Kilkenny Water Safety run several courses throughout the year in regards to swim courses, certificate level training, and life guard training. As we offer courses and loctaions, they will be posted to the website.
This years Nore Swim will take place on Saturday, 11th August at 3pm as opposed to the original date of 14th of July. Download the application form and submit to Kilkenny County Council (marked Nore Swim) enclosing €20 entry fee by the 30th of June. Sponsorship cards and monies can be submitted on the day of swim.
Click on the link below for the recent Irish Water Safety news bulletin. Irish Water Safety is the statutory body established to promote water safety in Ireland. Their role is to educate people in water safety best practices. They develop public awareness campaigns to promote necessary attitudes, rescue skills and behaviour to prevent drownings and water related accidents.
We are currently updating our calendar of events so that our readers and members can browse through the various courses, events, and meetings we have throughout the year. If you would like something posted to the site, please contact us.
All of our work here is done on a voluntary basis by comittee members and without their help and support we would not be able to function. Check back here shortly for a complete list of our comittee and their roles.
Kilkenny Water Safety is a Voluntary Body – Dedicated to the Implementation and Education of Water Safety in Kilkenny under the Aegis of Irish Water Safety.
Feel free to browse our pages, keep an eye on our calendar that updates regularly, and don’t forget to check out our gallery, who knows, you may just find yourself in there!
Children of a culture born in a water-rich environment, we have never really learned how important water is to us. We understand it, but we do not respect it.