Donegal. The…
Schull Lifeboat to Become Fully Fledged Member of Irish Coast Guard
After nearly two years of negotiations Schull Community Inshore Rescue Service (SCIRS) will soon be assimilated into the Irish Coast Guard becoming a fully subscribed…
The Jeanie Johnston – Legendary Irish Famine Ship – Reopens this Friday
Great news! The Jeanie Johnston – the legendary famine ship – has returned to the River Liffey in Dublin and reopens for visitors…
Are These The Nine Most Important Irish Ships? Probably!
Ireland’s maritime history is filled with a rich supporting cast of impressive ships and amongst this fine lineage, whether through fortune or infamy, there…
Careful now! This is your easy Jellyfish Identification Guide
It’s that time of the year when the warmer waters around our coast see a huge rise in jellyfish activity. Moon, Barrel…
36 saved in near-drowning rescues last year – IWS honours the remarkable rescuers
Thirty-six lives were saved from drowning by rescuers who will receive recognition at Irish Water Safety’s National Awards Ceremony at the Hibernia…
Sun, Sea and SeaFest made for a hugely enjoyable festival weekend in Galway
Today is the final day of what has been a gloriously sun-soaked weekend of maritime activities on the Galway docks. SeaFest brings…
IWS Surf Rescue Championships at Rossnowlagh Beach this Weekend
Donegal will be looking for local advantage this weekend at Rossnowlagh for the annual IWS Surf Rescue Championships – but of course…
Huge Marine Search & Rescue Demo this Saturday at Dunmore East
This Saturday there will be a huge Irish Marine Search and Rescue demonstration at Dunmore East featuring the Irish Coast Guard, RNLI,…
What’s Going On With Jellyfish? Another Beach Invasion Occurs
It was only last week when an extremely unusual mass landing of jellyfish occurred on the Irish coast, and now something similar…
Inland Fisheries Ireland launches Go Fishing Week 2021
For the first time ever Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) launches a virtual Go Fishing Week 2021, a national celebration of fishing with…
Web portal provides shellfish industry with forecasts of harmful algal blooms
As lead partners in a three year Interreg funded project Predicting the Impact of Regional Scale events on the Aquaculture Sector (PRIMROSE), the…
Aran Islands RNLI responds to a double medical evacuation off Inis Mór
The volunteer crew of Aran Islands RNLI were asked to launch their all-weather Severn class lifeboat this morning at 8.24am by the…