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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
5 months
Terrible conditions this evening in Dun Laoghaire harbour. Don’t take risks, stay safe and keep well clear from the coastline during #StormIsha @MetEireann @dlrcc @CarlowWeather @gardainfo @IrishCoastGuard
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
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❌ Unacceptable behaviour by Jet skis operating dangerously at Forty Foot on 10.8.22. Under DLR Beach Bye Laws 2012, Jet skis must not be operated within 300metres of the foreshore and can only operate before 10am and after 7.30pm. @dlrcc @GardaTraffic @barrymward @CormacDevlin
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
Gone but never forgotten… Forever remembering Paul, Mark, Dara & Ciarán 14 March 2017 #rescue116
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
📟 Callout 20.12.22 - Dún Laoghaire Baths 📟 Coast Guard crew tasked to a dog who got stuck on a ledge at the Baths in Dún Laoghaire after falling into water. Young Daisy had fallen into the water and couldn’t get out but had made her way to the safety of a ledge.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 months
📟 Callout - East Pier, Dun Laoghaire 6.4.24 📟 Child in water. @DLCoastGuard @RNLIDunLaoghair @AmbulanceNAS @GardaTraffic @DubFireBrigade and #rescue116 all tasked. Child recovered and taken to hospital. Respect the water, heed the warnings!!!
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Tom Lyons
3 months
Heroic rescue just now in Dun Laoghaire.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
Callout - Forty foot/Sandycove - 7.2.2021 - Swimmer in difficulty and 2nd casualty requiring medical assistance. @AmbulanceNAS @DubFireBrigade @RNLIDunLaoghair @GardaTraffic . All persons ok. 40ft closed due to weather conditions! Stay away! Easterly winds all week.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
Gone but not forgotten
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
Current sea conditions on the east coast today make swimming dangerous. We already had a call for assistance this morning at Sandycove. Please don’t take any risks! Remember if you see anyone in difficultly, dial 112/999 immediately and ask for the Coast Guard.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 months
Never forgotten. Today we remember Paul, Mark, Dara and Ciarán ❤️. Seven years on since the terrible tragedy. #Rescue116
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**CALLOUT** 03.05.2021 - Life saved on the water this evening as SUP got into difficulty off Blackrock. Eagle eyed member of the public spotted the person. @RNLIDunLaoghair & #rescue116 assisted along with ourselves. Thanks to all involved. #staysafe
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
📟 Callout - 40ft 📟 Swimmer in difficulty. Swimmer assisted out by other swimmers. Coast Guard team provided medical treatment until @AmbulanceNAS Paramedics along with @WicklowRR Doctor arrived. Patient transported to hospital. #StaySafe as seas rough along coastline
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**Callout Update** Attended 4 incidents yesterday (03/05/21), most serious was swimmer in difficulty & divers missing. @RNLIDunLaoghair ALb/ILb @AmbulanceNAS @DubFireBrigade @GardaTraffic #Rescue116 assisted. #staysafe this Bank Holiday weekend
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**Callout** Team tasked to Blackrock as children cut off by incoming tide. Children located and safely made it ashore at Seapoint, all ok. Team stood down. This has been our 30th callout of 2021. Please stay safe on or near the water & Call the Coast Guard on 112 if in trouble.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
A water spout spotted from our Coast Guard station in Dun Laoghaire, Tuesday 9.5.23 during having winds & rain. Not something you see everyday. @MetEireann @CarlowWeather #thunderstorms #waterspout #storms
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 months
What to do if you get into difficulty? Last weeks rescue was a major relief that a young life was saved but also a reminder to all of how dangerous the sea can be. If you get into difficulty, float to live as advised by our colleagues from RNLI @RNLIDunLaoghair :
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
6 members of Irish Coast Guard - Dún Laoghaire unit received there 10yr service medal, which was presented to them by Eugene Clonan, Director Irish Coast Guard (acting). Thank you for your service 👏 #medal #thankyou #volunteer #irishcoastguard
