The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will mark its 200th anniversary of saving lives at sea by launching two commemorative stamps in collaboration with An Post today.
To celebrate the launch of these stamps, some of the charity's volunteer lifeboat crew, along with two individuals who were rescued by the RNLI, will gather outside An Post's offices at the EXO building on the North Wall Quay, beside the Liffey. Representatives from An Post will also be present at the event.
The RNLI operates 46 lifeboat stations throughout the island of Ireland, including four on inland waters. The charity designs and constructs its own lifeboats and runs both domestic and international water safety programmes. The most recent all-weather lifeboat, the Shannon, was named after the Irish river, recognising the dedication of Irish lifeboat crews for generations.
The first RNLI lifeboat station in Ireland was established in Arklow in 1826.