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Two crew from the Galway Lifeboat Station were recognised for 30 years of volunteering at a recent RNLI volunteer recognition event and a third crew received his 20 year long service medal.

Last night was a busy night for the volunteer crew at Galway Lifeboat Station, who were requested to launch to three incidents in rapid succession.

Two volunteer crew based at the Galway RNLI Lifeboat Station have recently taken up new roles as Launch Authority and Station Mechanic.

Nine new volunteer crew with Galway RNLI recently donned their drysuits for the first time and took part in on the water exercises as part of their training to become fully fledged crew.

Galway RNLI lifeboat volunteer Olivia Byrne was chosen as a finalist for the Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Award, which recognises the vital work of first responders and the important role that women play in the emergency services.

James Corballis and Aaron O’Reilly, two trainee crew with the Galway Lifeboat Station, have this week completed their training programme and passed their final assessments which means that they can progress to fully-fledged crew.

The tragic death of coastguard Caitriona Lucas last week highlighted the great dangers to which our emergency services are exposed on a regular basis.