Whirly Birds

[willk]

All girl Irish Coast Guard S-92 flight deck Linky

[kerny]

Not a lot of room for their shopping bags.

[thomas]

????????? there is in the back of one of those things!!! plus space a heap of kids too.

Hate to say it but I've met a few women pilots in my time and all were very good, I'm told women make better sailors too, but that might have been a line from an instructor to win over the girls on the course.

[willk]

Originally Posted by thomas

I'm told women make better sailors too, but that might have been a line from an instructor to win over the girls on the course.

25% of Irish Naval officers are female. Linky

Irish women are as tough as old boots. If it ever kicks off, we're gonna send them in first - the oppo will be thinking, God - what are the men like?

Truth is, we're scared of the women too

[Bigmuz7]

Go girls ! ... just do ya nails on the way

[Ribochet]

Originally Posted by willk

Irish women are as tough as old boots.

Yep - this is a pic of roughy toughy Irish cailín as she helmed round Cape Wrath at the tender age of 13.

[Ribochet]

Originally Posted by Bigmuz7

Go girls ! ... just do ya nails on the way

Make sure you stipulate that when you make your Mayday

All-female RNLI crew to the rescue of fishing boat - Independent.ie

[mister p]

[QUOTE=willk

Irish women are as tough as old boots. If it ever kicks off...]

Genius

[tonymac]

Nearly met them yesterday the way that wave hit me off Tory island