10 people rescued in two separate operations following boat difficulties

Dublin Fire Brigade on the scene in Islandbridge this afternoon.

Six people have been rescued from the River Liffey after their boat got into difficulty west of Dublin city centre.

A group of junior rowers from the Commercial Rowing Club in Islandbridge were training on the river when they got into difficulties around 9am.

Rescue swimmers and firefighters used ropes and a floating sled to reach the trapped group.

Dublin Fire Brigade has thanked Trinity College boat club for its help in the rescue effort.

Andrew Coleman, a coach at the Trinity College boat club, says the group were all in good spirits after their lucky escape.

"They had a safety swimmer swim across the river which provided a line and then he helped the rowers back up the weir.

"Then they could deploy their safety raft which brought them back over to the Trinity slip."

Meanwhile, four people on a yacht off the south Dublin coast have been rescued.

They were having mechanical issues while anchored just off Hawks Cliff in Dalkey this afternoon.

The Irish Coast Guard alerted Dun Laoghaire RNLI to help those on board the 36-foot yacht.

Its all-weather lifeboat was launched and it arrived on the scene just after 2.30pm and towed the vessel which was taking on a lot of water.

They fixed the issue before arriving at Dun Laoghaire Harbour where the extra water was pumped out.

No-one needed medical attention.