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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.

Ahead of next week’s Christmas swims taking place across the county, the Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and the RNLI have urged the public to remain cautious while in or near water during the festive season.

The Aran Islands RNLI carried out a double medical evacuation on Inis Mór and Inis Oírr on Monday.

Clifden RNLI were called out twice in the span of 24 hours for two separate rescue operations in Clifden Bay and Inisbofin.

Clifden’s volunteer crew launched both lifeboats last Friday to assist a man who had sustained injuries on Inishbofin.

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.

Clifden RNLI were tasked to rescue two people and their dog from Omey Island last week after rising water stranded them on the small island.

Clifden’s volunteer lifeboat crew were called out to assist two sailors who had run into difficulty in Ballinakill Bay, near Letterfrack on Monday.

The crews from the Aran Islands, Clifden and Galway lifeboat stations joined over two hundred other lifeboat stations to mark ‘One Moment One Crew’ at 18:24 on Thursday last.

Clifden RNLI came to the aid of two sailors on Monday afternoon after their 26ft yacht got into difficulty while on passage from Roundstone earlier that morning.