More than half of those who needed the Coast Guard service in 2016 were not wearing lifejackets.

People who lost their lives at sea this year will be remembered at a special ceremony today.

When coastguard volunteer Bernard Lucas was paged to take part in a search and rescue mission in Kilkee, he had no idea that his wife was the casualty.

A body has been recovered from the sea in Co Clare this afternoon, writes Patrick Flynn.

Dozens of people have marched in honour of Coastguard Caitriona Lucas in Dublin today.

In a moving reflection at the end of the mass for Caitriona Lucas, her husband Bernard read a poem he had been given the night before as thousands first paid respects.

The family of Coast Guard volunteer Caitriona Lucas who died in a search operation have remembered her as an inspirational hero.

The funeral will take place this morning of Coastguard volunteer Caitriona Lucas, who died during a search and recovery operation in Kilkee in Clare on Monday.

Tributes have been flowing in on Twitter from home and abroad for heroic Caitriona Lucas.

One of the survivors of Monday’s coastguard tragedy in Co Clare laid a wreath yesterday on the cliff top near the scene where Caitríona Lucas lost her life.

Hours before the removal took place of the volunteer coastguard who died in the line of duty on Monday, the wreckage of the Irish Coast Guard rescue boat was recovered.

The Irish Coast Guard has confirmed that two investigations will be carried out into the death of their first ever volunteer to be killed in the line of duty.

Pat Flynn hears how the death of Caitríona Lucas has shocked her Coast Guard colleagues and friends.

Update 2pm: The Department of Transport has launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the death of volunteer coastguard Caitríona Lucas yesterday.

Latest: Search and rescue volunteer Caitriona Lucas died trying to recover the body of a missing man in Co Clare.