Mediator appointed to help resolve Doolin Coast Guard issues

Six members of the Doolin unit resigned on November 1 forcing the Department of Transport to take the station ‘off the board’

The weekly training night for the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard has also been cancelled. File picture: Brian Arthur

The former director general of the Workplace Relations Commission has been requested by the Department of Transport to meet with members of the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard which was stood down earlier this month.

Kieran Mulvey will engage with volunteers next week in “an effort to resolve issues that have arisen in the unit". Six members of the Doolin unit resigned unexpectedly on November 1 forcing the Department of Transport to take the station "off the board". This means the remaining 12 volunteers have been barred from responding to search, rescue, or recovery operations.