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shearforce

local shopkeepers and B&B's in Bunmahon seething right now

Dan Jaman

Furze99 wrote: »

Hard to believe though that on a day like yesterday that there'd be no lifeguard on beaches like Bunmahon.

Ah - no blue flag - too much crap in the water from local sewage etc

And the shyte that washes in from offshore...
Last time I was down, the entire coast was covered in deep foam from some clatty bastid cleaning their tanks out overnight, over the horizon.

Stradbally is an idyllic little cove, and Dunmore East is entirely safe. If waves are desired, Tramore offers a safer experience.

Pinch Flat

Furze99 wrote: »

Sounds more like a rip current - they went there for the waves and fun on body boards. But waves when they come in have to go back out and finding a line of least resistance, the water gathers and flows back outwards. Swimming sideways to shore would probably have helped him.

Counter intuitive but let the rip take you out to sea. It runs perpendicular to the beach. Once it disapates swim parallel to the shore then back in to shore.

I'm surprised they allow swimming at bunmahon. It's notorious for dangerous rip currents.

Del.Monte

Irish coast to be closed by 3pm.

BPKS

This one sounds like the beach equivalent of Tony Holohan

Roger_007

This is not great advertising for the tourist industry in Bunmahon!

shearforce

Dan still on the line - they must be searcing hard for the parents

[Deleted User]

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Every Irish person: "It's a hot sunny day, lets go to the beach!"
Irish Councils: "Lets pick an arbitrary date in the calendar when we will put life guards on the beach"

It's crazy how slow councils are to respond to newer swimming trends, but budgets are set far in advance. •Maybe• next year life guarding will be expanded.

ShamNNspace

Del.Monte wrote: »

Irish coast to be closed by 3pm.

Someone will be on suggesting we put a handrail around the country

bmorrissey

This fraudster on Claire Byrne

Roger_007

Roger_007 wrote: »

This is not great advertising for the tourist industry in Bunmahon!

There's lots else to see and do and places to swim on the Copper Coast. Bunmahon is good for picnics.

It sounds to me it's not a rip tide at all, it's a shelving beach. Take a few steps forward and the bottom seems to disappear.

SEPT 23 1989

Bunmahon was just getting back on its feet

Dan Jaman

Deleted User wrote: »

Stradbally is an idyllic little cove, and Dunmore Rast is entirely safe. If waves are desired, Tramore offers a safer experience.

I used to enjoy Clonea beach, with the hotel handy for a meal or coffee.

shearforce

oh bit of drama with this lad

Someone has written a great little guide to Waterford beaches here and describes the dangers of Bunmahon beach:

https://sandycovewebbook.wordpress.com/swimming-the-waterford-coast/

Orwellmerchant

This chap should write fiction because he speaks enough of it.

boardise

John_Rambo wrote: »

Shore dump.

No Portaloos I take it .:eek:

JeffKenna

Don't understand the hate for this segment, Paul is a hero for saving those kids.

shearforce

"distracted for half a minute"

with an 18 month old in the water.

??

Parent card revoked

Roger_007

Kids have been known to drown in paddling pools in the back garden!

shearforce

JeffKenna wrote: »

Don't understand the hate for this segment, Paul is a hero for saving those kids.

no hate for him, he was a hero. it'll be the 20 further stories we'll have to endure that's the issue. such as this lad making a right production out of it

Caller: You have to keep your kids close to you and keep an eye on them.

plodder

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

the local Mayor Larry Vaughn wont be happy with this coverage

Bunmahamity

Furze99

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Counter intuitive but let the rip take you out to sea. It runs perpendicular to the beach. Once it disapates swim parallel to the shore then back in to shore.

I'm surprised they allow swimming at bunmahon. It's notorious for dangerous rip currents.

True but you can also swim at an angle sideways, facing forward - it's a ferryglide like the way you swim across a normal river. You swim forwards at an angle and the current pushes you sideways

Del.Monte

Token Brit alert.

dvcireland

"...Bunmahon is safer than O'Connell Street..."

CH3OH

screaming at TV?

JeffKenna

shearforce wrote: »

no hate for him, he was a hero. it'll be the 20 further stories we'll have to endure that's the issue. such as this lad making a right production out of it

Well yeah, that's a fair point.

dvcireland

Del.Monte wrote: »

Token Brit alert.

shes sounds familiar...terry from Glenroe?

dvcireland

CH3OH wrote: »

screaming at TV?

the digital service on the tellybox

Roger_007

CH3OH wrote: »

screaming at TV?

Scotland are playing in the Euros!

Deeec

dvcireland wrote: »

shes sounds familiar...terry from Glenroe?

I think she has been on liveline before.

Thats a load of bollox. Last years lifeguards arent doing their Leaving this year.

And has the council basically said, all our lifeguards are mostly Leaving cert students?

BPKS

Ah the Mammie on to defend herself

Oho, what's this?

dvcireland

Deeec wrote: »

I think she has been on liveline before.

Nicola, the name rings a bell

bottlebrush

Julie with the prequel

CH3OH

This is the Directors Cut

Roger_007

There will be a book and a film about this!

dvcireland

someone will ring in complaining about the use of the word Kids

dvcireland

Roger_007 wrote: »

There will be a book and a film about this!

The Terror of Bunmahon Beach.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Thats a load of bollox. Last years lifeguards arent doing their Leaving this year.

And has the council basically said, all our lifeguards are mostly Leaving cert students?

Council:"30% of the lifeguards we employ aren't actually old enough to buy a beer"

cozar

I’m missing Joe already.

Dan Jaman

dvcireland wrote: »

The Terror of Bunmahon Beach.

Bunmahon, the True Story.

Roger_007

Roger_007 wrote: »

There will be a book and a film about this!

The Poseidon Bunmahon Adventure

cozar

cozar wrote: »

I’m missing Joe already.

We'd have had a "What colour was the board" by now.

bottlebrush

45 mins in to ask a question about the parents

BPKS

cozar wrote: »

I’m missing Joe already.

He would be on ridiculous question #9 and WOW #23 by now:rolleyes: