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Annual Atlantic Lifeboat Swim Launch
The fifth annual Atlantic Lifeboat Swim is taking place on Saturday July 1 starting at Rinville Pier in Oranmore.
Man dies after fishing boat got into difficulty in Galway Bay
One man has died after a fishing boat got into difficulty in Galway Bay this afternoon.
RNLI honours contribution of Mayo volunteers at annual presentation
The RNLI held its annual presentation of awards at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin last Saturday where the charity presented 55 awards to volunteers, groups, and businesses from across the country that have made a significant contribution to the RNLI in Ireland.
Special Knock service to celebrate life saving work at sea
A special ecumenical service will be held at Knock Shrine next weekend to celebrate the life saving work of RNLI volunteers over the last 190 years.
Lifeboat sees action again last weekend
On Saturday evening (July 12) a shout went out at 6.57pm for two craft aground on the east shore of Inch McDermott. The RNLI Lifeboat was launched at 7.06pm. At the scene it was found that a 30ft cruiser had had engine problems and drifted ashore. A passing 80ft barge went to give assistance and went aground herself.
Unsung heroes of Galway lifeboat stations honoured
Four RNLI Galway volunteers were honoured at awards ceremonies in Dublin and Belfast.
Support Lough Ree lifeboat this Mayday
The RNLI is calling on the public to give it some welly and support Mayday, the charity’s upcoming fundraising campaign. Members of the public are being asked to buy and wear a yellow welly pin badge or keyring or to hold a welly-themed event to raise funds for their local lifeboat.
Give it some welly for Galway lifeboats
The RNLI is calling on the public to ‘give it some welly’ and support Mayday, the charity’s upcoming fundraising campaign in Galway.
Achill lifeboat launched 29 times last year
The RNLI this week released its annual report which showed that they brought almost 1,300 people to safety last year nationally. In Mayo both the Achill and Ballyglass lifeboats rescued 48 people over the year, with the Achill based lifeboat was launched 29 times to rescue 30 people and the Ballyglass lifeboat rescuing 18 people. So far this year the Ballyglass station has launched its boat twice, on Friday January 3 at 6.49am and on Saturday January 11 at 1.35pm. The Achill lifeboat has not been launched so far this year.
Man rescued off rocks
Galway RNLI Lifeboat went to the aid of a man whose sailboat narrowly missed rocks off the coast of Barna on Sunday.
