The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat has assisted two people on an 18ft motor cruiser that suffered engine failure about 2km north of Portumna Bridge above Lough Derg on the River Shannon.

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was tasked to two back-to-back shouts on the lake today.

A surfer is recovering in hospital after he was rescued from the sea at Lahinch in Co Clare this afternoon.

Divers from the Irish Naval Service have recovered a body from the base of a cliff in North Clare this afternoon.

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat has gone to the aid of a family of four on board a cruiser that was reported aground close to Terryglass Harbour.

In the lead up to the August Bank Holiday weekend Minister of State in the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD, has issued an appeal to anybody engaging in coastal or water-based activity to be attentive to their personal safety and adhere to basic safety measures.

The mother of a young girl rescued from the sea in Co Clare yesterday has thanked the young man who saved the child’s life.

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat responded to two calls this afternoon to vessels that suffered engine failure during this afternoon's thunderstorm.