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Collection Days!!!

We are hosting our collection days around the county to help raise funds to continue our voluntary work! Dates will be released soon and we hope to get your support. If you can help please let us know!!!!!

Cork City Centre

Free for a hour or two? On the 23/05/2018 we are holding our Cork City Centre street collections and we are looking for some help!!!!! Message the page for more info if you are able to come and help with our collections to keep our work going!!!

Urgent Message for those taking the Beachguard course and Revalidation course this morning April 15th in Inchydony, Duneen, Clonakilty. It has been CANCELLED due to poor conditions. And has been rescheduled for Sunday April 22nd. Details will follow and sorry for any inconvenience. #CorkWaterSafety

This Easter Bank Holiday don't take the risk. Be careful near all water ways. Wear PFDs. Don't Drink and swim. And if you are going near water let someone know where you are going!!!!! #CorkWaterSafety #Cork #Savealife

Cork Juniors and Seniors arrive safely in Valencia for training camp. Have a great time everybody and bring back lots of tips! #CorkWaterSafety

Good luck to all our Nippers competing in the Munster Stillwater Lifesaving Competition at the University of Limerick Pool tomorrow. With a squad of nearly sixty boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 14 years of age it is the strongest squad we have fielded to date. Remember to enjoy the day and just keep swimming. Warm up at midday. Some Important things to remember!!! What to bring to this weekend's Munster Nipper Championships: Fins with your Name / Number clearly printed Togs and Towels Shorts, T-Shirt and Pool Shoes / Flip Flops Goggles and spare Goggles if you have them Cork Surf Life Saving Swim Hat Lots of Water, Drinks, Light Lunch, Snacks, Jellies #CorkWaterSafety  

  Congratulations to the following Cork Masters who also won All Ireland Medals at the weekend. Anne Kingston won Silver in the 100m Manikin Tow with Fins and Gold in the 100m Manikin Carry with Fins. Anders Inglesten brought home Bronze in the 100m Manikin Tow with Fins. Kieran Coffey came second and Martin Magee Donegal finished third in the 100m Obstacle. Finally Justin Crowley wins Gold and Ian Holding wins Silver in the 100m Manikin Carry with Fins. Justin also set a new National Record in this event. Great to see such a brilliant victory. Congratulations from all at CWS.  For more info from Cork Surf Lifesaving follow the link: https://www.facebook.com/Corksurflifesaving/

Storm Ophelia’s course from the Azores may have swept lethal Portuguese men o’ war onto the Irish coastline.

NUI Galway (NUIG) zoologist Dr Tom Doyle has appealed to shore walkers, surfers, swimmers and fish farmers to exercise caution. He also appealed for recorded sightings of the marine animals.

For more information follow the link https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/storm-ophelia-may-have-swept-portuguese-men-o-war-our-way-1.3260377 #CorkWaterSafety  

Stay Back. Stay High. Stay Dry. As storm Ophelia hits, we ask everyone to stay safe. Don't take any risks with the weather, especially near the water. #CorkWaterSafety #Ophelia #StaySafe

#WaterSafety #FarmSafety .Cork Water Safety held a farm Safety Talk in Tir Na Sli in Watergrasshill Co Cork. A big thank you to Pop O' Hara Cork Water Safety and Caroline Casey Cork County Council Roads & Water Safety Devolvement officer, as well as the Lord Mayor of Cork for giving such a valuable talk and support. Also a big thank you to Julia & Paul of Tir Na Sli who allow us the use of their farm it for these talks through out the year. The talks incl RSA,An Garda,Irish Water Safety,with Guest Speaker Padraigh Higgins whose son had drowned on their Farm.The talks are given to schools from all over Cork.The schools in the photos are St Joesphs Primary School Fermoy, Milford Primary School & Curraghglass Primary School total children attended was 140.All schools then did a tour of the Farm after their talks have finished. #CorkWaterSafety #FarmSafety #Cork

A Big Thank You to all who supported Cork Water Safety at the Blue Chip collection at Tesco in Mitchelstown, helping us raise €473.68, the most raised by any other organization in the past 2 years. #CorkWaterSafety #ThankYou #Mitchelstown #Cork