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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

Please note there has been a change in the contact details for the Ballycotton Summer Week. For more information please contact Karen Casey @0878537077. #CorkWaterSafety

Lifeguards administered first aid 4,210 times last summer and reunited 662 lost children with their loved ones. 2016 was a busy year - see what we got up to in our Annual Reporthttp://www.iws.ie/_fileupload/Annual%20Reports/Irish%20Water%20Safety%20Annual%20Report%202016.pdf