An Irish Coast Guard helicopter winchman/paramedic has been honoured with a prestigious award in London for his role in rescuing two Italian brothers in a daring operation off the coast of the largest of the Aran Islands in 2019.

A body has been recovered from the base of the Cliffs of Moher in North Clare.

Two of Clare's Irish Coast Guard units responded to four calls on Sunday afternoon.

Whilst out on exercise last evening, the Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat tasked and was requested to assist two people on a 12ft fishing boat that had suffered engine failure.

The Galway RNLI lifeboat was called out last night to assist 9 people on board a boat that ran aground off the North Clare coast.

Lough Derg RNLI launched this afternoon to assist a family of 4 and their 2 dogs after their 12ft speedboat suffered engine failure.

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched yesterday to assist 3 people on board a 36ft motor cruiser that had run aground north of the entrance to the Scarriff River in East Clare.

The Kilrush RNLI lifeboat was tasked to assist three people on board a yacht reported to be taking on water on Sunday afternoon.