Pier pressure sees Coast Guard open €1.9m station

One of the country’s busiest coast guard units will begin the move from a 150-year-old shed to a state-of-the-art €1.9m station today.

The 25-strong Doolin unit in north Clare currently operates from a building which is not even big enough to accommodate either of the unit’s search and rescue boats.

The tiny stone building is prone to flooding and was extensively damaged on two occasions during the storms that struck the west coast last January and February.