GAA star who lost relative in sea tragedy spearheads new RNLI / GAA water safety campaign

A top-flight GAA star who lost a relative in one of Ireland’s worst sea tragedies is among several GAA stars backing a new RNLI campaign which hopes to slash the rate of coastal drownings, reports Eoin English.

A top-flight GAA star who lost a relative in one of Ireland’s worst sea tragedies is among several GAA stars backing a new RNLI campaign which hopes to slash the rate of coastal drownings, reports Eoin English.

Firefighting Dubs forward, Lyndsey Davey, 27, said she hopes her involvement in the charity’s new Respect the Water initiative will help prevent other families experiencing the grief and trauma her family suffered in the wake of the Tit Bonhomme tragedy off Cork just over five years ago.