Arranmore RNLI carry out early morning medevac

Sunday 15 February 2026

Arranmore RNLI volunteers were tasked at 6:50 am on Sunday morning (15 February), by Malin Head Coast Guard to assist in a medical evacuation from the island.

Photo Credit: RNLI/Arranmore

The casualty was transferred from the Arranmore ambulance to the lifeboat. On arrival at Burtonport, the patient was transferred to a waiting ambulance and then on to Letterkenny University Hospital for assessment.

Coxswain/Afloat mechanic Ciaran Doyle from Wicklow who is currently serving as relief coxswain on Arranmore said’ I’ve been to Arranmore before and this is the first call out I’ve served with the island lifeboat. 'I would like to thank the crew of the lifeboat and the ambulance for their professionalism. Their knowledge of the operating area is commendable and their willingness to answer the call any time of day or night is a true example of the volunteer ethos of the RNLI’.

Ciaran has volunteered with his local lifeboat in Wicklow for 40 years and is now a full time Coxswain Afloat Mechanic (CAM) with the RNLI in the Ireland division