New Year's Eve Call outs

On 31st December the Irish Coast Guard were tasked to assist the HSE and Dublin Fire Brigade with a casualty who had fallen off the cliff path in Portrane. 

The Coast Guard Cliff Rescue team from Howth and the Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 116 were tasked. The patient was winched aboard the helicopter and taken to hospital.

Later that evening a unit responded along with Gardai to reports of flares over the Clontarf area spotted by planes landing at Dublin Airport. Following a search of the area it was concluded that it was a false alarm with good intent. We remind people about the importance of not using Chinese Lanterns near the coast.

Incident 63/13 and 64/13