Coastguard’s Chief Crewman in Sligo finishes for new position with Rescue 116
The chief crewman at the Coast Guard’s Rescue 118 base in Strandhill, Co Sligo, finishes his last shift there today this lunchtime. Mick Treacy has been with Rescue 118 for the past nine years. Before that, he was with Rescue 117 in Waterford. Mick Treacy’s last shift on the job…
Cycle in memory of Rescue 116 victims to include Sligo
People in the North West are urged to support a charity cycle race in September in memory of the four victims of the coastguard helicopter 116 that crashed off the coast of Mayo in March. A group of friends and colleagues of the late Dara Fitzpatrick, Paul Ormsby, Ciarán Smith…
Tragedy hits two north west communities
Two communities in the region are coming to terms with weekend tragedies. The bodies of two men were recovered from the water off the coast of Donegal while an elderly man lost his life in a tractor accident in West Sligo. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of…
Man dies in hospital after getting into difficulty while kayaking off Aughris Head
A 65 year old kayaker airlifted to hospital from the water off the West Sligo coast at Aughris yesterday evening has died. The man was in a serious condition when taken from the water just before half past eight last night but Gardai in Ballymote have confirmed the man has…
Sligo helicopter airlifts crewman from British submarine 55 miles off Achill coast
The British Royal Navy submarine from which the Strandhill, Co Sligo-based Coast Guard helicopter airllifted an injured sailor to Sligo Univeristy Hospital yesterday morning was located about 55 miles off the west of Achill, Co Mayo. The sailor had injured his legs. Top-cover for the airlift was provided by the…
Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat assist in dive boat rescue
The Volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat assisted in the rescue of a dive boat with 4 people on board. Malin Head Coast Guard received the call at around 1.50pm yesterday afternoon who requested the immediate launch of The Bundoran Lifeboat and Killybegs Coast Guard Rib. The Bundoran lifeboat was…
Missing helicopter crewman has family links to South Sligo
The search for three missing crew members from Coast Guard Rescue 116 is due to resume around now. There’s fears bad weather could hamper today’s search efforts. It’s undertstood one of those missing has close family connections to the Killavil and Keash areas of South Sligo. A black box signal…