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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.

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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UPDATE: Man pulled from car that entered sea in...

An elderly man was in a critical condition in hospital last night after he was rescued from a car that had entered the sea in Co Galway.

Group seeks to remember those lost to the water

Claddagh Watch is seeking to find families who have lost their loved ones to the water over the years, so that they can be remembered at a special remembrance ball which will be held in the Galway Bay Hotel, on the 28th of December 2019. 

Man killed in fishing accident near Kilkee

A man has died following a fishing accident in Co Clare this afternoon.
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