Coast Guard, RNLI and AA issue warnings ahead of bank holiday weekend

A number of organisations have issued warnings for those travelling by land, water, and air, this August bank holiday weekend.

The Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI have urged people to be vigilant and to take care on the water and along the coastline, noting that August was the busiest month for coastal recreational incidents last year.

Irish lifeboat crews last August alone responded 217 times to emergencies at sea.