A transatlantic jet has been forced to turn around over the Atlantic and divert to Shannon Airport after the crew reported they had an ill passenger on board.

Claims of a ‘disconnect’ between Irish Coast Guard volunteers and senior management have been made before an Oireachtas Committee.

Clare County Fire and Rescue Service has taken delivery of four new four-wheel-drive vehicles at the Central Fire Station Headquarters in Ennis.

The former Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission has been requested by the Department of the Transport to meet with members of the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard which was stood down earlier this month.

The Kilrush RNLI was launched this morning to assist a fishing vessel reported to be in difficulty off the Clare coast.

A Ryanair flight to the Canary Islands has been forced to return to Shannon Airport after the crew declared a medical emergency.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has paid tribute to the late Richard Burke who dedicated 26 years of his life as a volunteer with the charity organisation in Kilrush, Co Clare.

The majority of the remaining members of the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard, which was stood down by the Department of Transport last week, have prepared a case for keeping the volunteer search and rescue team ‘on the board.’