Water Safety Ireland Newsletter

May 2025

NATIONAL WATER SAFETY

AWARENESS WEEK 2025

National Water Safety Awareness Week (NWSAW) ran from May 19th to May 25th, 2025 and proved to be one of the most engaging and impactful weeks yet, with events held in communities across all of Ireland to educate, inspire, and promote safer practices around water.

Throughout the week, Water Safety Ireland hosted a wide range of events, activities, and educational programs aimed at raising awareness about the importance of staying safe in and around water. From seasoned swimmers to those new to water activities, there was something for everyone to learn and enjoy.

Communities, schools, families, and individuals across the country came together to take part in this important initiative. Their involvement helped spread life-saving knowledge and foster a greater understanding of how to stay safe in aquatic environments.

Eric Roberts

Influencer Eric Roberts and his dad joined the effort to promote National Water Safety Awareness Week.

Through an engaging social media post, they highlighted key safety tips and encouraged their followers to get involved.

Their authentic, family-focused message helped amplify the campaign’s reach, especially among younger audiences.

To view his video for NWSAW please click here.

Hold Hands Day

Water Safety Ireland proudly celebrated Hold Hands Day, a fun and engaging initiative focused on teaching parents, guardians, and young children how to stay safe around water.

Special information sessions were held at Ennis Library, Co. Clare, and Fermoy Library, Cork, where families took part in interactive discussions and activities highlighting the importance of holding hands near water and other key safety practices.

To learn more click here.

Water Safety Webinar in English and Irish

A heartfelt go raibh míle maith agaibh to the 2,188 primary school classes comprising of over 50,000 students that took part in our Water Safety Webinar

We’re proud to deliver essential water safety training to students across Ireland and thrilled to see so many young learners eager to stay safe around water!

If you missed the live webinars, you can watch them by clicking here or by visiting teachpaws.ie.

We want to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to making NWSAW 2025 a success. Together, we took meaningful steps toward making Ireland’s waters safer for all.

Your support and enthusiasm have helped build a stronger, more informed water safety community nationwide. Let’s continue building on this momentum because water safety is important every day of the year.

To learn more about NWSAW please click here.

June Bank Holiday Press Release

As the May bank holiday weekend approaches, Water Safety Ireland, the Coast Guard, and the RNLI are collectively urging the public to prioritise safety and be prepared for summer activities on or near the water.

The organisations recommend that all boats and watercraft, including kayaks and canoes, be thoroughly inspected and maintained after the winter season.

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We're Hiring:

Education Officers

Water Safety Ireland is recruiting 3 dedicated and enthusiastic Regional Education Officers to join our education team.

You will play a pivotal role in delivering our water safety and drowning prevention programmes.

Closing date for applications is Friday July 4th, 2025, at 12PM.

For more information on this position please click here.

Lifeguards Back on Duty at

Cork Beaches This Month

We are delighted to see our Beach Lifeguard teams resuming duty at 12 County Cork beaches this Saturday, 31st of May from 10:30am - 7:00pm..

The lifeguarded beaches are Front Strand, Claycastle and Redbarn in Youghal, Garryvoe, Fountainstown, Inchydoney, Owenahincha, The Warren, Garrylucas, Garretstown, Tragumna and Barleycove.

For more info please click here.

Water Safety Ireland 80th Anniversary Logos

As we celebrate 80 years of Water Safety Ireland, we encourage all Water Safety Area Committees to embrace the milestone by utilizing the newly created 80th Anniversary logos attached below.

By incorporating the anniversary materials into your activities and events, we can further raise awareness and strengthen our shared mission to save lives and prevent drownings across Ireland.

Let’s work together to make this 80th year a memorable one!

To download these assets please click the links below:

Logo #1 // Logo #2 // Logo #3