The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched earlier this evening to assist 4 adults on a 30ft cruiser that had run aground at Skehanagh, on eastern, Tipperary shore of Lough Derg behind Illaunmor.
The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard and Shannon-based search and rescue helicopter are assisting in a major search for an elderly man around the Limerick/Tipperary border.
Members of the Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard responded to a fifth call in a week when they were requested to assist a cruise boat in difficulty and drifting close to the bridge in Killaloe.
