Ireland news


RNLI Compass Summer 2008
01/07/2008
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Ireland in Compass, available here.

Family rescued from grounded yacht
30/06/2008
By: Charles W. Glynn
Kilrush lifeboat crew rescued a family from their grounded yacht on Saturday afternoon.

Bangor called out to dinghy race
23/06/2008
By: Kevin Baird
Bangor's B class lifeboat was launched on Sunday afternoon to help rescue children involved in a dinghy race that had been disrupted by severe weather.

New Fethard lifeboat named
09/06/2008
By: Niamh Stephenson
Fethard's new D class lifeboat was named Trade Winds on Saturday.

Flood Rescue team exercise
09/05/2008
By: Niamh Stephenson
A specially trained team of 20 RNLI lifeboat crew members will take part in an emergency exercise this weekend in counties Fermanagh and Donegal.
