RNLI Will Always Remain Independent - Anna Classon, RNLI Ireland

11th January 2023

Anna Classon, RNLI Head of Region, Ireland

The RNLI will always remain an independent voluntary service.

That is according to Anna Classon, RNLI Head of Region, Ireland, who is the first woman to lead the lifeboat organisation in Ireland.

It is important that the RNLI should always remain independent and that is going to continue she says in the January edition of the Maritime Ireland Podcast presented by Afloat Correspondent, Tom MacSweeney.

She says it is part of the trust between the public who support the RNLI and the organisation.

Interview below and the full Podcast can be heard on all major Podcast services.

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