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
7 months
📟 Incident update - Sandymount 19.11.23 📟 Crew tasked to investigate reports of two casualties and their dog cut off by the incoming tide at Sandymount. Upon arrival it was clear the casualties were cut off and required immediate assistance 1/4
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
5 months
📟 Incident updates - 8 callouts this week 📟 (1) Tasked to a swimmer in difficulty at Hawks cliff, (2) Despondent casualty in Sandymount, (3) Six month old puppy fallen off West Pier, (4) casualty who fell on West Pier and required medical assistance,
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
All this week we will have a Strong Spring Tide, so be extra careful diving and swimmers will also have a harder fight than normal going against the tide. Remember, if you see anyone in difficulty, don’t hesitate, call the Coast Guard immediately on 112/999.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
Remembering the crew of R116 who lost there lives in the early hours of 14 March 2017. Gone but never forgotten. #rescue116
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**Callout Seapoint - 17.8.21** Swimmer requiring urgent medical assistance. #Rescue116 , @DubFireBrigade @AmbulanceNAS @GardaTraffic @CommunityAirAmb Doctors and members of the public assisted. Swimmer transported to hospital but sadly passed away. RIP. Thanks to all who helped.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
9 months
🚨 Exciting News 🚨 Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard Team have now taken our search resources and assets to the next level with our team now equipped and trained in the use of a Drone. This drone is no ordinary drone and is equipped with thermal imaging, search lights and 1/3
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
5 months
Welcome to 503,000 new follower’s 🤣 #wewish
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
Please read & share this post, you might just safe a life! Sea swimming is as popular as ever and many more take to the seas over Christmas & New Year, but the dangers have not decreased. We ask you to take one minute of your time to read the following safety advice; 1/4
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
⚠️ Safety advice - Sandymount Beach⚠️ • Check the tide before you go for your walk • On a rising tide, stay close to the pathways and don’t go down the beach. • Should you find yourself in difficulty, Stay calm, Stay still, Call 112 immediately and ask for the Coast Guard.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
In the early hours of 14 March 2017, Paul, Mark, Dara & Ciaran, the crew of Rescue 116 went on a rescue mission off the West Coast of Ireland, but sadly never returned. You will never be forgotten. #Rescue116
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Sandymount 1.1.2023 📟 Team tasked to there first incident of 2023 to a possible person in difficulty on Sandymount. As light had faded, Rescue 116 was tasked also, making using of there powerful search light and thermal imagining camera. 1/3
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
Stay safe outside during #StormBarra . ⚠️ Don’t take unnecessary risks and put yourself or others in danger. Keep away from the coastlines and waterways and listen👂to all safety advice. If you see anyone in danger, dial 112/999 and ask for the Coast Guard
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
Callout Hawks cliff bathing area on 16.12.2020. Swimmer in difficulty, recovered from sea and brought to Coliemore harbour for urgent treatment. Despite everyone’s best efforts, sadly the swimmer passed away. RIP @RNLIDunLaoghair @AmbulanceNAS @DubFireBrigade @GardaTraffic
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
Video of us working alongside #rescue116 in 2021 with recovering a casualty near Vico baths. Casualty was fine after there ordeal. #TBThursday
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
⚠️ADVISORY MESSAGE⚠️ Similar weather conditions are expected Sunday, making sea conditions unsafe. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE UNDUE RISKS. Remember if you see anyone in difficulty in, or near the water, dial 112/999 immediately and ask for the Coast Guard.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
