Organisation: Irish Coast Guard

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<span lang="EN-US">The house, worth €174,500, will be sold as part of efforts to fund the Irish Coast Guard. </span>File picture: John Hennessy</p>

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Government to sell house to help fund Irish Coast Guard

Meath property was gifted to the organisation in a will

<p> The water was calm when the incident occurred at Stand Beach, however, the occupants of the inflatable toy boat 'found themselves in difficulty in a short space of time'. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

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Beachgoers urged to leave inflatable devices at home after incident at Cork beach

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Cork Harbour clean up operations expanded after Whitegate oil refinery leak

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Clare TD to continue push for public inquiry into death of Coast Guard's Caitriona Lucas

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Irish and British coast guard involved in medical evacuation of man off south west coast

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Misadventure verdict at inquest into death of Coast Guard's Catriona Lucas

Caitríona Lucas inquest: Rescue craft could have been on scene in 10 minutes if crew available

Kilkee Coast Guard deputy chief said numbers in her unit had dwindled so much they had to seek help from other stations — including the Doolin unit, with which Ms Lucas was a volunteer

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

Irish Coast Guard saved 563 lives last year, new figures show

Coast guard responded to 2,704 incidents in 2022

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

Water agencies issue warning to swimmers ahead of scorching weekend temperatures

With temperatures expected to reach over 28C today, the Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland, and the RNLI have issued an appeal, urging the public to take caution when participating in water or coastal activities this weekend.

Fri, 08 Sep, 2023

Man dies after falling into the sea in West Clare

It is understood the victim was fishing with another man at the time. An onlooker who witnessed the incident unfold called emergency services

Wed, 12 Jul, 2023

Department denies trying to obstruct inquest into Coast Guard volunteer's death

A preliminary inquest was held at Limerick Coroner’s Court

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

Report on ghost ships still not ready three years after MV Alta washed up in East Cork

Working group set up last year to examine 'the risks and potential costs to the State presented by derelict ships' entering Irish territorial waters and coming ashore

Fri, 17 Feb, 2023

Date set for inquest six years after death of Coast Guard volunteer Caitriona Lucas

A librarian, Caitriona Lucas was the first Irish Coast Guard volunteer to lose their life during active service

Fri, 03 Feb, 2023

Coastguard defends €400k spend on branded merchandise

The estimate is separate to an estimated €1bn tender for new helicopters and bases

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Sod turned on new €5.3m Coast Guard facility in Waterford

The new facility is expected to take one year to build

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

One airlifted to hospital after two swimmers got into difficulty in Clare

The alarm was raised at around 6pm when it was reported that two people had gotten into difficulty in the sea off Doughmore Beach in Doonbeg

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Inter Agency Exercise in Youghal Harbour.

Wing and a prayer for future of Waterford Coast Guard rescue base

The fear is that the base will be lost under a new contract worth hundreds of millions of euro for the renewal of aviation services for the Irish Coast Guard

Mon, 24 Jan, 2022

Fears in Waterford that search and rescue base could be lost

TDs in the South East will meet on Tuesday concerned that the new Coast Guard contract may not include Waterford base

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022

Pressure growing for probe into Doolin Coast Guard

Doolin Coast Guard can no longer provide marine cover and medical assistance in inaccessible coastal locations from south Galway to Doonbeg in Co Clare

Mon, 08 Nov, 2021

Tributes pour in for Crew of Rescue 116 four years after tragedy

Irish Examiner view: Bitter lessons from crash at Blackrock

The Air Accident Investigation Unit’s report proves to be dispiriting reading and provides chilling feedback

Sat, 06 Nov, 2021

'Respect is due to the crew'- Widow of R116 crew member welcomes publication of report

Speaking this evening, Hermione Duffy, widow of Captain Mark Duffy said her world had been 'thrown upside down' by the loss of her husband

Thu, 04 Nov, 2021

Family of five rescued from burning boat on Galway lake

None of those evacuated from the boat sustained any major injuries

Sun, 18 Jul, 2021

'Ghost ship' drifted for 43 days in Irish waters before hitting Cork shore

Report finds derelict ship posed 'a significant navigation hazard to commercial and recreational vessels in its vicinity'

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Three rescued off Clare coast after boat suffers engine failure

Three people were rescued from a sinking boat off Co Clare late last night by an RNLI lifeboat crew.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

Search ongoing off Kerry coast for missing Cork man

A search was still underway yesterday for a Cork man missing off the Kerry coast.

Tue, 23 Jun, 2020

Two boys in small dinghy rescued off coast in third such incident in 24 hours

Two young boys have been rescued off the Clare coast after they were reported to be adrift in a small inflatable dinghy.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

After near-tragedy in Cork, coastguard urges people to stay safe over bank holiday weekend

Emergency services are appealing to people to stay within 5km of home this bank holiday weekend following a surge in callouts and three dramatic sea rescues this week.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

Young girl rescued after lilo swept out over 1km into Shannon Estuary

A young child has been airlifted to hospital after being rescued from a lilo that had drifted into the Shannon Estuary this afternoon.

Thu, 28 May, 2020

Irish Coast Guard on standby to rescue crew of US SpaceX rocket if emergency occurs

The Irish Coast Guard will lead any search and rescue operation off the Irish coast this evening in the unlikely event that the crew of SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission are forced to ditch in the Atlantic Ocean.

Wed, 27 May, 2020

Community and celebs come together to give Philip an unforgettable birthday

Dubliner Philip Walsh celebrated his 27th birthday today and it was one he will remember forever.

Sat, 23 May, 2020

Multi-agency search in false alarm off the coast of Sandymount Strand

Volunteers from Dun Laoghaire RNLI were involved in multi-agency search, which it says transpired to be a false alarm with good intent.

Fri, 08 May, 2020

Coast Guard brings Spanish fisherman ashore for medical treatment

The Irish Coast Guard has brought a Spanish fisherman ashore for medical treatment after he began suffering acute abdominal pain 70 miles off the south coast.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

Two lives saved in Dublin in past 24 hours after bystanders resuscitate them

A bystander saved a person's life in North Dublin overnight.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

Rescue 116 anniversary mass deferred due to Covid-19

It is three years since Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, and winch men Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby lost their lives on the 14 March 2017.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2020

Irish Coast Guard pays tribute to colleagues who died in 2017 helicopter crash

Captain Dara Fitzpatrick, Captain Mark Duffy, and winch men Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby all lost their lives on March 14, 2017.

Sat, 14 Mar, 2020

Senior Counsel to review parts of final draft report into Rescue 116 loss

Senior counsel Patrick McCann has been appointed to chair a review board into aspects of the draft final report on the loss of four Irish Coast Guard Rescue 116 helicopter crew off north Mayo almost three years ago. Mr McCann will be assisted by an “independent expert member”, Transport Minister Shane Ross said in a statement announcing the establishment of the review board — two months after it

Wed, 11 Mar, 2020