Irish Coast Guard

Type: Organization
Name: Irish Coast Guard
First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 32 mins ago - 2 reports

Three rescued off Donegal coast

Three fishermen have been rescued after their boat sank off the coast of Inishowen, Co Donegal.The three men's conditions are not believed to be life threatening. (© RNLI)The volunteer crew from Lough Swilly RNLI launched their lifeboats at 1.30pm on ... [Published UTV - 16 hours ago]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Sligo Coast Guard to take delivery of new helicopter

The Sligo base of the Irish Coast Guard will take delivery of a new search and rescue helicopter next month.As part of a €500 million fleet replacement programme, a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter will arrive at the base from Shannon Airport in July, according ... [Published Ocean FM - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Boat brought ashore as gardai look for clues to triple tragedy

The 20ft 'Dean Leanne' was recovered some 400 metres from the shoreline at the entrance of Tramore Bay shortly before 9.30am yesterday, after being identified late last week and marked with a buoy.Paul (49), Kenny (47) and Shane Bolger (44), from Passage ... [Published Irish Independent - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 1 reports

Irish Coast Guard search and rescue fleet renewal extended

File photograph of a Department of the Marine Sikorsky S61N-MES rescue helicopter. Photograph: David Sleator The Irish Coast Guard has taken delivery of two additional Sikorsky S-92 search and rescue helicopters as part of a €500 million fleet replacement ... [Published Irish Times - Jun 17 2013]
First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Precautions could have avoided boat tragedies - report

The director of the Irish Coast Guard, Chris Reynolds, was commenting on Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) findings into the drownings on Aug 13 last year. Michael Galvin, 64, and Noel Dickinson, 35, drowned after their boat the Lady Eileen sunk ... [Published Eircom.net - Jun 15 2013]
First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 2 reports

Dublin firm wins contract with Canadian Government

Alberta Fire Commissioner Trent West, Minister for Trade and Development Joe Costello and Robin Blandford, CEO, Decisions. Dublin technology company Decisions (D4H) has secured a five-year contract with the Government of Alberta, Canada for its software ... [Published Irish Times - Jun 14 2013]
First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

After 245 missions, air ambulance service gets three-month extension

Minister for Health, James Reilly has agreed to allow the Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) air ambulance based in Custume Barracks to continue for three months while the 12 month pilot scheme is reviewed.Supported by the Air Corps, an assessment of ... [Published Galway Advertiser - Jun 14 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 2 reports

Irish Coast Guard launches first ever 'Stay safe in the water' adverts for summer 2013 campaign

Last weekend busiest for search and rescue since 1991The Irish Coast Guard has today launched its new 'Stay Safe on the Water' TV advertising campaign aimed at families, leisure users and the fishing industry during the busy summer months. This is the ... [Published Central Fisheries Board - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 2 reports

09:34 Tests due on boat tragedy brothers

Post-mortems will be carried out today on the bodies of three brothers who drowned when their fishing vessel overturned at sea.The tragedy unfolded off the south west coast of Ireland when the men's 18 foot punt did not return to Dunmore, Co Waterford, ... [Published Eircom.net - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Sunny spell saw Coast Guard record busiest weekend in 22 years

Last weekend was the busiest for the Irish Coast Guard in 22 years, with the last days of the heat wave seeing 53 search and rescue operations launched, ranging from swimmers in difficulty to missing children. ... [Published IrishExaminer.com - Ireland - Jun 13 2013]
First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 08 2013 - 4 reports

Coast Guard ends rescue midway into mission

A long-range medevac mission — thought to be one of the largest ever undertaken by the Irish Coast Guard — was dramatically stood down midway through the operation last night after the condition of the casualty improved. ... [Published Irish Examiner - Jun 08 2013]
First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 2 reports