📟 Callout - Sandymount 26/4/22📟 3 people cut off by tide on Sandymount strand. Coast Guard team tasked along with @RNLIDunLaoghair ILb, #Rescue116 , @DubFireBrigade , @AmbulanceNAS and @GardaTraffic . A successful rescue operation with all person airlifted to LZ on beach.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
🚨🚨ATTENTION🚨🚨 Is this your kayak or do you know who owns it? Kayak was recovered from Dublin bay, opposite Forty Foot on Wednesday afternoon (12.7.23) by a Fishing boat. Contact us via our Social media pages if you own it. Please spread the word and share the post
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
Stay safe 🛟 on the water this weekend, if you see anyone in difficulty in or near the water, dial 112 immediately and ask for the Coast Guard. @GardaTraffic Water Unit we’re on patrol today in our area 💪. @dlrcc @CormacDevlin @barrymward
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Vico baths - 31.5.23 📟 Team tasked to a Casualty injured on rocks at Vico baths requiring assistance. @AmbulanceNAS & @GardaTraffic also attending. On arrival and after initial assessment of casualty 1/3
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Forty Foot - 4.5.2023 📟 Calls from members of the public for a swimmer in difficulty at Forty Foot. Team responded along with #rescue116 , @RNLIDunLaoghair ALb & ILb, @AmbulanceNAS Paramedics, @DubFireBrigade Paramedics & Advance Paramedics and @GardaTraffic . 1/3
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Killiney Beach - 3.1.2023 📟 Team tasked to search for a missing swimmer after clothing located at Killiney beach. Rescue 116 & RNLI ALb tasked also. 1/3
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**Callout Vico Baths - 2.7.21** Request from @AmbulanceNAS to assist with a casualty. #rescue116 requested also and winched casualty. @GardaTraffic also on scene.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
10 months
Gone but never forgotten ❤️
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
Coast Guard crew were unable to recover daisy and requested Dún Laoghaire RNLI ILb to assist. The video says a lot… Remember if you see anyone in difficulty in or near the water, dial 📞 112/999 or VHF channel 16 immediately and ask for the Coast Guard.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Blackrock Dart Station - 10.3.2023📟 Coast Guard team tasked to assist @AmbulanceNAS with transport of Casualty. Arriving on scene, team provided assistance to NAS alongside @DubFireBrigade . Rescue 116 was also requested. 1/3
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
Busy day (19.07.2020) with the team tasked to 5 different incidents in the afternoon working with various emergency services, @GardaTraffic @AmbulanceNAS @RNLIDunLaoghair @DubFireBrigade and @dlrcc lifeguards. Best wishes to the Casualties. #Team
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
Our condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Garda Alan Leblique who tragically passed away. We had the pleasure to meet & work alongside Alan in our local community in Dun Laoghaire over the years. May he rest in peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
On behalf of all volunteers in Dún Laoghaire Coast Guard, we like to wish all our families, friends and followers a Happy Christmas 🎄 and thank you for your support in 2022. Please stay safe over the Christmas holiday. Our volunteers will be on call 24/7 & ready to respond.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
We took sometime yesterday to do some training and familiarisation of the new baths 🛁 in Dun Laoghaire. Some basic stretcher work along with checking out are evacuation points, helps us to have a ‘game plan’ incase we might be required to visit in a real emergency 🚨
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
📟 Callout - Killiney beach - 2.11.2022 📟 Coast Guard Team responded along with RNLI ALB and Rescue 116 to possible swimmer in difficulty. Enroute, confirmed swimmer was ok and didn’t require assistance, with RNLI & 116 been stood down.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
Seapoint. Great swimming spots in our area with lifeguards on duty in July/August Where is it: Seapoint is just north of Dun Laoghaire. A short walk from Seapoint Dart Station.
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 months
Swim in safe, calm waters. Think ahead. With more people swimming over the Easter break, be mindful of sea conditions. Yesterday we were tasked to help a swimmer in difficulty at the 40 Foot. Sea conditions were rough which made entry and exit to the swimming area difficult.
