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A search is due to resume this morning for a diver missing 20 miles north of Fanad. The Coast Guard were alerted at 4:30pm yesterday when a diver failed to return from the water with their group.  A search operation was launched along with Sligo based Rescue 118, the Lough Swilly RNLI…

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…

The RNLI says they’re grateful to the civilians who joined rescue teams for yesterday’s massive sea search off Mayo and Donegal. Over 100 boats were out yesterday searching an area from Achill to Aranmore island for Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby which was the largest sea search in the history…

The Sheila & Denis Tongue arriving back at Sligo Bay Lifeboat station. Photo credit: A.Gillen A diving boat with eight divers on board capsized this morning off the Sligo coast near Aughris Head north of Skreen village. One person was airlifted to the A&E Department of Sligo University Hospital while…

Fifty people have been brought to safety by the Arranmore RNLI lifeboat in Donegal so far this year. While the population of the island is declining, Press Officer Nora Flanagan says that they are lucky that volunteers are forthcoming to help with their work. In fact this year saw a…