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Coast Guard and RNLI issue holiday safety message

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.

Doolin Coast Guard unit drone team goes live

A Coast Guard unit in Co Clare has become the first in Ireland to launch a drone for an operational search, on the same day that three teams nationally were formally activated.

RNLI volunteers facing Perfect Storm this Christmas

As Christmas approaches, the RNLI is issuing its own call for help as the charity’s volunteer lifeboat crews are getting busier.

Coast Guard units could be back on the water...

Five of the twenty-three Irish Coast Guard units who have been barred from launching their rescue boats in recent weeks could resume water-based operations as early as next weekend.

RNLI recovers body from base of cliff in Clare

A body has been recovered from the base of a cliff in Co Clare this afternoon.
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RNLI called to assist Coast Guard unit in Killaloe

An RNLI lifeboat crew was called to assist an Irish Coast Guard unit at a water rescue incident in Co Clare overnight, because they can’t currently launch their own rescue boats.

Injured crewman airlifted from trawler off west coast

The Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter airlifted an injured crewman from a fishing trawler off the west coast overnight.

Coast Guard boat operations suspended nationally

The Irish Coast Guard has suspended all search and rescue boat operations with immediate effect because of concerns over the safety of volunteer’s lifejackets.
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