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The Galway lifeboat station at the New Docks will hold an open day on Sunday, September 28, from 11am to 4pm, where people can visit the station, see the lifeboat and meet the crew.

The Galway lifeboat station at the New Docks will hold an open day on Sunday, September 28, from 11am to 4pm, where people can visit the station, see the lifeboat and meet the crew.

Galway RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard on the afternoon of Sunday, August 17, to assist five people on board a 7-metre rigid inflatable boat (RIB) which had broken down off the North Clare coast.

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

Last Friday was very busy for the volunteer crew of Clifden RNLI with two taskings in quick succession. Both of the incidents took place in the Killary Harbour area.

Galway RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon to rescue two walkers on Hare Island who had been cut off from the shore by the incoming tide.

The Aran Islands RNLI volunteer crew were requested to launch Friday evening at 8.59pm by the Irish Coast Guard following reports of an overdue kayaker.

The Aran Islands RNLI were tasked on Sunday to assist four people on board an 18-foot speedboat that had suffered engine trouble and was drifting off the Clare coast.

The RNLI rescue figures for 2024 show that the charity’s lifeboats in Clifden, Galway City and the Aran Islands had a total of 104 rescue launches in 2024, coming to the aid of 94 people, with 38 of the launches carried out in the hours of darkness.

Aran Islands RNLI volunteer, Noel Seoighe, completed his final assessment after months of hard work and determination and is now the ready to take command of the David Kirkaldy, all weather lifeboat.