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 [...]
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 [...]
This morning five volunteers from Howth Coast Guard unit visited Scoil Mhuire National School in Howth to give a water safety talk and show the kids some of the unit’s equipment. First the kids got to see the new ‘Dopey Denzel’ water safety DVD produced in Howth then learnt about the dangers present when on [...]
Last night the 22nd Dublin Mafikeng Cub Pack visited Howth Coast Guard station as part of their Bronze Arrow badge. As part of this badge they have to learn what an emergency is, who to report it to and how to report it as well as learning to respect the Emergency Services and their importance.
During [...]
WEST PIER, HOWTH - This weekend Howth Coast Guard hosted an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) course provided by Aware. Team members from Howth Coast Guard, Howth Gardai, Drogheda Coast Guard, Howth RNLI, Howth Beach Life Guards, and local Scout Leaders completed a 2 day certification.
Just as “CPR” skills make physical first aid possible, [...]
As part of the unit’s water safety week, last Monday 17th three volunteers targeted the water safety promotion to people angling along the coastline. From Howth to Malahide the volunteers met with over 40 shore anglers and gave them an Irish Water Safety pack on Angling along with Met Eireann information pack on the weather. [...]
Over the next ten days Howth Coast Guard volunteers will be visiting Malahide, Portmarnock, Sutton, Howth and Dollymount to inform the public on water safety. The crew will have the Coast Guard safety information trailer on display along with safety DVDs and information booklets and handouts. The team will be on hand to give information [...]
Howth Coast Guard patrol boat was on the water today. Initially it assisted with monitoring the pollution incident from yesterday before commencing it’s life jacket compliance monitoring.
While in Dublin bay it was tasked by MRCC to investigate reports from a concerned caller of a small inflatable drifting between Ireland’s eye and Lambay Island. The small [...]
WEST PIER, HOWTH - This June and July, members of Howth Coast Guard have invited youth groups, summer camp programmes, and scout troops out to our rescue station for water safety education. Our new safety video featuring the team rescuing ‘Dopey Denzel’ from peril and the mistakes he made has been received well by all [...]
