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.

The Irish Coast Guard has launched the new ‘Oil/HNS Contingency Plan Approval Portal’ which will support contingency planning for oil spills.

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

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.

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

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

Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning for Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo for Thursday.

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

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.