Department of Transport is planning to downgrade the Coast Guard
> search and rescue helicopter service in the southeast.
>
> Search and rescue helicopter bases in Dublin, Shannon and Sligo are to
> remain with 24-hour cover, but the Waterford service operated from
> Waterford regional airport is to be reduced to a 12-hour, daylight
> only service. This would save an estimated €1m per year.
>
> Fishermen\'s organisations, RNLI members and politicians in the
> southeast have expressed outrage at the downgrading of the service
>
> http://www.petitiononline.com/sar01/
PLEASE FOLLOW LINK AND LETS TRY SAVE THE SERVICE, MANY PADDLERS I KNOW VISIT THIS AREA AND PLAN TO DO SO IN THE NEXT WEEK WITH THE FIRST ISKA MEET