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*Male rescued from the River Suir**

By Darryl Barry  
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  September 14, 2016
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**Male rescued from the River Suir** At approximately 2:00am whilst conducting our suicide prevention patrols along the quays, a male entered the water with the intention of ending his life through suicide by drowning. Patrol teams on land deployed throwbags to a male in the water. Our rescue boat was on scene with in seconds […]

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Pieta House South East opens in Waterford City

By Darryl Barry  
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  September 2, 2016
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We were delighted to attend the official opening of Pieta House South East tonight in Waterford City – VERY proud on behalf of the DIL committee to have been involved in the very start of this process. There have already been a number of clients seen since Monday – our people given hope, their families […]

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DEVIL’S BIT KNOCKOUT

By Darryl Barry  
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  August 9, 2016
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On Friday evening the 05.08.2016 Waterford Harley Davidson launched the “DEVIL’S BIT KNOCKOUT” boxing showcase in Aid of Waterford Marine Search and Rescue and Saviour’s Crystal Boxing Club at the Tower Hotel Unlike any other charity boxing event this event will have all the characteristics of a professional boxing night. The night takes place on […]

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**Call Out – 07/08/16 At 05:50 am**

By Darryl Barry  
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  August 7, 2016
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***Call Out – 07/08/16 At 05:50 am*** Waterford Gardaí intervene with a male attempting to enter the River Suir to end his life by suicide by drowning. Waterford Marine Search and Rescue, launched our rescue boat to assist Waterford Gardaí with an incident on Rice Bridge in the early hours of this morning. Crews were […]

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Day Tripper Festival Waterford

By Darryl Barry  
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  July 6, 2016
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Our crews attended the Daytripper festival here in Waterford City over the weekend for our bucket collection. Christy Dignam and Billy Mcguinness of Aslan decided to pitch in and give a helping hand with our crews. 😀 We would like to thank the kindness of the people of Waterford who’s generosity and good wishes at […]

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Thank you Four Star Pizza

By Darryl Barry  
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Waterford Marine Search and Rescue would like to thank Michael and all the crew at Four Star Pizza Waterford for their very generous donations of piping hot pizzas every weekend to all our crews to keep them warm as they carry out their Suicide Prevention Patrols.

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Person rescued from the river suir

By Darryl Barry  
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  June 21, 2016
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Earlier this evening our volunteers were alerted to a person entering the river a short distance away from our base at the Neptune Marina. WMSAR rescue crew and boat launched immediately, contacting Irish Coastguard on the way. The assistance of Fire Brigade, Ambulance, WCRR and Gardai was also requested. On arrival on scene, the casualty […]

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