Volunteers from Dun Laoghaire RNLI came to the aid of two sailors after their yacht encountered difficulties near the Baily Lighthouse.

After more than a decade of life-saving service in Dun Laoghaire, the RNLI is welcoming its new coxswain in long serving volunteer crew member Dave Farrell.

Dún Laoghaire inshore lifeboat, Joval, was launched for the second time on Saturday evening responding to three adults on a 20-foot boat with engine failure in Scotsman's Bay.

Dún Laoghaire RNLI's inshore lifeboat and all-weather Lifeboats launch as part of a multi-agency response a pleasure craft caught fire and later sank off the coast of Dún Laoghaire.

On Bank Holiday Monday, Dún Laoghaire volunteer lifeboat crew responded to a tasking by the Coast Guard following reports of a swimmer in difficulty beyond the yellow buoys at Dún Laoghaire's Forty Foot swimming spot.

Dún Laoghaire RNLI crew requested by the Irish Coast Guard to assist three persons in the water and an unmanned jetski at the mouth of Dún Laoghaire Harbour.

Dun Laoghaire RNLI launched their all-weather lifeboat following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to assist three fishermen aboard a 40 foot (12 metre) broken down fishing vessel at anchor.

The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 1.07pm on Saturday afternoon, following a request from the Irish Coast Guard to assist three sailors aboard a 32 foot (9.75 metre) yacht two miles northeast of Dalkey Island.

The summer months have brought a steady stream of call outs for Dún Laoghaire RNLI, with the volunteer crew launching seven times in the last seven days.

On Monday evening (18 August), the volunteer crew at Dun Laoghaire RNLI were tasked by the Irish Coast Guard to go to the aid of two jet skiers in difficulty near The Forty Foot.

Dun Laoghaire RNLI brought a sailor to safety after yacht gets into difficulty as volunteers and supporters had gathered to welcome Taidhg Trocmé, a teenager who walked over 390km solo from Arranmore Island in Donegal, to Dún Laoghaire in aid of the RNLI

Dún Laoghaire RNLI came to the aid of sailors this afternoon (Wednesday 30 July) after their 15m yacht got into difficulty outside Dún Laoghaire Harbour and began to drift.

Dun Laoghaire RNLI were tasked as part of a multi-agency response to the aid of three swimmers who got into difficulty off the Vico Baths in Dalkey

The volunteer crew of Dún Laoghaire lifeboat was paged at 8:14pm yesterday (Saturday) in response to a call to the Coast Guard made by a member of the public.