A newly recruited volunteer crew member at Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat station has had a vital part of their crew training funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
The Vocational Training Programme, which is run by the Brothers of Charity in Ennis, has been shortlisted for the AONTASÂ STAR Awards 2020 under the Sustainable Employment category.
Ennis is once again among the cleanest towns in the country, according to the final litter survey of 2019 by business group Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL).
The Irish Coast Guard has issued its end of year statement confirming that the service's three coordination centres handled a total of 2487 incidents while 378 lives were saved.
The Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI have called on the public to pay particular attention to their personal safety when engaging in any water based or coastal activities over the Christmas and New Year period.