A West Clare father is taking on the challenge of running four virtual 10Ks in just one day to raise much needed funds for four children’s charities, while also paying tribute to the memory of his young son who passed away two years ago.
Kilrush RNLI's new Lifeboat Operations Manger (LOM) Shawna Johnson has hit the ground running in her new post already managing two calls over the Bank Holiday weekend.
A rescue operation was mounted in the Shannon Estuary this afternoon after a kayaker was reported to have capsized off Rinneville north west of Kilcredaun.
The RNLI is launching its Mayday Mile fundraiser as the charity’s rescue figures for 2020 show that volunteer lifeboat crew at its lifeboat station in Kilrush, county Clare launched nine times and brought 11 people to safety. Three of those launches were carried out in the hours of darkness.
Croí, the heart disease and stroke charity, has received a major international recognition in being the first Irish organisation to be accredited by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) for its work in cardiovascular risk management and prevention.