National Water Safety Awareness Week takes place from June 17th – June 23rd 2024. During this week, our national campaign will communicate important water safety messages to the general public to help start a conversation in homes throughout Ireland. Through spreading awareness of water safety practices, we can work together to help reduce drownings.

  Now is the time to make water safety a part of your conversations with family and friends alike.

Your Summer Guide To Water Safety

An info session for schools, parents and children of all ages

Water Safety Information Session

Water Safety Images And Videos

Always Supervise Children Closely Near Water

Learning the basics is essential to enjoying the water safely.

Always Supervise Children Closely Near Water

Learning the basics is essential to enjoying the water safely.

Surfing Should Always Be Done With A Friend

Learning the basics is essential to enjoying water sports safely.

Surfing Should Always Be Done With A Friend

Learning the basics is essential to enjoying the water safely.

Always Wear A Correctly Fitting Lifejacket

Learning the basics is essential to enjoying the water safely.

Always Wear A Correctly Fitting Lifejacket

Learning the basics is essential to enjoying the water safely.

Water Safety Events For All Ages

To mark National Water Safety Awareness Week, Water Safety Ireland is hosting a series of events

to the public and schoolchildren throughout Galway from 17 – 23 June.

Monday

Water Safety Ireland staff will host a free information event for the public on Monday 17 June (11am – 3pm), where they will be joined by representatives from the National Ambulance Service in answering questions about water safety and provide virtual reality experiences.

Tuesday

On Tuesday 18 June, Water Safety Ireland in conjunction with the Galway Hooker Association

will hold lifejacket workshops for local schoolchildren on the River Corrib from 11am – 12pm.

Wednesday

Interactive demonstrations for schoolchildren will take place on Wednesday 19 June (10am – 2pm) at the

Spanish Arch which will have a range of activities including games and quizzes.

Education Programmes For All Ages

Hold Hands – For Early Learning And Care

3- 5 years old – www.holdhands.ie

At The Pool
At The Beach
At The Lake
At Home
On The Farm
At The Lake

PAWS – For Primary Schools

Primary Aquatic Water Safety  www.teachpaws.ie

PAWS 1
PAWS 2
PAWS 3
PAWS 4

WISE – For Secondary Schools

Water, Insight, Safety and Education: Secondary School – www.teachwise.ie

WISE has been developed specially for secondary school students. It builds on the lessons learned in our PAWS programme, to equip students with the knowledge they need to make the right decisions keep themselves, and others, safe on, or near, water. Online certification available upon completion of this programme.

For more information and to access these lessons and resources, visit teachwise.ie.

Swim At Lifeguarded Waterways

Lifeguards are present at selected beaches on weekends during June, and full time in July and August. See our most up to date list of beaches.

Find a lifeguarded waterway near you

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Drowning Statistics

118 Per Year
69.9% Men
31.1% Women
37.8% Suicide