Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers, has launched a public consultation on the development of Ireland’s first National Swimming Strategy. The Strategy will be based on a vision to “provide everyone in Ireland with an opportunity…
Life savers from Inspire Leisure Centre at the Deaf Village, Cabra, were recent winners at an international competition held in Leeds, England. The event, organised annually by the Drowning Prevention Charity, aims to encourage life savers to perfect their rescue…
ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH TO BATTLE THE BOYNE?! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN – https://events.fitlive.ie/boyne-swim-2018 The newly titled Aura Boyne Swim will take place on Saturday the 16th June 2018 (Start time 1pm TBC) Drogheda Triathlon Club will host the Aura Boyne Swim 2018 once again with the continued and…
The Irish National Masters Life-Saving team took a magnificent silver medal place at the recent international Life Saving Championships held in Leeds 50-metre pool in England. The 7-strong team took home a total of 18 individual event medals, narrowly…
An EPA report, Bathing Water Quality in Ireland – A Report for the Year 2016, has found that the overall quality of Ireland’s bathing waters remains very good with 130 of 140 identified waters meeting strict EU standards. The strict…
Dedicated lifesavers of all ages from Dublin city have been making big waves at a major international swimming event in England where they achieved a string of top times and took home 18 medals. St John Berchman’s Lifeguard Club proved…
With schools closed, the summer holidays in full swing and temperatures set to hit 30 degrees in some parts of the country today, now is the time to plan a trip to one of Ireland’s beautiful beaches and lakes. To…
Three quarters of bathing waters continue to be of ‘Excellent’ quality for the second year running Ireland’s bathing waters continue to be of a very high standard, with 93.4 per cent of identified bathing waters (128 of 137) meeting minimum…
At last the summer has arrived but with it come some hidden dangers! Waterways Ireland would like to advise swimmers that operating docks, harbours and marinas are not appropriate areas for swimming and that those wishing take a dip in…
Irish Water Safety is appealing to the public to take the following seven-point approach to safety when enjoying waterways in this good weather, following an analysis of the spate of recent drownings. 1. Swim at Lifeguarded waterways – http://www.iws.ie/bathing-areas-page.html; 2.…