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
⚠️ Safety advice - Sandymount Beach ⚠️ • Check the tide before you go for your walk • On a rising tide, stay close to the pathways and don’t go down the beach • Should you find yourself in difficulty, Stay calm, Stay still, Call 112 immediately and ask for the Coast Guard
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
A tribute to frontline workers over Dublin bay this afternoon, thanks to @redbull @redbullIRE
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
9 months
🛸 Training night with the new drone 🛸 Wow, great to see the drone in action. As part of a training exercise in the pitch black the drone located the casualty in minutes. 1/3
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Sandymount - 11.02.2023 📟 Crew tasked to get eyes on a person cut off by the tide on Sandymount beach. @RNLIDunLaoghair ILb was also tasked. On arrival confirmed person cut off by the tide. 1/4
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
Callout Forty Foot - 18.11.2020 - Person requiring assistance at Forty Foot. @AmbulanceNAS , @DubFireBrigade @GardaTraffic also responded. Sadly person was deceased on arrival. May they rest in peace.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
11 months
📟 Callout - Dalkey sound - 7.8.2023 📟 While our drone team was out training yesterday in Dalkey sound, they identified on camera a fisherman cut off by an incoming tide on rocks. The drone team immediately requested the launch of the RNLI Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Station ILb
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
6 months
🎄 Happy Christmas 🎄 To all our followers, friends & family, wishing you all a peaceful & safe Christmas. If you are going for your usual Christmas swim over the next few days, please take heed of the following safety points; 1/3
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
5 months
We attended a reception in the Mansion house with @LordMayorDublin yesterday evening, celebrating @NatServicesDay , alongside other emergency services.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Sandymount - 4.3.2023 📟 Coast Guard team tasked to reports of persons cut off by the tide at Sandymount. Arriving on scene, persons were not cut off by tide, however they were disoriented as not from the area and unsure of there surroundings. 1/2
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 months
☘️ Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh ☘️ 🇮🇪 Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all 🇮🇪 #stpatricksday #stpatricks #ireland #Irish #coastguard #irishcoastguard #dunlaoghaire #d únlaoghaire
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
3 callouts in the space of a couple of hours to swimmers in distress. All safely made it back to land, first aid treatment provided and taken to hospital by @AmbulanceNAS Paramedics for further care. @RNLIDunLaoghair also assisted with their ILB & ALB on scene.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
📟 Callout - Sandymount - 27.5.22 📟 Team tasked to 3 persons cut off by the tide at Sandymount. @RNLIDunLaoghair ILb and #Rescue116 requested also to assist. Rescue 116 recovered persons from Sandbank and landed on LZ, handing over persons to Coast Guard team. Crews stood down.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
🌊 Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard training with RNLI Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Station ILb 🌊 We work closely with the RNLI Dun Laoghaire crew on many callouts so it was super to train together. Great teamwork. ***Pics of training scenarios***
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 months
📟 Callout - East Pier, Dun Laoghaire 12.4.24 📟 Reports person recovered from water at East Pier. Crew tasked to assist @AmbulanceNAS . On arrival, two persons requiring medical treatment, as member of public rescued another person who had slipped into water at
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
September 2018 Casually waiting for a lift from #Rescue116 , Bullock Harbour #tbt
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
Emergency services open day - 1st July 🛟 Date for your diary. Emergency services open day takes place in Dun Laoghaire from 11am on Saturday, 1st July. Join us and other emergency services for this free, family fun day! We look forward to seeing you there. @dlrcc
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**Callout update** 7 callouts in the last 24hrs. As always great #teamwork working alongside @RNLIDunLaoghair ILb @GardaTraffic and @AmbulanceNAS . Enjoy the sunny weather and #staysafe
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
With the longer evenings and some signs of warmer weather more people are starting to swim again. Please remember the sea is still very cold at this time of year. Stay safe, never swim alone ☀️🌊.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
10 months
📟 Callout - Recent Call-outs 📟 1. Assist @AmbulanceNAS with a casualty who was suffering from heart issues in Dun Laoghaire harbour. Team attended and assisted with casualty transfer from boat into awaiting ambulance. 1/4
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
Great pics taken by @GardaTraffic Air Support unit. East Pier in Dun Laoghaire looking fab 🙂 @dlrcc @DLMarina_Dublin my
@GardaTraffic
An Garda Síochána
4 years
The Garda Air Support Unit captured images of Powerscourt Waterfall, East Pier in Dun Laoghaire, Baily Lighthouse in Howth and St. Sylvester’s Church in Malahide while conducting patrols today. #StayHomeStaySafe #SocialDistancing
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
This bank holiday weekend, we ask all to #StaySafe along our coastlines and in our waters. If you see anyone in difficulty, dial 112/999 or VHF channel 16 & ask for the Coast Guard. Please see link below for some safety advice.
