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.’
The Junior Minister at the Department of Transport has committed to appointing an independent mediator to try and resolve serious issues that the closed...
Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara has questioned Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughton about the standing down of the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard.
Garda divers, Clare Civil Defence and the Aran Islands RNLI lifeboat have joined the search for a woman reported missing at the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare last night.
The first emergency callout to an area covered by the Doolin Unit of the Irish Coast Guard, which was taken out of service on Monday, occurred last night (Wednesday).
Meetings between Irish Coast Guard management and members of the Doolin unit of the volunteer service are being held today (Wednesday) after the station was stood down on Monday following a number of shock resignations.