John Leech
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Easter Saturday temperatures hit 22.9 degrees making it hottest day of year
- Environment
- April 20, 2019, 10:59
Temperatures hit 22.9 degrees in Carlow today, making it the hottest day of the year so far. This temperature recorded by Met Éireann at Oak Park was(...)

Safety chiefs issue cold water and high tide warning for Easter weekend
- Irish News
- April 17, 2019, 10:39
Water safety chiefs have warned people taking to the coast and inland waterways over the Easter bank holiday weekend about cold temperatures and high (...)

‘Get in, get out, get warm’: Advice for your Christmas swim
- Irish News
- December 24, 2018, 09:35
The chief executive of Irish Water Safety has offered advice to people planning a Christmas swim tomorrow. With the good weather forecast for Christm(...)

Adults drowning in baths ‘very rare’, says Irish Water Safety
- Irish News
- September 7, 2018, 01:00
Occurrences of adults drowning in bathtubs are “very, very rare”, according to Irish Water Safety chief executive John Leech. Cranberries singer Dol(...)

'Many parents aren't looking after their children very well at the beach'
- Parenting
- August 3, 2018, 12:45
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(...)

Balmy conditions, spring tides may increase risk of jellyfish stings
- Irish News
- June 29, 2018, 21:29
Unusually high temperatures this past week on land are being matched on water, with Caribbean conditions off beaches and in shallow bays. Irish Water(...)

Good weather can be bad for your health, experts warn
- Health & Family
- June 11, 2018, 15:29
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(...)

Man (41) died while snorkelling due to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
- Irish News
- April 9, 2018, 14:07
A 41-year-old man who was found unresponsive, 1½ hours after he had gone snorkelling at Streedagh, Co Sligo , died as a result of Sudden Adult Death S(...)

Buncrana inquest: Occupants of SUV ‘should have been able to unlock car’
- Coroner's Court
- November 23, 2017, 15:29
The occupants of the stricken Audi SUV that sank off Buncrana pier in Co Donegal killing five people should have been able to unlock the car in the wa(...)

Buncrana pier rescuer tells how father shouted ‘save our baby’
- Coroner's Court
- November 22, 2017, 21:39
“I got a feeling something was not right – I don’t know why,” Louise James told the inquest into the Buncrana drowning tragedy. In a harrowing day of(...)