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Kilkeel RNLI launched to assist two people after their small speedboat broke down in a busy shipping channel on Carlingford Lough on Saturday evening (1 August).

Arklow RNLI has thanked everyone who attended its Lifeboat Station Open Day on Sunday, after large crowds visited the station to help celebrate the charity's 200 years of lifesaving service in the town.

Kilrush RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew launched three times over the weekend, bringing six people safely ashore after three separate vessels suffered mechanical failure and were left adrift on the Shannon Estuary.

Portaferry RNLI volunteers came to the aid of a lone sailor on Saturday morning (1 August) after an international distress signal was received from a 6m yacht off the coast of Portavogie in the Irish Sea.

Bundoran RNLI launched its inshore lifeboat on Friday evening (31 July) following reports of three swimmers in difficulty at Tullan Strand.

Killaloe Coast Guard Unit responded to two separate incidents on Lough Derg on Saturday afternoon (1 August), assisting two vessels experiencing difficulties north of Killaloe.

Crosshaven RNLI’s volunteer crew were kept busy with two separate callouts over the course of a busy afternoon.

Crosshaven RNLI's volunteer lifeboat crew launched late last night to assist three people aboard a small open boat that had suffered engine failure in Cork Harbour.

Red Bay RNLI's volunteer lifeboat crews launched both lifeboats after a yacht with two people on board reported taking on water approximately eight miles east of Cushendall.

Enniskillen RNLI launched following reports of a speed boat in difficulty on Lower Lough Erne. The volunteer crew located the vessel near Rossclare after it suffered engine trouble and shares an important reminder for anyone planning to head out on the water.

Clogherhead RNLI launched to assist in a multi-agency response to a swimming incident involving three people at Port Beach, Co. Louth. Two casualties were airlifted to hospital as a precaution after making it safely ashore. Read more:

Carrybridge RNLI is delighted to announce that two of its volunteer crew members, Ronnie Heslop and Eamonn McManus, have successfully completed their Inland Lifeboat (ILB) Navigator passouts.

Killaloe Coast Guard came to the assistance of two people after their jet ski suffered engine failure on Lough Derg on Monday evening.

Kilmore Quay RNLI came to the aid of a 9m motorboat with engine failure near the Saltee Islands on Monday afternoon (27 July).

The volunteer crew of Arranmore RNLI continued a busy summer period after responding to two requests for assistance from Malin Head Coast Guard over the weekend.

Wicklow RNLI's volunteer lifeboat crew brought three people safely ashore in the early hours of this morning (Monday 27 July) after their 11-metre vessel suffered mechanical problems approximately 11 miles southeast of Wicklow Harbour late last night.

Courtmacsherry RNLI volunteers had another busy weekend as the station continues to respond to incidents during the peak holiday season.

Portaferry RNLI volunteers came to the aid of two paddleboarders who became stranded on Salt Island, south of Strangford Lough, after conditions deteriorated.

Crosshaven RNLI was requested to assist alongside Guileen Coast Guard Unit and Cobh Gardaí in a search for a reported missing person in the Cobh area on Friday evening.

Arklow RNLI volunteers were kept busy during the recent spell of warm weather, responding to three separate incidents over the course of a week.