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Farm Safety Talk
#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.
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Every Little Helps
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.
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Beach Lifeguard Awards Ceremony 2017
The Summer is nearly over and the beach lifeguards have had a busy time. But last Monday evening Aug. 21st an Awards Ceremony took place at the Crosshaven RNLI Station in Co. Cork.
Read the blog to find out more. Congrats to all our beach lifeguards on a successful summer and a big thank you for the work you all do.
http://corkcocowatersafety.blogspot.ie/2017/08/water-safety-rescue-services-unite-in.html
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Munster Nipper and Junior Championships 2017 in Youghal
Cork Water Safety and Cork Surf Life Saving would like to welcome Clare and Waterford Life Saving Clubs to Claycastle Beach in Youghal for the Munster Nipper and Junior Championships which will take place this Saturday August 12th and Sunday August 13th. Life Savers from as young as 7 will compete for places in the All Ireland Final which will take place in Curracloe, Co. Wexford later in the month. With nearly 550 Nippers and Juniors registered to compete, the Munster Final is the biggest competition on the Irish Surf Life Saving event calendar and well worth a visit if you are in the area! Good Luck to all and Stay Safe! #CorkWaterSafety
Ballycotton Summer Week Contact Details.
Please note there has been a change in the contact details for the Ballycotton Summer Week. For more information please contact Karen Casey @0878537077.
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Annual Report 2016
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
National Water Safety Week 207
The 19th to 25th of June is National Water Safety Week 2017. Keep a eye on our social media pages to keep up to date on all water safety issues.
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Cork City Collection
A big thank you to everyone who helped collect and supported us in raising €306.01 in our 2017 Cork City Collection.
Surf Life Saving World Championships and Irish Nationals 2016
This September saw 35 members of Cork Surf Life Saving travel to Holland to compete in the Life Saving World Championships at Master, Senior and Youth levels. Continue reading “Surf Life Saving World Championships and Irish Nationals 2016”