The Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI in the run up to the Christmas period are reminding the public to look after their personal safety when engaged in any water or coastal based activities.
An investigation into the tragedy in Kilkee that claimed that life of Irish Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas has found that the boat was launched in conditions which were outside the operations limits of the vessel.
A transatlantic flight made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport early today while two other flights were forced to divert there because of poor visibility at Knock Airport.
The crew of the Shannon based Irish Coast Guard helicopter, Rescue 115, has airlifted an elderly woman to hospital from a luxury ocean liner over 150 kilometres off the Irish coast.
