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Warning not to use the sea for exercise or...

In advance of the May bank holiday weekend the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) and RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) are renewing their call to the public not to take part in any water-based activity on or in the sea, while the current national emergency restrictions are in place.

Public urged not to use the sea for exercise...

The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) and RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) are asking the public not to take part in any water-based activity on or in the sea, while the current national emergency restrictions are in place.

Rescue operation mounted for kayakers in Kilkee Bay

A rescue operation was mounted off the Co Clare coast this evening after two people in a kayak were reported to be in difficulty.

Coast Guard assists grounded cruiser crew

The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard Unit was tasked to assist the crew of a cruise boat reported to have run aground on Lough Derg.

Pony lost at sea despite efforts to rescue it...

A pony was lost at sea this afternoon despite the best efforts of search and rescue services to recover the animal from the base of a cliff in Co Clare.
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Rescue 115 airlifts seriously injured crew members from Dutch...

Two crew members, seriously injured on board a Dutch super-trawler overnight, have been airlifted to hospital by an Irish Coast Guard helicopter.

Significant increase in 999/112 calls last year

There was a significant increase in the number of calls handled by Ireland’s 999/112 emergency call centres last year with almost two thirds not being patched through to frontline services because they were ‘filtered’ by operators.

Killaloe Ballina SAR receives €500 from Aldi Killaloe staff

Killaloe Ballina Search and Rescue has become the latest charity to benefit from Aldi’s Community Grants programme, receiving a €500 grant from Aldi’s Killaloe store team.
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