Irish Coast Guard advice to the public for June Bank Holiday weekend 31 May 2013

The Irish Coast Guard has today issued advice to members of the public in advance of the June bank holiday weekend regarding safety on the water and when enjoying leisure activities on cliff paths and walks.Bright and dry weather with sunny spells is ... [Published Department of Transport - May 31 2013]

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Joe Joyce, spokesman for Lough Swilly lifeboat, said: "Even though it's the summer, water temperature is about 12 to 13 degrees. You wouldn't last much more than an hour."
...Commenting on the Canadian deal, Blandford said; "We are excited to begin the implementation of our software across all the Canadian Search & Rescue teams in Alberta, which we feel will greatly enhance the critical work they are doing."
"The teams that have been using D4H internationally are huge fans of the system using it to generate incident reports, flag emergency responses and provide them with an all encompassing management tool that spans their entire search and rescue team"
...to begin the implementation of the software across all the Canadian search and rescue teams in Alberta," said Blandford, who is now CEO at D4H. "We feel the software will greatly enhance the critical work they are doing." D4H has already expanded into 11 countries around the globe, with its technology being used by emergency services in industries such as mining, maritime...

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Three rescued off Donegal coast [Published UTV - 16 hours ago]
Three fishermen rescued after boat sinks off In... [Published TheJournal.ie - 17 hours ago]
Sligo Coast Guard to take delivery of new helic... [Published Ocean FM - Jun 17 2013]
Boat brought ashore as gardai look for clues to... [Published Irish Independent - Jun 17 2013]
Irish Coast Guard search and rescue fleet renew... [Published Irish Times - Jun 17 2013]
Precautions could have avoided boat tragedies -... [Published Eircom.net - Jun 15 2013]
D4H Wins 5 Yr Canadian SAR Contract [Published IRISHDEV.Com - Jun 14 2013]
Dublin firm wins contract with Canadian Government [Published Irish Times - Jun 14 2013]
Dublin cloud firm Decisions wins contract with ... [Published Silicon Republic - Jun 14 2013]
After 245 missions, air ambulance service gets... [Published Galway Advertiser - Jun 14 2013]
Irish Coast Guard launches first ever 'Stay saf... [Published Central Fisheries Board - Jun 13 2013]
09:34 Tests due on boat tragedy brothers [Published Eircom.net - Jun 13 2013]
Irish Coast Guard warns people to ?stay safe in... [Published TheJournal.ie - Jun 13 2013]
Three Irish fishermen found dead at sea [Published UTV - Jun 13 2013]
Vehicle Accident - Europe - Ireland [Published RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information - Jun 13 2013]
Sunny spell saw Coast Guard record busiest week... [Published IrishExaminer.com - Ireland - Jun 13 2013]
Three brothers killed off coast of Ireland afte... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Jun 13 2013]
Three brothers killed off coast of Ireland afte... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - Jun 13 2013]
Three brothers drown off Co Waterford coast [Published Irish Times - Jun 12 2013]
Three fishermen die off Co Waterford coast [Published Irish Times - Jun 12 2013]
Three dead after fishing punt capsizes in Tramo... [Published Irish Independent - Jun 12 2013]
UPDATE Irish Coast Guard Rescue need your help ... [Published Wicklownews.net - Jun 11 2013]
Coast Guard ends rescue midway into mission [Published Irish Examiner - Jun 08 2013]
Coast Guard ends rescue midway into mission [Published IrishExaminer.com - Ireland - Jun 08 2013]
Long distance rescue called off [Published Irish Independent - Jun 07 2013]
Irish Coastguard abandons long-range rescue mis... [Published Evening Echo - Jun 07 2013]
Air Ambulance service will continue for now [Published Shannon Side - Jun 07 2013]
Coast Guard called to ship off Valentia coast [Published RTE Online - Jun 07 2013]
Coast Guard evacuating ?urgent medical case? in... [Published TheJournal.ie - Jun 07 2013]
Coast Guard issues warning ahead of weekend [Published TheCorkNews.ie - Jun 07 2013]
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