The crew of the Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter located a kite surfer who had been reported to be in difficulty off the Clare coast this evening.
The Shannon based Irish Coast Guard helicopter has successfully airlifted an ill passenger from a luxury transatlantic cruise liner off the south coast.
Gardaà have launched an investigation into an incident where a potentially blinding laser was used to target crew of the Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter.
An Irish Coast Guard helicopter was sent to meet a fishing trawler three times before they could eventually airlift a seriously ill crew member to hospital.
The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat assisted two people this afternoon after their 21-foot cruise boat rang aground North of the entrance to the Scarriff River in East Clare.
