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20
Jun

Pink Ribbon Day Killaloe

Killaloe Coast Guard wish to congratulate all those that took part in yesterdays Pink Ribbon 10K walk in Killaloe. The event was a great success and a tribute to the hard work of the committee and all those that assisted on the day. Well Done

19/06/10

8
May

Winners JSAR Games 2010

The Valentia Coast Guard Radio Reigion have won the overall Jim Kirwin Cup for a third time in a row at the Joint Search & Rescue Games which took place in Mullroy Co Donegall over the week end. These games have been run over the past 5 years and brings together volunteers from the four coast guard regions Valentis, Malin, HM Coast Guard Belfast and Dublin to test their skills in all the required

6
May

JSAR Games 2010

Four members of the Killaloe Coast Guard Unit Damian Quigley, Christy Carey, Geoffrey Carey, Christopher O Gorman will be part of the Valentia Team in this years SAR games which will be held in Mullroy Co Donegal. Killaloe members have been part of the Valentia overall winning team in the past,  D Quigley in 2008 and 2009, G Carey in 2009. Mr Michael Quigley Officer in Charge will also travel as

28
Mar

Irish Duo Complete Atlantic Ocean Row

Mick Jones LHS 2nd row with Killaloe Coast Guard Unit.
Friday, 26 March 2010 15:10 IAN Staff

Mike Jones and Peter Williams, both from Cork, reached Port St. Charles, Barbados late on Wednesday March 10th having completed a 5000km row across the Atlantic Ocean.

The duo, as part of an international crew of 6, set out from Agadir, Morocco on 12th January. The row took 57 days, 20 hours. The

7
Feb

Association of Ambulance Personnel Conference Athlone

Volunteers from the Killaloe Coast Guard Unit attended an Incident Scenario which was part of the Association of Ambulance Personnel Conference held in Athlone over the weekend. Members from all the emergency angencies were involved Garda, Fire Service, HSE doctor, ambulance and the Irish Coast Guard.

19
Dec

5000 mile Row across the Atlantic

Killaloe Coast Guard wish one of their own the best of luck, Mike Jones, 29, from Cobh, Co. Cork in Ireland, works as the Operations Manager for the University of Limerick Activity Centre. Mike grew up in the historic port town of Cobh and with a fisherman as a father it was inevitable that he would at some stage take to the ocean. Throughout his youth he was a very active member of the local