Search Results for 'Disaster_Accident'

Seven volunteer lifeboat crew members from Ballyglass RNLI came to the rescue of a large juvenile dolphin which became stranded at Bundúla, in Blacksod Bay, just outside Belmullet last Thursday.

Businesses in Eyre Square were mopping up this week as severe rainfall over the Bank Holiday weekend led to unprecedented flooding in the area.

Following the RTE Investigates programme which showed dangerous practices in a Dublin Créche chain Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs, Anne Rabbitte TD, says that greater enforcement powers should be given to Tusla.

Confirmation that a second air ambulance, based in County Cork, has become operational will allow Athlone service respond to more local emergencies, according to Deputy Denis Naughten.

Research from the Road Safety Authority’s Check it Fits Service, which checks child car seats and restraints nationwide for free, has revealed that four out of five child car seats are incorrectly fitted nationwide.

Fine Gael General Election candidate Alan Dillon appeals to motorists about safety concerns over the worsening problem of vehicles increasing speed and breaking the lights at the Prison Road junction, where realignment roadworks on the N60 are taking place on the outskirts of Balla at Lagnamuck.

The Office of Public Works’s draft climate change sectoral adaptation plan for flood risk management has been launched for public consultation.

Aran Islands RNLI volunteers were requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat at 5.20pm on Saturday by the Irish Coast Guard as a yacht with one onboard was experiencing engine difficulty north east of Straw Island.

Acupuncture, which originated in China is proven to be a very effective therapy for pain relief and is now used in many progressive hospitals in the USA, UK, Israel, and Australia.

The official full time lifeguard season is now underway on beaches across Mayo for the summer season.