RNLI Lifeboat News From Ireland
A 100-year-old RNLI volunteer with seven decades of service is encouraging others to get involved during Volunteers’ Week. Helen Daniels, who turned 100 on 26 March, began volunteering with the RNLI in 1956 at the age of 30. She joined…
Portrush RNLI’s inshore lifeboat was requested to launch by HM Coastguard on Wednesday (27 May) at 12.28pm to reports of two kayakers in difficulty just off Ramore Head. The lifeboat Ken Blair was launched at 12.40pm and arrived on scene…
Pagers sounded for Portaferry RNLI’s volunteer crew at 10.10am on NI Bank Holiday Monday (25 May) at the request of Belfast Coastguard after reports of a swimmer carried offshore by the tide close to Killyleagh, on the western shore of…
Tramore RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew were paged at 3.46pm on Saturday afternoon (30 May) to launch their D class lifeboat after a member of the public had witnessed some people thrown into the water from a jet ski near Tramore Pier.…
A coffee morning organised by Mullaghdun Community Association has raised £500 for RNLI lifesaving services on Lough Erne. The donation was presented by association chairperson Cecilia Feely and fellow committee members to Fintan Timoney of the Lough Erne RNLI Fundraising…
Late-Night Call-Out for Carrybridge Lifeboat to Assist Broken-Down Vessel
30th May 2026 RNLI Lifeboats
Carrybridge RNLI’s inshore lifeboat Douglas Euan & Kay Richards was launched at the request of Belfast Coastguard late on Wednesday evening (27 May) to assess a four-metre vessel with four people on board, which had broken down about half a…
Baltimore RNLI has paid tribute to long-serving mechanic Cathal Cottrell as he retires after 38 years with the lifeboat station. Cottrell’s connection with the RNLI began in childhood through time spent with his father at the old Baltimore station. His…
Valentia RNLI is marking the retirement of long-serving mechanic Leo Houlihan after 38 years with the charity, including 34 years as station mechanic on the Kerry lifeboat. Houlihan began volunteering with Valentia RNLI in 1988 before taking up the full-time…
Bangor RNLI joined a multi-agency rescue operation on Thursday morning after a swimmer got into difficulty off Groomsport Beach in County Down. The casualty is believed to have been in the water for up to two hours before being rescued…
Newcastle RNLI came to the aid of two people after their 8.5m motorboat broke down off the County Down coast on Tuesday afternoon. The volunteer crew launched after Belfast Coastguard received reports that the Merry Fisher vessel had suffered mechanical…
The Irish Coast Guard, Water Safety Ireland and the RNLI have issued a joint water safety appeal ahead of the June Bank Holiday weekend. The organisations are urging people planning activities on or near the water to take extra care,…
Enniskillen RNLI assisted eight people during three separate call-outs on Lower Lough Erne on Sunday evening. The volunteer crew launched its inshore lifeboat, Ted Dawber, three times at the request of Belfast Coastguard. Conditions on the lough were calm, with…
Wicklow RNLI launched both lifeboats on Sunday, 24 May, following reports of four people in difficulty in the water at Silver Strand beach. The all-weather lifeboat RNLB Bridie O’Shea and the inshore lifeboat Dennis Audrey launched shortly before midday. Conditions…
Wicklow RNLI volunteers brought three fishermen to safety on Tuesday morning (26 May) after their vessel’s engine developed mechanical problems 10 miles north-east of Wicklow Harbour. The all-weather lifeboat Bridie O’Shea slipped its mooring at 8.20am under the command of…
Lough Swilly RNLI’s inshore lifeboat Davdot launched at the request of Malin Head Coast Guard shortly before 6pm on Monday (25 May) following reports that a jet ski with one person onboard had broken down near Inch Island. With the…
Bundoran RNLI’s lifeboat volunteers have experienced an exceptionally busy start to the warm weather period, with crews tasked four times in a 24-hour period as large crowds flocked to local beaches and coastal areas. On Sunday (24 May), the volunteer…
