2023 proves to be a busy year for the Irish Coast Guard
The Irish Coast Guard responded to 2,788 incidents in all of 2023. Ground, cliff and boat teams were mobilised 1,278 times while the four helicopters were sent to 796 calls. The RNLI were tasked 850 times and the CRBI were called out 76 times. Meanwhile August was the busiest month…
Warnings issued for those partaking in water activities over the Easter Weekend
The Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland have issued a joint water safety appeal asking people to take some basic precautions to stay safe when they visit the coast or participate in water activities, coastal or inland. With the evenings getting brighter and the weather improving, more…
Water safety advise issued ahead of Easter Weekend
In the lead up to the Easter bank holiday weekend, the Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland have issued a joint water safety appeal. The organisations and are asking people to take some basic precautions to stay safe when they visit the coast or participate in water activities,…
Injured Hiker airlifted off BenBulben
The Sligo Leitrim Mountain Rescue Team had their first callout of 2022 yesterday when they provided assistance to a hiker that sustained a lower limb injury on the northern slopes of BenBulben Mountain in Co. Sligo. It’s understood the injured person was part of a couple holidaying in Sligo…
Killybegs Coast Guard assist MRSC Malin Head this afternoon
Killybegs Coast Guard assisted the MRSC Malin Head this afternoon. A person had fallen on the shoreline and needed assistance. They were removed from the shoreline to an awaiting ambulance.
People asked to be safe around water this Easter weekend
The Coast Guard, RNLI and Water Safety Ireland are issuing appeals for people to be safe if near water this Bank Holiday weekend. People are being asked to stay away from the edges of waterways within their 5k boundaries over Easter. While the weather is beginning to get warmer, water…
Woman rescued after fall from Mullaghmore cliffs
A woman was airlifted by Coast Guard helicopter to Sligo University Hospital yesterday afternoon after she fell from the coastal cliffs at Mullaghmore Head in north Sligo. The woman was found unconscious at the bottom of the cliffs by passers-by who immediately contacted the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard immediately…