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Kite surfer in difficulty located by Rescue 115 crew

The crew of the Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter located a kite surfer who had been reported to be in difficulty off the Clare coast this evening.

Rescue 115 airlifts injured fisherman from trawler

A seriously injured fisherman had to be airlifted from a trawler off the Kerry coast late last night.

Coast Guard helicopter targeted by laser louts

Gardaí have launched an investigation into an incident where a potentially blinding laser was used to target crew of the Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter.

Rescue 115 tasked to same trawler three times

An Irish Coast Guard helicopter was sent to meet a fishing trawler three times before they could eventually airlift a seriously ill crew member to hospital.

Man escapes from car after it crashed off pier

A man is recovering in hospital after he managed to escape from a car that had entered the sea in Co Clare this morning.
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RNLI award for Lough Derg volunteer Eleanor

Lough Derg RNLI Helm and former Lifeboat Press Officer, Eleanor Hooker has been awarded the RNLI's ‘Excellence in Volunteering’ award in recognition of her outstanding contribution as a lifeboat volunteer.

Naming ceremony for new Lough Derg lifeboat

Lough Derg RNLI held their naming ceremony for their new inshore lifeboat, the Atlantic 85 B911 ‘Jean Spier’, in Dromineer. 

Two people safe after boat ran aground on lake

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat assisted two people this afternoon after their 21-foot cruise boat rang aground North of the entrance to the Scarriff River in East Clare.
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