Lifeguards

Meath County Council appoint beach Lifeguards at Bettystown Beach throughout the summer bathing season and generally at weekends in June and during normal daytime hours in July /August .

Their main duties are to provide supervision of activities at the beach  in order to prevent drowning accidents, to provide emergency rescue service in the case of accidents and to administer medical aid and perform cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when necessary.