RNLI to recruit volunteers for Union Hall lifeboat trial

The RNLI plans to start recruiting volunteers immediately after sanctioning a two-year lifeboat trial in a coastal community which witnessed one of the worst fishing tragedies in recent years.

The RNLI’s board of trustees gave the green light to test a rapid-response inshore lifeboat service in Union Hall, Co Cork, over the next 24 months following a meeting on Wednesday night.