The Irish Coast Guard conducted a maritime response exercise named ‘Exercise Fresnel’ at Valentia Island, Co. Kerry. This exercise focused on the co-ordination of the relevant authorities for a major maritime ship casualty and pollution incident and tested major incident plans within the context of the National Maritime Oil and HNS Spill Contingency Plan and Major Emergency Management framework. Thank you to all stakeholders who took part in what was a very successful exercise.
About us
The overall objective of the Coast Guard is to reduce the loss of life on Ireland’s sea’s, lakes, waterways and rivers, coastal and remote areas; to provide assistance to persons in danger at sea, on the coast, Islands or remote inland areas; to coordinate searches for missing persons at sea or on the coast; to provide support on request to statutory bodies or agencies particularly in emergency response; to intervene as necessary in marine casualties; to monitor maritime traffic within our EEZ, to prevent or minimise damage to the marine environment within the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone, harbours and maritime local authority areas and to preserve property when possible. To deliver this the Coast Guard has in place rescue, security, ship casualty and pollution response regimes and ensures that where incidents do occur, there is an appropriate level of emergency preparedness and response to save life and to protect the quality of the marine environment.
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http://www.dttas.ie/maritime/english/irish-coast-guard-ircg
External link for Irish Coast Guard
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Dublin, Leinster
- Type
- Government Agency
- Specialties
- Pollution, SAR, Marine Rescue, Marine Radio, Maritime, Rescue Coordination, Cliff Rescue, Sea Rescue, and Coastal Rescue
Locations
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Leeson Lane
Dublin, Leinster 00000, IE
Employees at Irish Coast Guard
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Ciaran Banahan
Chartered Building Surveyor & Project Manager - Banahan Surveyors || Irish Coast Guard Cliff Rescue Instructor, Search Manager & D-Class Boat Cox.
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Padraig Corcoran
Entrepreneurial and results driven business professional. Volunteer Coast Guard and amateur Munster fan!
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Domnic Barr
Senior Building Services Manager at John Paul Construction
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Brian Murphy
Associate Manager, Operations Manufacturing at Stryker
Updates
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❄️☔️#WinterReady 🚶 When planning to go on coastal walks, avoid unfamiliar routes and be mindful of changes caused by coastal erosion 📱Remember to carry a suitable means to call for help such as a mobile phone, VHF radio or personal locator beacon 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehzv4yg8
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Earlier this month members of the Irish Coast Guard met in Clonmel for the annual Officer in Charge conference, The OiCs participated in a HYDRA Decision-Making Simulation. This training creates simulations of emergency situations which are used to train high-pressure decision-making. The Irish Coast Guard would like to thank the Tipperary Fire Service for facilitating this training at the local fire station in Clonmel.
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Last week Irish Coast Guard personnel attended the UK Mission Control Centre ground school training at the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Fareham. The aim of the visit was to gain a better understanding of the COSPAS-SARSAT International Satellite Distress Beacon Alerting System and processing of beacon alerts from land, sea or air. All 406 MHz Distress Beacon alerts within the Irish Search & Rescue Region and alerts from Irish-programmed beacons worldwide are routed by the UK Mission Control Centre to the Marine Rescue Coordination Centre in Dublin for onward investigation. To date, the Coast Guard has responded to over 160 Distress Beacon alerts in 2024. Pictured below is Peter Lonergan from MRCC Dublin (second from right) and Andrew Henderson from MRSC Malin Head with colleagues from HM Coast Guard.
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⚠️ Storm Bert weather warnings are in place across the country for Saturday. The public are advised to stay away from coastal areas during this period. The Irish Coast Guard are appealing to people to “Stay Back, Stay High, Stay Dry". 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e4iy3XCa
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⚠️ Storm Bert weather warnings are in place across the country for Saturday. The public are advised to stay away from coastal areas during this period. The Irish Coast Guard are appealing to people to “Stay Back, Stay High, Stay Dry". 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e4iy3XCa
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The Irish Coast Guard recognised the dedicated service of two of our members. Marion Keville from Curracloe Unit was awarded a Proof of Service Coin recognising over two decades of IRCG service. Alongside her was Alan Duggan from Rosslare Coast Guard who was recognized with a 20 Year Long Service Medal. ‘I joined the Coast Guard because I wanted to give something back to the community’ explained Alan who joined the Coast Guard in 2004. ‘I’m a keen angler and spend a lot of time on my boat and I realised the valuable work the Coast Guard do’.
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The annual Officer in Charge (OiC) Conference took place in Clonmel over the weekend. This Conference is a great opportunity to bring together all members of the Irish Coast Guard to build and strengthen relationships and to share information from all sectors of the organisation. Discussions took place on the changes that have been made over the past 12 months including improving diversity, supporting volunteer career development and enhancing safety measures. Crowe Advisory Ireland also delivered a workshop allowing the group to share key insights and opinions on their role within the Irish Coast Guard. Thank you to everyone who attended over the weekend.
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❄️☔️#WinterReady Members of the Westport Coast Guard unit share some quick tips for when going on or near the water this winter #StayBack 🔙 #StayHigh ⬆️ #StayDry 🧥 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehzv4yg8
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🚁 The new AW189 helicopter took part in a crew exercise with the Courtmacsherry Harbour RNLI on Sunday. This marked the first exercise by the Irish Coast Guard with an All Weather Shannon Class Lifeboat and is part of a continued training programme with local Coast Guard Units and key agencies and stakeholders in the South West.