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Inishowen Community Radio scoops
award
24.11.08
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INISHOWEN Community
Radio (ICR fm) has been recognised for its efforts
in promoting water safety with the 2008 Irish Water
Safety Regional Media Award. The local community
station was presented with its award by Minister of
State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage
and Local Government, Michael Kitt, in Dublin Castle
last week. This was the first time that a community
station won the regional award. RTE was the
recipient of the national media award. John Leech of
Irish Water Safety (IWS) congratulated the station
on its achievement. |
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“ICR plays an important
role in raising awareness about the dangers our
waters hold for the public and the need to be
properly prepared when venturing out. "Our waters
are a tremendous resource for leisure activities but
people need to treat them with respect. Also, it is
important that people be trained in life-saving
techniques and rescue skills.” |
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Station manager Jim
Doherty said the award was a "welcome boost to the
station and a vindication of its role in the
community". “It’s brilliant for the station to be
recognised like this for doing good and is something
that all the volunteers and staff can be proud of.
This is what community radio is all about - making a
difference in the community and raising awareness
about issues that matter,” he said. Rescuers from
fourteen dramatic near-death incidents received
recognition at the IWS national awards ceremony for
saving eighteen lives, including two from Donegal.
Tragically, 156 drownings occurred in Ireland last
year. |
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