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Galway Minister launches new government water safety website

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Galway Minister launches new government water safety website

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A Galway Minister has launched a new government water safety website today.

SAFETY-ON-THE-WATER.GOV.IE is designed to help prevent an average of 10 deaths per month from drowning and was launched this morning by Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton.

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The resource is a collaboration between a number of groups including the Coast Guard, RNLI and Irish Sailing.

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Over the past ten years, 1,200 people have died by drowning, often in cooler water with hidden currents that impair swimming and floating.

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