Animals

Boyne Fishermans Rescue and Recovery received a call reporting a dog swimming in the river near the Viaduct Bridge area. The dog’s owner was understandably distressed, fearing the dog would become exhausted and get into difficulty in the middle of the river.

It has been a busy 24 hours for Drogheda Coast Guard, with volunteers responding to two separate incidents in the Drogheda area involving concerns for people near the River Boyne.

Late on Sunday night, volunteers from the Killaloe Coast Guard Unit responded to what turned out to be two back-to-back callouts

In 2025, RNLI lifeboats across the island of Ireland launched 967 times highlighting the round-the-clock commitment of RNLI crews.

During Storm Bram, the Toe Head/Glandore Coast Guard Unit was called into action by Valentia MRSC to to to the aid of a liveaboard boat had broken free from its mooring in Castlehaven Harbour.

Crosshaven RNLI volunteers were paged to respond after a dog had fallen from cliffs east of Roberts Cove. The owner was on a kayak in the area looking for their dog.

Newcastle RNLI was involved in a multi-agency rescue to come to the aid of a young calf that got stuck on rocks close to the Bloody Bridge, three miles south of Newcastle.

Donaghadee RNLI's volunteers were paged twice over the weekend to assist the crew of two yachts in difficulty.