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); A lot of children need to learn to swim following closure of swimming pools for a year Water Safety Ireland said however that it will be running classes at 200 beaches this summer. By Rónán Duffy Wednesday 21 Apr 2021, 6:32 PM 5 hours ago 13,784 Views 13 Comments The Forty Foot in Dublin. (File photo) Image: Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie Im...

Clare FM 8th April 2021 On Thursday’s Morning Focus, Pat Flynn spoke to John Leech, Chief Executive of Irish Water Safety and Peter Conroy, Chairman of Irish Tow Surf Rescue Club about draft by-laws drawn up by Clare County Council to ban the use of jet skis in specific areas of the Clare coastline which have been met with great concern that the decision could cost lives.

Greater Manchesters new housing and jobs masterplan takes a step forward - with a pledge to limit green belt building Nine of Greater Manchesters boroughs want to create a new development plan called Places For Everyone 13:55, 6 APR 2021 Dont miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. So...

Colleagues from his 45 year career with the Gazette and Herald have been paying tribute. He retired in 1990. Ian Girvan worked as a junior reporter for him in 1962. "He was a very kind and tolerant man," he said. "I was fortunate to have him as a boss. He left me to it and wasnt too prescriptive about things. He was that old fashioned sort of local journalist that is so rare these days. He knew everything on his patch." Nigel Kerton was his opposite number in the Marlborough area. "He w...

Water safety authorities appeal to swimmers to observe Covid rules Public also urged to pay attention to sea temperatures as crowds flock to beaches Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 08:34   Water safety authorities have appealed to swimmers to take extra care to observe Covid-19 regulations and pay attention to sea temperatures following rescues on opposite sides of the country in recent days. Numbers at popular swimming points on inland waterways and coastal areas have been seen building up, with little ev...

Liberal Democrat councillors in Manchester accused of ‘bribing the electorate’ after failed attempt to amend budget The opposition had suggested that the Labour-led council should spend £3m of its cash reserves 08:51, 2 MAR 2021 direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Click here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you...

Unaisi Ratubalavu 3 March, 2021, 12:00 am Another view of the wreckage with Naruwai villagers who had been helping with the search and retrieval operation. Picture: FILE A Fiji Air Islander plane crashed near Bua and a story published in The Fiji Times on July 16, 1979 stated nine lives were lost in the tragedy. The bodies of the nine Fiji Air crash victims were recovered on July 15 from the jungle and the Bua hillside where their plane plunged to destruction. Minister for Civil Aviation then, ...

Four companies are piloting a range of innovative solutions to supply low-cost, retro-fit, technology solutions to alert, monitor and report on when ring buoys go missing or are tampered with. This is part of an innovation challenge that was issued in 2020 to find smarter solutions to address the challenge of ‘missing’ ring buoys. The solutions aim to monitor in real time when life buoys are tampered with or taken. Apart from the potential to save lives, other benefits include reducing the ...

Covid: Councillor suspended over rule-breach wedding trip By Rahila Bano image captionPhotos posted on Facebook allegedly showed Aftab Razaq attending the ceremony A councillor accused of breaching Covid restrictions by flying to Pakistan and attending a wedding has been suspended by the local Labour Party. Photos were shared on Facebook last weekend allegedly showing Manchester City Councillor Aftab Razaq at the celebration in the city of Kharian. Under the current Covid-19 rules in the UK, it...

Registration Now Open For Online ICRA Conference & AGM 19th February 2021 ICRA has published the agenda and registration details for its 2021 Conference and AGM taking place over Zoom on Saturday 6 March. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, RTÉ and Met Éireann’s Evelyn Cusack will head an exciting and interesting line-up of guest speakers and presentations. ICRA Commodore Richard Colwell will kick off proceedings at 10.30 am with the welcome and Commodore’s update. This will be followe...