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Ballycotton RNLI rescues four crew from fishing boat taking on water south of Ballycotton Island
Ballycotton RNLI rescued four crew members from a fishing vessel that began taking on water approximately three miles south of Ballycotton Island.

Pat Nolan
Aug 82 min read


Corrib Mask Search and Rescue Volunteers Tasked to Search for Missing Kayakers on Lough Corrib
Corrib Mask Search and Rescue (CMSAR) was tasked by the Irish Coast Guard to reports of missing kayakers on Lough Corrib, near Headford.

Pat Nolan
Aug 41 min read


Courtmacsherry RNLI Launches to Assist Diver off West Cork
Courtmacsherry RNLI's all-weather lifeboat Val Adnams launched shortly after 11.00am on Saturday morning following reports of a diver in difficulty approximately 12 miles south of the Seven Heads, West Cork.

Pat Nolan
Jul 182 min read


Rescue 115 Crew Honoured for Dramatic Fastnet Fishing Vessel Rescue
Lough Derg RNLI volunteer and Irish Coast Guard Rescue 115 Co-Pilot Paraic Slattery has been recognised alongside his Rescue 115 colleagues for their role in the dramatic rescue of 14 fishermen from the stricken fishing vessel Fastnet off the Kerry coast in December 2025.

Pat Nolan
Jul 163 min read


Woman Rescued After Cliff Fall Near Ballybunion Following Swift Multi-Agency Response
A woman is expected to make a full recovery after a swift multi-agency rescue off Ballybunion on Wednesday morning, where local kayakers and volunteer rescuers combined to save her life following a fall from the cliffs at Nine Daughters Hole.

Pat Nolan
Jul 152 min read


Aran Islands RNLI Volunteers Respond to Four Emergencies in 24 Hours
Aran Islands RNLI lifeboat volunteers responded to four separate emergency taskings within a 24-hour period, including two medical evacuations, a Mayday incident involving a drifting vessel and an overdue boat.

Pat Nolan
Jul 142 min read


Killaloe Coast Guard Responds to Two Incidents on Busy Tuesday
Killaloe Coast Guard volunteers were tasked twice within a matter of hours, responding first to reports of a possible missing swimmer in the Mountshannon area before later assisting a 25-foot cruiser that suffered engine difficulties north of Killaloe. The incidents involved a multi-agency response, including Rescue 115 and the National Ambulance Service, highlighting another busy day for the unit on Lough Derg.

Pat Nolan
Jun 232 min read


Multi-Agency Resources Tasked to Overnight Search in North Kerry
A multi-agency search operation was conducted overnight and into this morning following reports of a missing man in the Ferrybridge area of Ballyduff, Co. Kerry.

Pat Nolan
Jun 122 min read


Fenit RNLI Crews and Rescue 115 Locate Missing Boy During Evening Search Operation
On Monday, 25 May, Fenit RNLI launched both lifeboats and joined Rescue 115 in a search operation following reports of a missing boy at Camp Beach.

Pat Nolan
Jun 72 min read


Aran Islands RNLI Rescues Missing Individual Following Coastal Search
Valentia Coast Guard requested the volunteer crew at Aran Islands RNLI to launch after reports that a person had separated from friends, while exploring Straw Island and had failed to return.

Pat Nolan
May 32 min read


Fenit RNLI Launched Following Reports Of Two Stranded Near Loop Head
Fenit RNLI volunteers were tasked on Sunday afternoon (19 April) to assist two people who had become stranded on a rock off the coast of County Clare.

Pat Nolan
Apr 201 min read


Multi-Agency Search Launched After Missing Person Report in Killaloe
Late on Sunday night, a coordinated multi-agency search operation was launched in the Killaloe/Ballina area after concerns were raised about a missing person who was believed to have possibly entered the water.

Pat Nolan
Apr 201 min read


Fenit RNLI launches to the aid of a windsurfer off Kerry Coast
Volunteer lifeboat crew from RNLI Fenit responded to an emergency call after a windsurfer got into difficulty north of Scarggane Bay.

Pat Nolan
Apr 102 min read


Clifden RNLI launch as part of a multi-agency response to an EPIRB activation
Clifden RNLI was tasked as part of a multi-agency response by the Irish Coast Guard to a report of an emergency beacon activation (EPIRB).

Pat Nolan
Feb 191 min read


Castletownbere and Baltimore RNLI respond to Mayday off Dursey Island
Castletownbere and Baltimore RNLI responded to a Mayday after a 35m fishing trawler with 12 onboard, took on water off Dursey Island in West Cork.

Pat Nolan
Oct 22, 20252 min read


Aran Islands RNLI co-host Emergency Services Day on Inis Mór
Aran Islands RNLI in partnership with An Garda Síochána & Aran Fire and Rescue held the first ever Emergency Services Day on Inis Mór.

Pat Nolan
Oct 2, 20252 min read


Kinsale RNLI involved in multi-agency search operation
The volunteer crew at Kinsale RNLI were involved in a three-and-a-half-hour multi-agency search operation in what transpired to be a false alarm with good intent.

Pat Nolan
Sep 22, 20252 min read


Corrib Mask Search and Rescue CRBI tasked to a boat taking on water close to Inchagoill Island
The volunteer crew at Corrib Mask Search and Rescue were requested to launch at 3:50pm (Tuesday 5 August) by the Irish Coast Guard to go to the aid of a boat taking on water close to Inchagoill Island on Lough Corrib.

Pat Nolan
Aug 5, 20251 min read


Castletownbere RNLI assists three fishermen off West Cork coast
Castletownbere RNLI launched their all-weather lifeboat to go to the immediate assistance of three fishermen on a trawler which got into difficulty off the West Cork Coast.

Pat Nolan
Jul 23, 20251 min read
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