Government announces preferred tenderer for the provision of the new Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Aviation Contract
The government has today announced that it has accepted a recommendation from the Minister of Transport Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Jack Chambers to offer the next Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) search & rescue aviation (SAR) contract to Bristow Ireland Limited. The contract will provide for the day and night-time operation of four helicopter bases in Sligo, Shannon, Waterford and Dublin. In addition to the helicopter service, the new Coast Guard aviation service will, for the first time,...