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.
Civil Defence units across the country, including Clare, have been allocated new four-wheel drive vehicles to assist them respond to severe weather events and other incidents.
A new book providing a collection of first-hand accounts of some of the most dramatic rescues carried out by RNLI lifesavers around Ireland and the UK over the past 20 years, features an incredible feat of bravery by a Cork lifeboat crew.