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Galway’s life boat station will be open to visitors this weekend for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, after volunteers were called out twice last week.

The crew of the Galway RNLI lifeboat launched on Sunday after a report of a windsurfer in difficulty off Salthill and again on Monday morning to a boat in distress off Ballinacourty Pier.

Galway RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard last Saturday following a report of two people stranded by the tide on Hare Island, which is located on inner Galway Bay.

Crews from the Aran Islands and Galway RNLI stations took part in a joint training exercise on inner Galway Bay on Saturday last.

In recognition of their dedication and commitment of time, energy and skills, seven members of the Galway RNLI crew were presented with long service awards for achieving 50, 100, 150 and 200 services.

Galway RNLI rescued six people who got into difficulty in the sea off Rabbit Island on Monday evening. The group who had walked over to the island at low tide were then stranded by the incoming tide and were attempting to swim back to shore when they got into difficulty.

Galway RNLI lifeboat tows drifting vessel to safety

Two people cut off by the high tide near Blackrock on Galway Bay on Sunday were rescued by Galway RNLI Lifeboat.

One man has died after a fishing boat got into difficulty in Galway Bay this afternoon.

A man was rescued from the River Corrib yesterday morning by the father and son who famously rescued two girls at sea last month.