Person airlifted to Sligo University Hospital from Erne Estuary in Ballyshannon
A person has been recovered from the Erne Estuary this afternoon. The alarm was raised shortly after 12pm today when a person was spotted in the water. The Sligo Coastguard Helicopter 118 was involved in the operation. The person was airlifted to Sligo University Hospital, the condition of the person…
Sligo RNLI save two teenagers
Sligo RNLI saved two teenagers yesterday. A 13 and 15 year old from Germany were rescued by Sligo RNLI yesterday afternoon after they got caught up in a riptide with the swell reaching 2 metres high. The two boys were bodyboarding when they got into trouble and instead of panicking,…
Two people have died after their boat capsized off Malin Head
Two people have died after their boat capsized off Malin Head in Co. Donegal. A 16-year-old boy and a man in his 60s lost their lives after getting into difficulty yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were alerted to an incident in the water off Malin Head just after 4 o’clock yesterday…
Calls for Coastguard to have same status as emergency services
A Donegal TD says giving the Coast Guard the same legal standing as organisations such as An Garda Siochana, the ambulance service and the fire service, would make it easier to get badly needed funding. Charlie McConalogue says a new Bill from Fianna Fail would place the Coast Guard on…
BREAKING: Major search underway in Enniscrone for missing local man
A major search operation for a missing man is underway in Enniscrone in west Sligo today. The Coastguard, Gardai and the Fire Services are among those involved in the search. The local man was reported missing at 7:30am this morning. His vehicle has been recovered at the pier in Enniscrone.…
Huge land and sea search underway for missing crew of Rescue 116 today
A huge land and sea search is taking place along the West Coast of Ireland today for the two missing crew of Rescue 116. The helicopter crashed over three weeks ago off the Mayo coast. The RNLI, Coastguard and Naval service will take advantage of today’s good weather to search…
Rescue 116 wreckage found off North Mayo coast
The wreckage of the Rescue 116 helicopter has been found off the county Mayo coast. The coastguard confirmed the wreckage was found on the sea bed on the eastern side of Blackrock, at a depth of around 40 metres. More dives are being planned for later this afternoon with an…