MAY 2006

Search and Rescue Games

The inaugural Joint Search and Rescue competition involving the Irish Coast Guard and HM Coast guard Northern Ireland will take place in Greencastle over this weekend, 19th, 20th and 21st May.

The purpose of the competition is to demonstrate the skills of our volunteer lifesavers through friendly competition in search and rescue exercises. A total of 48 Coast Guard members from each of the divisions - Dublin, Malin, Valentia and HM Coastguard Northern Ireland will compete over a variety of competitions. Teams will be tested over their core skills of leadership, teamwork, search planning, coordination and execution, both ashore and afloat.

Minister of State, Pat the Cope Gallagher will officially open the competition at 7pm on Friday at the Carlton Redcastle Hotel, with the competition taking place all day Saturday.

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