Call for stricter life jacket control

THE Irish Water Safety Council said not enough was being done to enforce the law which demanded people wore life jackets in small boats.

The council was echoing the sentiments of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board which has called for an advertising campaign to highlight people’s obligations in this regard.

The MCIB made its comments after its investigation found a young Limerick man drowned earlier this year partly because there was no life jacket on board his canoe.