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Water Safety Ireland (WSI) (Formerly Irish Water Safety) is a registered charity that promotes water safety in Ireland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its programmes were formerly part of the Irish Red Cross Society . Its headquarters are in Galway City .
The Coláiste Íde College of Further Education is a coeducational, non-denominational centre of education funded and managed by the City of Dublin Education and Training Board [1] to provide a Further Education service to the community of Finglas in Dublin North-West.
Sea Scouting Groups operate in the same way as other Scout Groups except have a stronger focus on water safety, seamanship training and activities on the water. The programme is designed to foster a love of adventure on the water alongside building technical activity skills and leadership afloat.
ALISON is an Irish online education platform for higher education that provides certificate courses and accredited diploma courses. [5] [6] It was founded on 21 April 2007 in Galway, Ireland, by Irish social entrepreneur Mike Feerick. [7] As of July 2022, Alison has 4,000 courses, 25 million learners worldwide, and 4.5 million graduates. [2] [3]
Water resources are abundant in Ireland, with 82% of drinking water supplies in Ireland sourced from surface water (i.e. rivers and lakes) and 18% coming from groundwater – 10.5% from groundwater and 7.6% from springs. This high dependence on surface water is above the EU average. [17]
A lifeguard is a rescuer who supervises the safety and rescue of swimmers, surfers, and other water sports participants such as in a swimming pool, water park, beach, spa, river and lake. Lifeguards are trained in swimming and CPR/AED first aid , certified in water rescue using a variety of aids and equipment depending on requirements of their ...
Some also require a pass grade in a modern continental European language (French, German, Spanish or Italian). Each individual course has further entry requirements, for example, science courses usually require a certain grade in one or two sciences. The student must also achieve the number of points required for the course under the points system.
An aerial photograph of Cork Harbour.The National Maritime College of Ireland campus can be seen below Haulbowline Island.. Whilst formal navigational training of Irish seafarers first began in Dublin in the late 18th century with the creation of the Irish Nautical College (first located in Dublin, later it moved to Dún Laoghaire), informal training in seamanship and navigation has been ...