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118 people drowned in Irish waters in 5 years.

118 duine báite in uiscí na hÉireann le 5 bhliana.

An average of ten people are drowning in the country every month according to new research published by Irish Water Safety.

Tá deichniúr ar an meán á mbáthadh sa tír gach mí de réir thaighde nua atá foilsithe ag Sábháilteacht Uisce na hÉireann.

People are drowning at all times of the year at sea and on waterways, and 118 drowned from 2019-2023 says the organization in the new report.

Tá daoine á mbáthadh ag gach tráth den bhliain ar muir agus ar bhealaí uisce, agus 118 báite ó 2019-2023 a deir an eagraíocht sa tuarascáil úr.

70% of them were men and boys and more than half of the total were middle-aged, between 40 and 69 years old.

Fir agus buachaillí 70 faoin gcéad dóibh agus bhí níos mó ná leath den iomlán meánaosta, idir 40 agus 69 bliain d’aois.

78 drowned last year, 15 less than 2022.

Báthadh 78 anuraidh, 15 níos lú ná 2022.

The figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 57% of people drowned by accident between 2017 and 2021.

Léiríonn na figiúirí ón bPríomh-Oifig Staidrimh gur tré thimpiste a báthadh 57 faoin gcéad de na daoine idir 2017 agus 2021.

Along the coast 80% of the people drowned.

Cois cósta a báthadh 80 faoin gcéad de na daoine.

On a river or lake the rest died.

Ar abhainn nó loch a bhásaigh an chuid eile.

In Co Mayo the rate was highest last year when 8 out of every 100,000 people drowned.

I gCo Mhaigh Eo is airde a bhí an ráta anuraidh nuair a báthadh 8 as gach 100,000 duine.

The highest number was in Co Cork – 15 drowned there.

I gCo Chorcaí a bhí an líon is airde – 15 a báthadh ansiúd.

“People are more aware of the danger” says Joanne Walsh, Chief Executive of Irish Water Safety.

“Tá tuiscint níos mó ar an gcontúirt ag daoine” a deir Joanne Walsh, Príomhfheidhmeannach Shábháilteacht Uisce na hÉireann.

“The share of the number who drown while swimming or diving is decreasing” she says “and the figure is now 25% of the total.”

“Tá an sciar den líon a báthadh agus iad ag snámh nó ag tumadh ag laghdú” a deir sí “agus an figiúr anois ag 25 faoin gcéad den iomlán.”

Joanne Walsh stated that 60% of the number of people who drown by accident are related to “events on land, such as people walking a cliff or hiking or hunting.”

Luaigh Joanne Walsh go mbaineann 60 faoin gcéad den líon daoine a báthadh tré thimpiste le “imeachtaí ar tír, ar nós daoine ag siúl aille nó ag siúlóireacht nó ag sealgaireacht.”

They will now focus more, she says, on the danger associated with such actions.

Beidh siad feasta ag díriú tuilleadh a deir sí ar an gcontúirt a bhaineann le gníomhartha den chineál sin.

She urged people to remember the acronym “SAFE – Stay away from edges.”

D’ímpigh sí ar dhaoine cuimhniú ar an acrainm “SAFE – Stay away from edges.”

“You could be out walking in the summer when there is a lot of growth and you might not see the edge of the river, or the lake.

“D’fhéadfá a bheith amuigh ag siúl sa samhradh nuair atá fás mór déanta agus b’fhéidir nach bhfeicfeá ciumhais na habhann, nó na locha.

And in winter, although it is bare, the edge is not as strong as the ground could give it.

Agus sa ngeimhreadh, cé go bhfuil sé lom feannta, níl an chiumhais chomh láidir agus d’fhéadfadh an talamh tabhairt uaidh.

You have to be careful, and always remember SAFE – Stay away from edges.”

Ní mór a bheith ar aire, agus cuimhnigh i gcónaí ar SAFE – Stay away from edges.”