Greenore is just one of 54 Coast Guard Coastal Units around the coast of the Republic of Ireland crewed by a total of 950 male and female volunteers.

All Units are operated totally by local crews (including Greenore) who give freely of their valuable time and effort to the Coast Guard, local community and ‘those in peril on the sea’, cliffs and coasts of Ireland.

Training is provided for the volunteers, and these are available on-call, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

IRISH COAST GUARDS

The Coastal units of the Coast Guard participate in cliff/marine rescue, search, recovery and pollution monitoring. Presently we do not have an enforcement function. The team responds to an average of 25-30 call outs per year. For an overview of the Irish Coast guard (IRCG) please visit the official page at www.coastguard.ie.