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SEE GALLERY: Importance of RNLI in Donegal stressed

The importance of the RNLI lifeboat was never more relevant than today when we see the threat posed by Storm Lorenzo in a coastal county like Donegal. This indeed is accentuated even more when one thinks back on the terrible tragedy off Burtonport ...

03 Oct 2019 at 17:31

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Lifeboat called to assist two boats in difficulty off the Donegal coast

It has certainly been a busy few days for the Arranmore RNLI crew after the lifeboat was called twice within 12 hours. On Friday morning, Arranmore RNLI came to the aid of two people after their boat got into difficulty off the north coast of the ...

01 May 2021 at 12:27

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Rescue mission after fishing vessel runs aground on Inis Meáin Island

At approximately 6am this morning, the Rescue Coordination Centre at Malin Head received a distress call from a 12-metre fishing vessel with 4 people onboard off the coast of Gaoth Dobhair. The vessel had run aground on Inis Meáin Island. The ...

31 Jan 2024 at 11:06

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Two rescued off Donegal coast after their boat suffered engine failure

Two people have been rescued off Glen Head after their boat suffered engine failure. The RNLI Arranmore lifeboat was called out to assist two people in a boat with engine failure off the coast of Glen Head on Saturday evening at 8.35pm. The ...

21 May 2017 at 13:41

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Arranmore lifeboat has busy start to 2024

The Arranmore RNLI was tasked three times in the first few days of the new year. The volunteer lifeboat crew had three call outs in the space of four days to assist with medical evacuations from the island. On January 2 at 11.09am, the ...

06 Jan 2024 at 10:22

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Searches to resume off Donegal coast as Rosary to be held for missing kayaker

Searches will resume off the west Donegal coast for a kayaker who has been missing since Thursday night. A special Rosary will be held in his hometown Ramelton this evening for Paul Buchanan. Fr Michael Carney, the parish priest, will ...

08 Oct 2024 at 14:22

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Monument will remember brave crew of Donegal island lifeboat

A monument commemorating the eight-man crew of the Arranmore Island lifeboat who carried out a daring rescue off the coast of Donegal in December 1940 will be unveiled on Arranmore next weekend. The unveiling will take place next ...

29 Jul 2017 at 11:18

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Kayaker rescued after major operation near Owey Island

A kayaker was located in a cave near Owey Island following a major search operation off the Donegal coast Sunday. At around 3pm, the kayaker himself reported that he encountered difficulty. The Malin Head Coast Guard statin ...

10 Sept 2023 at 19:50

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From beard snipping to a ducking contest - a lot of fun for a serious cause

Island hoppers from Tory Island and the bigger island of Ireland came together on Arranmore Island to donate to the Arranmore RNLI. Following a very successful fundraising event on Tory and Magheraroarty a group from Tory ...

18 Jun 2023 at 09:52

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Seán (Sammy) Gallagher gets his pager as new Arranmore lifeboat crew member

The Arranmore lifeboat has welcomed its latest volunteer crew member. Seán (Sammy) Gallagher, a native of Arranmore who is a teacher at Colaiste na Carraige, has returned to his roots. Seán joined the crew of the ...

16 Oct 2023 at 07:35

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Grandson of Donegal Coxswain awarded RNLI gold medal for gallantry during WW2 returns from Boston to join crew

The grandson of a distinguished Donegal Coxswain who was awarded the RNLI’s gold medal for gallantry for his role in the rescue of 18 crew on a Dutch steamer in 1940, has returned home from Boston to become the ...

13 Dec 2021 at 11:40

Watch: Dramatic moments kayaker rescued from Owey Island cave

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Watch: The dramatic moments kayaker is rescued from Owey Island cave

These are the dramatic moments that show a kayaker being rescued from a cave off Owey Island on Sunday. The kayaker raised the alarm when he got into difficulty at around 3pm. As the video shows, the Atlantic ...

11 Sept 2023 at 00:05

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