Howth Coast Guard were alerted at 17.55 yesterday to a report of a person in the water in Howth Harbour. The team responded and attended the scene but the person had been recovered quickly by a tender from the yacht club and brought to the lifeboat station to be assessed. The person concerned made a [...]
Thanks to all who came and supported the Howth Coast Guard car wash at the station yesterday. In all €1600 was raised and it will go towards funding Coast Guard volunteer Kieran’s trip to Haiti to assist in rebuilding homes destroyed by the January earthquake.
Thanks to all the volunteers who turned out to wash and [...]
Kieran McMahon a volunteer with Howth Coast Guard is going to Haiti with the Haven Partnership at the end of April to assist with the building of new homes for the people affected by the earthquake.
To help Kieran on his way and to give much needed funds to the effort there is a car wash [...]
Howth Coast Guard were tasked tonight at 18.29 to a report of a person falling into the water in Howth harbour. The team assembled quickly and went to the scene. Howth ILB along with the crew from a trawler had recovered the casualty to the pier and the lifeboat crew then gave first aid as [...]
The team did its first Foot Patrol of the New Year on an icy Sunday afternoon around the Howth Cliffs. Care is needed on the main Howth Head cliff path at the moment due to the recent icy conditions and appropriate foot wear and walking sticks are recommended. The side paths down to the waters [...]
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 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 [...]
