Tonight marks 8 years since we saw Dara, heard her voice, shared a laugh, or a hug.💔

Remembering the crew of Rescue 116 who died in the early hours of March 14th 2017.

Capt. Dara Fitzpatrick
Capt. Mark Duffy
Winch Operator Paul Ormsby
Winchman Ciarán Smith

#GoMairidisBeo

My mind is on Dara and her ilk. Rescue crews don’t judge. They come to your aid no matter how you got into difficulty.

But isn’t it the decent thing to leave sea swims, coast walks, mountain treks, photo ops until Storm Éowyn has passed?

Please.
Do the decent thing.
Stay home.

As always, I’m thinking tonight of Emergency & Rescue service crews working over Christmas, ready to come to the aid of those in need.

I hope your Christmas shift is quiet.

And that you get home soon to have time with your loved ones.

Nollaig Shóna. 🚒🚑🚓🚁🚤

Bluesky is like walking into your local pub on Christmas Eve and spotting everyone who's home for the holidays.

No idea how to work things here yet but I saw some of the good guys come over here so I decided to give it a go!

Am navigating some health stuff & a bit of burnout but will get posting when am able.

I aim to post & chat about things that are uplifting, informative, encouraging, but also real.