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Blue Flag and Green Coast Awards for Clare beaches

An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, has awarded the prestigious international Blue Flag to nine Clare beaches.

Woman rescued from water in Shannon Estuary

A woman has been airlifted to hospital after she was pulled from the Shannon Estuary in north Kerry this afternoon.

Marine Institute wants to know what the sea means...

On World Oceans Day, today, the Marine Institute is celebrating our connection to the sea, and its importance to our lives with the launch of the social media competition ‘Sea to Me’, offering fantastic, ocean inspired weekly prizes.

Renewed inflatable toy water safety warning

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.

Three calls in 24 hours for Killaloe Coast Guard

The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard Unit has had a busy start to the bank holiday weekend responding to three calls in the past 24 hours.
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Teenager in dinghy rescued off Clare coast

Two young boys have been rescued off the Clare coast after they were reported to be adrift in a small inflatable dinghy.

Child adrift on lilo rescued from Shannon Estuary

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.

Coast Guard on standby for SpaceX rocket launch

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.
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