The Howth Coast Guard Volunteers have started a Work Placement Program with the Beaumont Hospital Accident & Emergency department. During the twelve hour shift two members will observe and work under the guidance of the A&E staff. The program’s aim is to improve Casualty Handling Skills and get hands on experience within a busy A&E [...]
Howth were tasked tonight at 23.02 to check reports of a flare sighting over the Sutton area. It had been reported by a member of the public and Dublin air traffic control. A unit from the team checked the North side of Sutton and Portmarnock strand. Nothing was found after the search of the area [...]
Volunteers from Howth Coast Guard were on hand today to assist at the Fat Turkey charity Hill Walk around Howth organised by Suttonians rugby club.
Today at midday, Howth Coast Guard responded to the upper cliff sections near Howth Summit, where a car and driver had sustained a heavy impact after leaving the path and sliding approx 100m steeply down-hill to the cliff edge. After locating the car the sole occupant was stabilised by paramedics and then removed from the [...]
Today Sunday 20th December 2009 Santa visited the boys and girls in Temple Street Children’s Hospital.
“Santa was on a trial run for the big day over Dublin Bay when Dancer, one of his Reindeers, felt unwell. Santa had to make an emergency landing on Dollymount Beach. Luckily the Howth Coast Guard Cliff Rescue Team was [...]
The volunteers from Howth Coast Guard spent last weekend on their introductory training course for the new TAC 07 Coast Guard climbing system. It’s a new international standard cliff and heights rescue system developed in Ireland especially for the Coast Guard. It updates the present system using new climbing equipment and updated technologies.
24 volunteers started [...]
Hundreds of emergency and essential service workers will make their way to work over this holiday period. Staff of the Coast Guard working at the marine emergency coordination centres in Dublin, Malin Head and on Valentia Island will be ready to take calls. They will also listen out for distress calls on the global maritime distress safety [...]
The public are reminded to be aware of the current high tides along the coastline. Beach car parks can quickly become flooded from the incoming high tide causing extensive damage to cars and may result in oil entering the water causing pollution.
If you’re unsure of the tide park clear of the beach. As seen today [...]
