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.
The Lough Derg RNLI was called out this afternoon to assist a person on a 27ft cruiser that had suffered engine failure and ran aground at Gortmore Point.
The Lough Derg RNLI launched on Monday to assist two adults after their 30ft cruiser suffered electrical failure deep in Youghal Bay, off Garrykennedy.