The suicide prevention work undertaken by Howth Coast Guard has been featured in the Emergency Services Ireland magazine.
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Howth, Dublin. Howth Coast Guard were tasked at 9.50am this morning (Saturday 1st August) to an incident on the West Pier in Howth Harbour. Two 30 foot fishing trawlers had been discovered by the Harbour Master sunk at their berths on the harbour wall. Gardai and the Coast Guard responded.
It was quickly established [...]
At 17.40 today Howth CG received a call from MRCC Dublin saying that a person out on the cliffs had lost their dogs while walking. They had been lost earlier in the day but on searching for them the owner had only just found them half way down a steep cliff on a ledge about [...]
BALSCADDEN, HOWTH - At 1.20pm this afternoon (Thursday 5th February) Gardai tasked Howth Coast Guard Cliff Rescue Team and the Howth RNLI lifeboat to assist a female who had got into difficulty on the cliffs at the Nose of Howth near Balscadden on Howth Head.
Members of Howth Coast Guard provided medical assistance to the casualty [...]
The Rescue last week at Balscadden Quarry was reported by a number of media sources including Irish Independent, Evening Herald, 98FM, City Channel, Fingal Independent and The Northside People. Extracts below.
Jan 28TH 2009
Missing teen sparks huge search and rescue operation
16-year-old eventually found at Balscadden Quarry
The extensive search got under way after garda alerted the Marine [...]
On July 15th 2007, A Team of friends will be travelling around Ireland by sea using two inflatable RIBS, in aid a children’s charity called “St Josephs Services For The Visually Impaired” in Drumcondra, in order to raise awareness and much needed donations.
The trip should take between 4 & 5 days to complete and will [...]
The Howth Coast Guard website has been nominated for both Irish Blog Awards for both…
Best Group Blog - Sponsored by PutPlace.com
and…
Best Specialist Blog - Sponsored by iQ Content Ltd
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We’re very pleased to be nominated, and to have had such good reviews recently. Our site is now truly becoming an international resource [...]
International author, broadcaster, journalist, speaker and business and personal development mentor Krishna De has spent the time to write a piece about howthcoastguard.com on Biz Growth News, showing how an organisation, even voluntary, can raise awareness through blogging…
This week as I walked past the Howth Coastguard Station little did I realise that inside someone blogging [...]
Last week’s cliff rescue has been published in the the local ‘Northside People’ paper…
HOWTH Coast Guard has issued a warning for people to be extra vigilant when walking near or along seaside cliff tops during winter months. The warning comes after the Coast Guard was called to a dramatic rescue last Thursday (November 2) in [...]
In case you are wondering what makes Coast Guard volunteers give up their time to go on the water and ask people to wear safety equipment here is a sad extract from today’s ‘Irish Independent’
AÂ loving hug ended in tragedy for a young couple, an inquest heard yesterday.The man drowned after his girlfriend stood up to [...]
