State-of-the-art rescue boats to be named

TWO new search-and-rescue craft will be formally blessed and named in Clare today and tomorrow.

They will be among a fleet of 15 rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) operated by the Irish Coast Guard and will be placed in Doolin and Killaloe.

Today, the Doolin ICG unit will see its new €150,000 state-of-the-art rescue RIB blessed and formally named “Lír”, after the mythical Irish sea God.