# water-safety - Wednesday 25 December, 2019
An average of 127 people drown each year in Ireland.
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# water-safety - Monday 24 December, 2018
Irish Water Safety is warning that cold water immersion and hypothermia can overwhelm even the fittest of swimmers.
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# water-safety - Saturday 21 July, 2018
A group of young people were spotted jumping from a bridge in Dublin’s docklands into the Royal Canal.
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# water-safety - Tuesday 17 July, 2018
All three were taken to hospital.
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# water-safety - Monday 25 June, 2018
The incidents occurred in Dun Laoghaire and Killybegs.
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# water-safety - Saturday 23 June, 2018
Met Éireann has said that this weekend will see temperatures hit as high as 25 degrees.
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# water-safety - Saturday 2 June, 2018
According to Irish Water Safety, 62% of drownings occur inland where river and lake beds can be difficult to see.
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# water-safety - Saturday 5 May, 2018
Irish waters rarely exceed 15C according to the RNLI and the Irish Coast Guard.
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# water-safety - Friday 30 March, 2018
The Coast Guard has also urged people planning to go out on the water to make sure they are prepared.
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# water-safety - Saturday 26 August, 2017
There has been an increased trend of the use of mermaid tails while swimming in the UK.
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# water-safety - Friday 18 August, 2017
The Coast Guard said that it received a number of calls about the vehicles at Seapoint yesterday evening.
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# water-safety - Saturday 12 August, 2017
Saving Lives at Sea airs at 8pm next Wednesday on BBC Two.
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# water-safety - Sunday 6 August, 2017
While temperatures out of the water can rise, the temperatures in the water rarely exceed 15C.
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# water-safety - Friday 28 July, 2017
The man spent the night alone on his craft on Lough Derg after it went aground having slipped its moorings.
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# water-safety - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
One person was taken to hospital.
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# water-safety - Tuesday 25 July, 2017
A number of people were photographed sitting in inflatable flamingos and unicorns in the river this afternoon.
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# water-safety - Tuesday 4 July, 2017
Michelle Cremin from Cork braved a dangerous rip current at Inch beach.
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# water-safety - Saturday 3 June, 2017
Lots of people will be enjoying Ireland’s coastline over the summer.
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# water-safety - Saturday 27 May, 2017
The seafarers ventured into an area especially designated for swimmers.
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# water-safety - Wednesday 24 May, 2017
The two Finnish tourists were uninjured.
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# water-safety - Thursday 11 May, 2017
Clodagh had the awareness in her not to swim out and grab him immediately in case she got dragged down with him.
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# water-safety - Thursday 9 March, 2017
Each year an average of 28 people drown accidentally around the Irish coast.
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# water-safety - Monday 26 December, 2016
The death of one of their members this year emphasised the importance of the Irish Coast Guard.
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# water-safety - Saturday 24 December, 2016
“Get in, get out, warm up.”
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# water-safety - Friday 1 July, 2016
The Coast Guard is particularly urging those who take part in shore-related activities to wear life jackets.
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# water-safety - Sunday 26 June, 2016
Irish Water Safety are calling on the public to take greater care when swimming.
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# water-safety - Saturday 4 June, 2016
The changing levels and pace of the water make reservoirs high risk places to swim.
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# water-safety - Saturday 7 November, 2015
Colm Plunkett does not think he would be alive today if he had not been wearing a lifejacket.
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# water-safety - Friday 21 August, 2015
A common myth, apparently.
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# water-safety - Thursday 13 August, 2015
They were jumping into the canal below.
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# water-safety - Wednesday 1 July, 2015
The man is believed to be in his 20s.
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# water-safety - Sunday 31 May, 2015
An expert from Irish Water Safety has some practical tips for keeping all the family safe at the beach.
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# water-safety - Friday 10 April, 2015
A group were seen jumping into the Liffey from the roof of a restaurant.
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# water-safety - Friday 21 November, 2014
The two Cork-based scientific organisations said there is a clear demand to ensure our water supply is safe.
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# water-safety - Monday 17 November, 2014
Men are twice as likely to drown as women.
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# water-safety - Friday 14 November, 2014
Three people were taken to hospital.
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# water-safety - Thursday 28 August, 2014
Over 25 tourists were on board the boat.
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# water-safety - Friday 15 August, 2014
Sisters Imelda Crew and Paula Buckley had been enjoying a holiday in Kerry.
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# water-safety - Friday 8 August, 2014
A young girl was rushed to hospital yesterday in Cork due to a severe reaction to a jellyfish sting.
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# water-safety - Wednesday 23 July, 2014
The alert comes after three girls were rescued from Sandymount beach.
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Rain and drizzle; breezy this morning
Max: 11 °C
Min: 5 °C
Cloudy with a little rain
Max: 8 °C
Min: 4 °C
A couple of showers in the morning
Max: 7 °C
Min: 4 °C
