Sarah makes history as first Union Hall RNLI woman

It was a routine rescue for one of Ireland’s newest lifeboat stations but it created a little bit of RNLI history.

Union Hall RNLI’s only female crew member, Sarah Browne, completed her first shout when she was part of the crew which responded to help a stricken yacht off the Cork coast.

“I was a bit nervous but the lads were very reassuring,” she said.