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
⚠️STATUS RED - Gale warning ⚠️ Heed the warnings that are in place and stay clear of the coastline, cliffs & harbours during #StormEllen . Don’t take risks as you might be putting those of the #FRONTLINE in danger if they have to rescue you!
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
5 months
A busy January was had of incidents, assisting persons stuck on Sandymount, casualty on Shankill beach, dog rescue, possible kayaker in difficulty, were just some of our incidents, while working alongside @RNLIDunLaoghair , @AmbulanceNAS , @GardaTraffic and #rescue116 .
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
5 months
🚁 Training with Rescue 116 🚁 Training with @rescue_116 in January included stretcher transfers, winching and high line operation.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
Callout - Sorrento Point, Dalkey - 15.08.2020 07.53am. Second early morning call to assist a fisherman injured on rocks. Patient stabilised and removed by boat with the assistance of @RNLIDunLaoghair ILB and @AmbulanceNAS . #teamwork
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
Callout to 3 children cut off by tide at Sandymount strand. Rescue 116 tasked also. Children made there way back through knee deep water, with a Coast Guard team & Rescue 116 keeping watch. All children ok just cold. @AmbulanceNAS @GardaTraffic also on scene. Team stood down
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
A fabulous day was had, with a huge attendance at yesterdays first Emergency Services Open day 🆘 🛟 in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Well done to all involved, most importantly the Harbour Master of Dún Laoghaire Harbour and of course our own team. Can’t wait for the next one 👏
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**CALLOUT** Swimmer in difficulty at Forty Foot. @RNLIDunLaoghair ILB & Rescue 116 tasked also. @RNLIDunLaoghair ILB recovered casualty and along with Coast Guard team, stretched casualty to @AmbulanceNAS . Sun might be warm, the water is still cold. #StaySafe
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**CALLOUT** Two persons stranded on Sandymount beach. Persons made it back ashore themselves. @howthcoastguard RIB kept visual and Rescue 116 was going airborne but stood down. It’s been a busy week, so please #staysafe this Easter weekend.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
With the world 🌍 still going through difficult times with #COVID19 and the desperate situation in #ukraine 🇺🇦, we take a moment to recognise and celebrate the women in our team and lives. Happy #internationalwomensday 💜 💝
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
The picture says it all… DLCG Team visited Enable Ireland School in Sandymount yesterday morning, with one of our own team members child delighted to see her Dad turn up with all the Coast Guard gear and colleagues. 1/3
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
11 months
Our sincere condolences to our colleagues in Dun Laoghaire Garda station for the sudden loss of their colleague, Det. Garda Deirdre (Dee) Finn who tragically died in a incident yesterday in Carrick-On-Shannon.
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
#SocialDistancing & #facemasks worn at all times #JerusalemaChallenge by Dingle Coast Guard unit Dingle Coast Guard | Jerusalema Challenge | Irish Coast Guard via @YouTube
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 months
This week we celebrated our Officer in Charge (OIC) 10 years service to the @IrishCoastGuard and local community. Well done Graham 👏.
