The volunteer members of the Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat will be among the Irish crews to feature in the new series of the popular BBC television series 'Saving Lives at Sea.'

The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard was tasked to assist two people in difficulty Lough Derg this afternoon. It was the team's third callout in less than a week.

A search was launched in Galway Bay this evening following reports that a red flare between the Aran Islands and the mainland.

A woman escaped injury after she was involved in a singe-vehicle collision last night.

Irelands first Emergency Aeromedical Service (EAS) air ambulance has airlifted its 3000th patient.

The Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard was requested to launch their rescue boat early this morning after a vessel was reported to be in difficulty off the Clare coast.

Emergency services are dealing with an incident on the M18 between Newmarket on Fergus and Dromoland.

The Irish Coast Guard requested Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat to launch to assist 2 people on a 27ft cruiser suffering engine trouble in the rough weather conditions. The cruiser was reported to be one nautical mile north of Illaunmor.