A special service to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI which was founded in 1824 was held in Westminster Abbey, London on Monday. The service was conducted by the Very Reverend David Hoyle KVCO, MBE Dead of Westminster and the congregation was made up of representatives from volunteer lifeboat officers, crew, fundraisers and volunteers […]
RNLI bring fishing crew to safety after 26-hour rescue
Lifeboat crew from Arranmore RNLI were involved in a 26-hour rescue mission to bring five people onboard a fishing vessel to safety. The vessel got into difficulty 48 miles off Arranmore on Sunday evening. After receiving the emergency call at 10.50pm on Sunday evening the crew finally got to their beds at 1.20am on Tuesday […]
Four people airlifted from fishing boat off Donegal
Four people on board a fishing boat which got into difficulties off the coast of Donegal this morning have been airlifted and brought to safety at Donegal Airport. A rescue operation involving members of the coast guard got underway early this morning after Malin Head Coast Guard was alerted to the incident at around 6am. […]
Sole survivor of Buncrana Pier tragedy visits her friends in Lough Swilly RNLI
THE sole survivor of the Buncrana pier tragedy almost eight years ago, which claimed five lives of her family, has presented a cheque to her friends at Lough Swilly RNLI. Little Rioghnach-Ann McGrotty was just four months old when she was rescued from the waters of Lough Swilly on March 20, 2016 after her family’s car […]
Three call-outs for Arranmore RNLI in busy week
It’s been a busy start to the new year for the Arranmore RNLI all weather lifeboat crew who had three call-outs in the first days of 2024. All three calls sought assistance for medical evacuations from the island. The first call out was on Tuesday morning, January 2 at 11.09am to transfer a patient to […]
Ram sale raises funds for RNLI
Lough Swilly RNLI has been presented with €3,000 which was raised from the sale of a ram at the Stranorlar and Ballybofey Livestock Mart’s 60th anniversary event. Renie and Norman Wilson have presented the proceeds of the sale to John McCarter, Lough Swilly RNLI to support the group’s life-saving work. Also included in this photograph […]
Arranmore RNLI answers call for three medical evacuations in four days
The all weather Arranmore RNLI volunteer crew responded to three calls to help with medical evacuations from the island on Friday evening October 20, again on Monday morning October 23 and a further call yesterday Tuesday 24. Patients requiring medical assessment are transported by lifeboat to Burtonport where they are met by ambulance for transfer […]
Arranmore RNLI assists injured person on Rutland Island
THE volunteer crew of Arranmore RNLI were called to Rutland Island at the weekend to assist a man who had fallen off a roof. The crew were tasked to Rutland Island shortly after 1pm on Sunday, August 13 to help the man. As the all weather lifeboat would be unable to land at Rutland, coxswain, […]
RNLI and emergency services day in Bundoran
THE popular annual Bundoran RNLI and Emergency Services Day takes place this year on August 20 from 1pm-4pm. The volunteer crew of the Bundoran RNLI, which is hosting the event, will be on hand to talk to the public about their life-saving work, giving people the chance to see their lifeboat up close. Other emergency services […]
Third annual Float for Hope boat run takes place on Sunday
The third annual Float for Hope Boat Run from Burtonport Pier to Arranmore and surrounding Islands will take place on Sunday, July 30 in aid of Arranmore Lifeboat and the RNLI. West Donegal native John Joe McBride, the founder of Gort na Sade Seals and Float For Hope has organised this year’s event based again […]