People could needlessly lose their lives in Co Cork because the location of many defibrillators isn't known to the ambulance service and some aren't working because their batteries and pads are not properly maintained.

It would take a heart of granite not to be moved by the words of the mother of little Avery James Greene, from Cork, who died in a swimming pool in Spain last summer.

A dog, two women and a man are being hailed as heroes after rescuing an elderly man from the River Barrow in Carlow.

It was a role reversal for Garda John Morgan when his rescuers were today honoured at the Irish Water Safety Awards for saving him from drowning.

Last year, a total of 103 people drowned with an additional 11 Irish citizens drowning abroad.

A warning has been issued after a 9-year-old girl was pulled out to sea by a riptide at one of Ireland’s most scenic beaches.

Jill Amante, 14, was swimming with friends at Seapoint Beach when she was caught in a strong current and got into difficulty.

Lions Mane jellyfish have been spotted off the south Dublin coast at Sandycove.

The coastguard was called to assist two people who were cut off by high tides at Kilfarrasy in Waterford this evening.

Two American tourists were rescued yesterday after their car plunged off a slipway into the sea on Valentia Island in Co Kerry.

The sister of Ruth Maguire who tragically died three weeks ago during a hen party in Carlingford, Co Louth has spoken about the incident for the first time on TV.

Last year, 154 people were arrested for drink-driving over Paddy's Day weekend.

Lifeboat taskings to rescue three women from the fast-flowing Corrib in Galway earlier this week have prompted the port’s harbour master to call for safety railings on the city’s riverbank.

Residents of the Gaeltacht in west Cork were placed at risk of consuming inadequately disinfected water over an extended period last year, a report by an environmental watchdog reveals.

An aversion to water was no barrier to brave Kelvin Kearns who rescued an elderly man from his car after it careered down a ravine into a deep stream.

One million Irish people are drinking water from private supplies, many of which are not being monitored to ensure that the water is safe to drink.

Irish Water Safety is urging anyone planning to go boating this bank holiday weekend to ensure they bring a phone or VHF radio with them.

Ahead of the European Junior Surf Life Saving Championships in Clare, next week, some of the Irish competitors talk to Arlene Harris.

The Irish Coast Guard has advised people to remain on the cliff path when out walking along the coast in Howth in Dublin.