Skerries Coast Guard team were out at Bremore Point this morning, assisting Balbriggan Gardai with an ongoing missing person search in the area.

Skerries Coast Guard joined local Balbriggan An Garda Síochána & Dublin Fire Brigade at the Balbriggan Summerfest on Quay Street yesterday. Promoting #BeSummerReady water safety awareness.

Skerries CG team tasked to rescue of injured casualty in the water at Rush harbour earlier with Skerries RNLI An Garda Síochána Dublin Fire Brigade . Skerries CG team secured LZ for CG Heli Rescue116 in nearby field & transferred casualty onboard. R116 departed for Beaumont LZ.

You're welcome, always an enjoyable visit to the Balbriggan Summer Fest ⚓

This morning, ourselves & the crew of Dublin CG Heli Rescue116 paid a training visit to Ballyboughal GFC to provide water safety advice & an intro to Coast Guard operations to nearly 200 local children. A really worthwhile & enjoyable visit ⚓

Yesterday evening Skerries CG team were tasked to rescue of a paddleboarder in difficulty at Balbriggan. Coast Guard heli Rescue 116 also on scene. Casualty was taken on board Skerries lifeboat and safely returned ashore to Skerries CG team, all resolved ok.

Skerries CG team tasked to Portrane yesterday evening to assist HSE Ireland ambulance crew with evacuation of casualty with severe lower leg fractures. CG heli #Rescue116 safely winched casualty from shore to clifftop. 🎥 shows R116 recovering its winchman & departing back to base.

Busy few days for our crew responding to multiple callouts including missing person search at Laytown, Balbriggan swimmer in difficulty, speedboat aground at Donabate, person trapped on Rush cliffs & motor boats operating at speed close to bathers at Loughshinny/Skerries.

Some photos from our recent training exercise at Red Island, Skerries with the Dublin based Coast Guard R116 heli crew.

Partial Temporary Closure of Red Island Car Park 31 january Upcoming temporary closure of part of Red Island Car Park. The closure is to facilitate essential maintenance works on the overhead canopy at the entrance to the car park, as pictured below. The works will take place on

Great work by Tom OLeary PC & Fingal County Council in helping to resolve this so quickly and improving Emergency Services access to Red Island 🚑

🛟⚓️We are now recruiting⚓️🛟 If you're interested in joining our team of volunteer Search & Rescue responders, visit our website below for more info skerriescoastguard.com

Photos from our recent team training exercise at The Springers, Red Island. Our team regularly train in deploying white parachute rocket flares which are used for night-time search operations.

First glimpse of new Irish Coast Guard Aircraft Fleet. The Irish Coast Guard has published a first look of the new livery for its next generation aircraft, to be provided under the new aviation services contract. For more information see: buff.ly/3wjvyK9

Working together in challenging situations is an important part of what we do in both our training & our rescues. 🛟Interested in joining our team? ⚓️Visit skerriescoastguard.com for more information. #TeamWork

Happy St Patrick's Day! We will be taking part in our local parade in Skerries at 3pm today. Lots of great viewing spots along the route. #StPatricksDay

OIC of the Skerries CGU, Vanessa Gaffney being presented with her 20-year service medal, by CUSM James Larkin. Vanessa joined the Irish Coast Guard in 2004 and became OIC in 2007. Congratulations Vanessa and thank you for your service to the Irish Coast Guard and your community.

All of us in Skerries Unit would like to wish Vanessa a very happy retirement after 20 years of meritorious service in the Coast Guard! We wish you all the best in your new adventures 🎉⚓️

Happy New Year from the Skerries Unit, we wish everyone a safe and happy year ahead 🎆🎊

Congratulations to our new officer in charge, Gary Creighton! We wish you the best of luck going forward🎊