Gráinne Úaile SAC News
This section will be updated on a regular basis with Club news and gossip. We will also keep you up to date with diving info in general around the West and beyond.
Gráinne Úaile Celebrates 30 Years!
This year we celebrate our 30th year as a diving club, during the coming months we will hold a number of events to mark this very special year. We will keep you posted on the progress of these events.
Search & Recovery Divers Get Long Service Recognition
10 members of the Search & Recovery Unit were presented with medals on Thursday 7th Oct at an event in Dublin. The Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, presented 96 sub-aqua divers from throughout the country with long service medals. This is the first time long serving members of sub aqua clubs have been honoured for giving up their free time in search and rescue missions. The clubs operate on a voluntary basis and are regularly called in by the civil power to assist with rescue missions.
Congrats to our members who were selected out of the Search & Recovery Unit:
| John Garrett | Brian Bourke |
| Mick Loftus | Noel Kernan |
| Christy McDonagh | Pat Coughlan |
| Conall O Domhnaill | Declan Long |
| Frank Sheridan | Ray Reddington |
Here are the group with The President of Ireland Mary McAleese, missing from the photo are Pat Coughlan, Declan Long & John Garrett
New Season items
- Still Diving
If you are an early diver, please make sure to wrap up well on the dive sites - Gear Servicing
Make sure to clean your gear and store in a dry and well vented place. Also good idea to get any service checks done so you are ready for the coming months.
Fundraising items
- 2011 Bikes 4 GUSAC Motorcycle
Run
The second annual bike run for the Search & Recovery Unit will be held sometime in April. Once we have finalised a date & route we will update the site. - 250 Draw
The 250 Development Draw entered it's second year, if you have not done so already please to renew your ticket. Congrats to all the lucky winners so far!