Hundreds of sensors to be installed on ring buoys to clamp down on theft

Pictured at the Smart Ring Buoys launch are Anthony Flynn, Heather Humphreys, Eileen Quinlivan and Roger Sweeney (Shane O’Neill/Coalesce/PA)

More than 600 sensors will be installed on ring buoys across the country in a bid to clamp down on the number of stolen life-saving equipment from Ireland’s waterways.

There are more than 6,000 ring buoys around the country, but hundreds go missing or are vandalised every year.