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WATCH: R118 Coast Guard helicopter in training exercise with fishing boat in Donegal Bay

Fishermen and other boat users are all too aware that they might some day need the assistance of the Coat Guard, and of the R118 helicopter. But sometimes the tables are turned, and the Coast Guard asks fishermen for assistance, particularly when it ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:26

Local News

Coast Guard and R118 helicopter assisting gardaí in missing person search in Donegal

The R118 Coast Guard helicopter has joined a search for a missing person in south Donegal. Gardaí have been conducting a search in south Donegal, and have issued an appeal on Sunday morning for members of the public to report sightings of a car. ...

31 Oct 2021 at 14:41

Local News

Update on vehicle that was subject of garda and Coast Guard search

Gardaí in Donegal have thanked members of the public for their assistance in locating a missing car. They had earlier issued an appeal for people to report sightings of a black Lexus. See also: Coast Guard and R118 helicopter assisting gardaí ...

31 Oct 2021 at 21:54

Local News

Exceptionally busy day for Rescue 118 helicopter included two callouts to Donegal

Rescue 118 had an exceptionally busy day that really sums up the range of services provided by the Coast Guard helicopter crew. Soon after starting their shift at 1pm on Monday, the crew were tasked to Clare island for an island medivac and ...

10 Aug 2021 at 11:53

Local News

Missing children at packed beaches and injured hillwalkers led to busy weekend for R118

The exceptionally good weather was welcomed by many, but it made for a busy and varied weekend for the crew of Rescue 118. Missing children at packed beaches in Donegal and across the north west featured highly in the callouts for the ...

19 Jul 2021 at 18:05

Local News

Relief as surfer who got blown offshore at Rossnowlagh cliffs is rescued

There was huge relief in Rossnowlagh after a surfer who got into difficulty on Sunday afternoon was brought to safety by the volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI. The alarm was raised by a passer-by on the beach shortly after 3pm. The ...

09 May 2022 at 16:12

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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 ...

31 Jan 2024 at 11:06

Local News

R118 and and lifeboats from Donegal and Scotland assist fisherman who took ill

A fisherman who took ill on board a trawler around 40 nautical miles off the Donegal coast has been brought by helicopter to Letterkenny University Hospital. The Rescue 118 Coast Guard helicopter was tasked on Wednesday ...

14 Sept 2023 at 11:22

Local News

Community dentist Michael Moran died in a place he loved dearly, inquest hears

Former community dentist Michael Moran will be remembered by those who knew and loved him as a man who lived life to the fullest. An inquest into the death of Mr Moran, 76, of The Cottage, Ballinakillew, Laghey, took ...

26 Feb 2024 at 10:14

Local News

Malin Head Coast Guard saved 64 lives and had more than 600 callouts in 2022

The Irish Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre in Malin Head was involved in more than 600 incidents, with 64 lives saved and many others helped in their time of distress. A spokesperson said: "It has been another ...

01 Jan 2023 at 10:19

Local News

Donegal RNLI volunteers tasked to assist woman who fell at cliffs

The volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI Lifeboat was launched to assist a person who had fallen from cliffs at Mullaghmore Head in County Sligo. On Thursday afternoon, the female casualty was found unconscious at the ...

13 Aug 2020 at 18:16

Local News

Trawler on rocks on Donegal coast - Coast Guard is co-ordinating the operation

An operation co-ordinated by Malin Head Coast Guard is underway on the Donegal coast after a trawler was discovered washed up on rocks. It is understood that a winchman was lowered from the R118 helicopter on to ...

26 Aug 2020 at 23:48

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