Lifebuoys to be fitted with sensors
Lifebuoys in Sligo are to be fitted with sensors to alert the council if they are missing from their stations or needs repairs. €120,000 is being allocated for the work under the government’s ‘Our Rural Future Digital Innovation Programme’. Independent Councillor Marie Casserly says it will help save lives in…
Donegal councillor suggests linking life buoys to GPS
A south Donegal councillor is calling for the latest GPS technology be used to help the emergency services locate lifebuoys. Fine Gael Cllr Barry Sweeney says this would also help to prevent the removal and vandalising of life buoys. Cllr Sweeney’s proposal is for Donegal County Council liaise with the…
Donegal councillor says concrete-filled tyres should be used to secure life rings on beaches
A Donegal county councillor is calling for a new method be used to secure life buoy rings on beaches. Independent Niamh Kennedy is suggesting the pole holding the life buoys would be more secure if it was inserted into a concrete-filled tyre. She says it would also be easy to…