The Northside People newspaper has recently covered a number of stories from the Howth unit. In this weeks paper the training exercise in Donabate last weekend has been featured.
DAY-TRIPPERS to the Portrane area last Sunday week (May 7) could have been forgiven for thinking they were caught up in the middle of a major disaster. [...]
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18 members of Howth CG Unit were involved in a major SAR incident exercise last weekend. The exercise involved Fire, Rescue, Ambulance and Water units from the Civil Defence alongside the Coast Guard units from Howth and Skerries. Up to 150 rescue personnel were involved searching for about 50 casualties. The Civil Defence had set [...]
Gardai in Howth have appealed for help in identifying the body of a man who was recovered from the East Pier at Howth yesterday afternoon by Howth Lifeboat. He is described as being 38 to 45 years old, around 6′ tall, with a heavy build and a fair complexion. His hair was slightly grey and [...]
Paul Cooper, volunteer from Howth Coast Guard and his team who took part in the UK’s Maritime Coast Guard Agency yacht race in Largs, Scotland were mentioned on RTE Radio 1’s ‘SEASCAPES’ programme compered by Tom MacSweeney. The programme went out last night and is repeated on Saturdays at 17:30. You can also listen to [...]
Howth Coast Guard Unit is featured on page ten in the latest edition of the Northside People Newspaper.Â
RTE News report on the team’s recovery last night:
“Garda are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify the body of a man which was taken from the Irish Sea off Howth Head, Co Dublin, yesterday evening.
The body was recovered from the sea by a Coast Guard helicopter shortly 6pm and was removed to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown.
The [...]