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@DLCoastGuard
Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Incident updates 📟 Sunday 7.5.23 - Calls from members of the public concerned for a swimmer at Forty Foot. @RNLIDunLaoghair ILb was on a shout towing a yacht that overturned and responded immediately, along with Coast Guard team. 1/4
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Dún Laoghaire Harbour - 24.1.2023 📟 Team tasked to assist @RNLIDunLaoghair ALb with a casualty that they had evacuated from a tanker at anchorage in Dublin Bay. Coast Guard team met @RNLIDunLaoghair ALb & casualty at Carlisle pier and 1/2
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
🌊 Drones support our Search & Rescue capabilities 🌊 Drone training started this week at Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard.  Drones are a huge benefit to the team and local community for Search & Rescue operations.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
Callout earlier (4.2.2021) to Sandymount beach for a walker & their dog cut off by the tide. ‘Hugo’ also needed some tlc after the stressful time. Thanks to @RNLIDunLaoghair ILB for their assistance.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
‘This year the Irish Coast Guard have been involved in 2,700 incidents around the country. Dublin Bay is a busy area with both commercial and leisure users; the area’s beaches and coastline attract water sports enthusiasts and day trippers alike. Two Coast Guard stations 1/7
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📢 Important Message 📢 ⚠️ We’ve attended two incidents of people being stranded on the sandbank at Sandymount beach. Please heed the warning messages❗️At least three hours before high tide stay close to land, do not venture out. Tidal info available online or via an App
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Dalkey sound - 9.7.2023 📟 Crew tasked to get eyes on for a possible small craft in difficulty near Dalkey island. Thankfully, the casualty vessel made contact with Dublin Coast Guard to advise they were having engine issues. @RNLIDunLaoghair ALb was tasked also.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
6 months
Busy start to the year for our team with 2 incidents on January 1st. Incident 1️⃣ Report of swimmers in difficulty in Dalkey sound. Crew tasked to observe, once on scene, Rescue 116 which was on training exercise nearby, was requested to do a search. 1/4
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
2 years
Gone but never forgotten ❤️
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
8 months
⚠️ Status Red Wind Warning ⚠️ Severe winds to hit Dublin region, with strongest from 5am until 8am. Heed the warnings, stay away from the Coasts during the storm. Please don’t take risks and but those of the emergency services in danger if they have to rescue you. #StormDebi
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
7 months
📟 Incident - Bray Seafront - 3.12.2023 📟 Drone team requested to assist Greystones/Wicklow Coast Guard Unit & ILb with reports of a possible missing person at Bray beach, after clothing & personal belongings were found. 1/3
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
6 months
On Christmas Eve we gathered with the RNLI on the East Pier to remember the 15 RNLI crew who lost their lives on a rescue mission in 1895.  The ceremony also remembered all those who lost their lives through drowning, home and abroad.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
**Callout - West Pier 8.11.21** Casualty fell on pier and required our assistance. Casualty assisted off pier in 4x4 Jeep to an awaiting @AmbulanceNAS , were there dog 🐶 got as much attention as they did. Team stood down.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
Callout - Sandymount beach - Liferaft spotted off Sandymount beach, no persons aboard. Liferaft brought ashore and dismantled. Crew stood down.
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
4 years
Callout to Sandymount beach earlier, person cut off by tide. 3 teams from @DLCoastGuard responded along with @RNLIDunLaoghair & Rescue116. @rtenews @Independent_ie @thejournal_ie @IrishTimes
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
3 years
⚠️Unsafe Conditions⚠️ Sea conditions at the #fortyfoot and along our coastline are very rough today and unsafe. Wind Warnings in operation this weekend along our coastline. #stayback #stayhigh #staysafe
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Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard
1 year
📟 Callout - Sandymount 29.1.2023 📟 Crew tasked to get eyes on a possible person cut off by the tide on Sandymount beach @RNLIDunLaoghair ILb was also tasked On arrival confirmed person cut off by the tide. Crew from @RNLIDunLaoghair ILb assisted person off the sandbank 1/3
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