RNLI Lifeboat News From Ireland
#RNLI - Dun Laoghaire RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was called out twice in quick succession this afternoon (Wednesday 9 May) to two separate vessels fouled on fishing pots. The volunteer crew of Dun Laoghaire launched to assist one boat that had…
#RNLI - Baltimore RNLI launched on Monday evening (7 May) to carry out a medical evacuation for a man from Sherkin Island off the West Cork coast. The volunteer lifeboat crew arrived on scene at 7.40pm, just eight minute after launch,…
Larne RNLI launched their inshore lifeboat yesterday afternoon (Monday 07 May) to reports of an 18ft motor vessel with two people on-board lost in foggy conditions near the Maidens Lighthouse. The inshore lifeboat launched at 11.40am and with assistance from…
#RNLI - Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat launched yesterday morning (Sunday 6 May) following a request by Belfast Coastguard to assist a 37ft cruiser taking on water on the lough near Belturbet, Co Cavan. The lifeboat Douglas Euan & Kay Richards, with helm…
Lough Derg RNLI Lifeboat Assists Three on Cruiser Aground Near Kilgarvan
7th May 2018 RNLI Lifeboats
At 4.25pm on Sunday May 6, Lough Derg RNLI launched following a request by Valentia Coast Guard to assist three people, two adults and a child, aboard a 27ft cruiser reported to be aground near Kilgarvan on the eastern shore…
Bank Holiday Callout For Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat To Dutch Tourist In Difficulty
6th May 2018 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - Rosslare Harbour RNLI launched yesterday afternoon (Saturday 5 May) to help a Dutch tourist when his motorboat lost power 10 miles north of the Co Wexford port. The sole occupant of the 33ft motorboat was a Dutch man who was…
Courtmacsherry RNLI Pays Tribute To Those Lost On Lusitania This May Bank Holiday
5th May 2018 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - For more than 100 years, the crews of Courtmacsherry Harbour Lifeboat Station have laid a wreath over the site of RMS Lusitania. In Courtmacsherry Bay, the old British Royal Navy watch tower of the Seven Heads peninsula is…
RNLI & Irish Coast Guard Issue Joint Call for People to Stay Safe on the Water this May Bank Holiday
3rd May 2018 RNLI Lifeboats
The RNLI and the Irish Coast Guard are issuing a joint call this May Bank Holiday weekend for people to stay safe on and near water as the expected warmer weather and brighter evenings will see more people spending time…
At 1.20pm on Tuesday May 1, Lough Derg RNLI launched following a request by Valentia Coast Guard to assist a fisherman in an 18ft lake boat reported aground by the Goat Road on the north eastern shore of Lough Derg.…
#RNLI - Lough Ree RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew conducted a search of the River Shannon yesterday morning (Saturday 28 April) after a report of someone entering the water. The Irish Coast Guard alerted the lifeboat station at 5.14am after a…
#RNLI - Fenit RNLI launched to the rescue of a man whose boat capsized near Derrymore Island in Tralee Bay at the weekend. Following a call for assistance from Valentia Coast Guard at 4.47pm on Saturday last (21 April), Fenit’s…
#RNLI - Saturday 30 June has been confirmed as the date for the seventh annual WLRfm Waterford Viking Marathon to raise funds for the RNLI. The most exciting running event in Waterford, the Viking Marathon following a spectacular route that…
#RNLI - Dunmore East RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat launched on Saturday (21 April) to assist an injured crewman onboard a fishing trawler. The crewman sustained an injury while fishing 70 miles offshore, and the trawler was intercepted by Dunmore East lifeboat…
#RNLI - Fresh from completing her 1,509-mile-long ‘Lap of the Map’ run around Ireland, inspirational marathon runner Mary Hickey has joined volunteers from Arklow RNLI in the stunning setting of Glendalough in Co Wicklow to launch Mayday, the RNLI’s annual…
#RNLI - Two fishermen whose boat was taking on water were brought to safety by Lough Ree RNLI this week. At 3.45pm on Wednesday (18 April), the volunteer lifeboat crew was tasked by Malin Head Coast Guard to go to…
#RNLI - Three-and-a-half months after setting out from her Arklow home, 65-year-old marathon runner Mary Nolan Hickey has completed her ‘lap of the map’ visiting RNLI lifeboat stations around the Irish coast, as TheJournal.ie reports. Hickey received a hero’s welcome…
