Irish Water Safety

The chief executive of Irish Water Safety has offered advice to people planning a Christmas swim tomorrow. With the good weather forecast for Christm(...)

A 136-year-old wooden workboat dating from when writer James Joyce was born is due to be restored in Galway as part of a city community training proje(...)

Occurrences of adults drowning in bathtubs are “very, very rare”, according to Irish Water Safety chief executive John Leech. Cranberries singer Dol(...)

A doctor working with beach lifeguards has warned people of the dangers of tombstoning or jumping into water from a height this August Bank Holiday we(...)

While a heatwave sweeping across mainland Europe will pass Ireland by this bank holiday weekend, Met Éireann have forecast dry weather, with sunny spe(...)

The Chief Executive of Irish Water Safety has warned that parents are putting their children’s lives at risk by allow themselves to get distracted whi(...)

Forty-nine people have drowned in Irish seas, rivers and lakes so far this year, Irish Water Safety (IWS) has said. The summer bathing season, which (...)

Unusually high temperatures this past week on land are being matched on water, with Caribbean conditions off beaches and in shallow bays. Irish Water(...)

1) National Water Safety Awareness week continues until June 24th. Irish Water Safety and the babies and toddler swim school, Water Babies, will host (...)

Is good weather bad for your health? With a sharp increase in weather-related accidents and casualties across the country, it is becoming clear that t(...)