Serving and retired members of An Garda Síochána joined colleagues from across the country and observed a minute’s silence on the stroke of midday for murdered colleague Detective Garda Colm Horkan.
The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat assisted two people after their 21-foot motor boat ran onto rocks after suffering engine failure on the lake on Saturday evening.
The Irish Coast Guard and Water Safety Ireland have issued an appeal to the public to be mindful of the drowning risk associated with the use of inflatable toys in open water.
The crews of the Shannon based search and rescue helicopter and Kilrush RNLI lifeboat have been involved in the rescue of a young child in the Shannon Estuary this afternoon.
The Irish Coast Guard will lead any search and rescue operation off the Irish coast this evening in the unlikely event that the crew of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission are forced to ditch in the Atlantic Ocean.
