Water Safety Area Committees
Awards
The Award of Life Governor is presented to an individual who has demonstrated a particular dedication towards the humanitarian goal of saving life from drowning.
Life Governors
Year Name & Reason. Medal No
1995 Mr Brendan Howlin T.D., Minister of the Environment 1
1995 Mr Joseph Ainsworth, Chairman- National Safety Council 2
1997 Mr Blaise Treacy, County Manager – Co. Wicklow. 3
1997 Mr Noel Dillon, County Manager – Co. Cork 4
1998 Mr Kevin Weldon, Founding President ILS 5
1999 Mr Robert Molloy T.D., Founding Member IWS 1971 6
1999 Mr Donal Connolly, County Manager – Co. Waterford 7
2000 Dr Klaus Wilkens, President – ILS Europe & DLRG 8
2000 Mr. Cartan Finegan, Chairman – National Safety Council 9
2000 Mr Des Howett, Water Safety Supervisor – NSC 10
2000 Ms Maureen Kenny, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter – IWS 11
2000 Mr John Parker, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter – IWS 12
2001 Mr Noel O’Beara, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 13
2001 Mr Paddy Phipps, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 14
2001 Mr Michael Somers, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 15
2001 Mr Nicholas Corish, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter – IWS 16
2002 Mr Donal O’Sullivan, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter – IWS 17
2002 Mr Noel Dempsey, T.D. Minister of the Environment 18
2003 Mr John Cowman, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS 19 (RIP)
2003 Mr Sean Hennessy, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 20
2003 Mr Pat Alyward, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS 24
2003 Mr Eamon Doherty, Garda Commissioner Retired 22 (RIP)
2004 Mr Michael Dalton, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS 23
2004 Mr Pat Costello CEO, National Safety Council 25 (RIP)
2004 Ms Eileen Maloney, Founding Member Irish Red Cross 21 (RIP)
2004 Dr Nenad Javornik, Chief Executive -Croatia Red Cross 26
2004 Mr Clayton Love Jnr, Deputy Chairman RNLI 27
2004 Mr James McGoldrick, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 28
2004 Mr Seamus Finnan, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 29 (RIP)
2004 Mr Dave Kenneally, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 31
2005 Mr Martin Cullen T.D., Minister of the Environment 24
2005 Mr Frank Nolan, Chairman- Water Safety Ireland 32
2005 Captain Liam Kirwan, Director – Irish Coast Guard 33
2005 Dr Anthony Handley, Hon. Medical Officer – IWS 34
2005 Mr Philip O’Neill, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS 36
2005 Ms Valentine Kelly, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS 37
2006 Mr Dermot Walsh, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS 35
2007 Mr Michael Vlasto, Director Operations – RNLI 38
2007 Mr Roger Millward, Chief Executive – STA, UK 39
2007 Mr Ron Rankin, President – Surf Life Saving Australia 40
2007 Mr Jack Mason, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 41
2007 Mr Dick Roche T.D., Minister of the Environment 42
2007 Mr Aidan Byrne, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 43
2008 Mr Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at Environment 44
2008 Commodore Frank Lynch, Flag Officer – Irish Naval Service 45
2008 Mr Jack Barry, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 46
2009 Mr Barney O’Reilly, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 47
2009 Mr Che To (Patrick) Yeung – President Lifesaving Hong Kong 48
2010 Mr Terence Johnson – Chairman RNLI Ireland 49
2010 Ms. Angela Wynne – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 50
2011 W Corcoran – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 51
2011 R. Wickham – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 52
2011 K. Wickham – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 53
2011 FOR DISPLAY ONLY 54
2012 R. McLoughlin – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 55
2012 M. Murphy – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 56
2013 M. Cuddihy – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 57
2013 K. O’Hanlon – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 58
2013 M. O’Sullivan – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS 59
2014 Liam Griffin Clare Co Co Water Safety Development Officer 60
2014 Delores O’Sullivan – 50 year voluntary service 61
2014 Sonny Condon – 50 years voluntary service 62
2014 Tony Lynch – 50 years voluntary service 63
2014 Elmar Nolan – 50 years voluntary service 64
2016 Breda Collins – Former Chair of IWS and Kilkenny WSAC 65
2016 Kathleen Richey – 50 years voluntary service 66
2016 Sean Murphy – Honorary Auditor and Dublin WSAC 67
2017 Anna Byrne – 50 years voluntary service 68
2018 John Considine – Limerick WSDO and Limerick WSAC 69
2018 Michael Power – 50 years voluntary service 70
2019 Bronagh Stafford – 50 years voluntary service 71
2020 Brendan McGrath – Former Council Member, Clare WSAC Officer & Commission Chair 72