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Achill Island RNLI was involved in a 14 hour rescue overnight, (Sunday/Monday 22/23 May), to a lone sailor onboard a yacht which had lost power almost 40 nautical miles west of Achill Island.

On a wet and windy night off the coast of Mayo, the big Search and Rescue 116, Sikorsky S92 helicopter, was preparing to land at Blacksod lighthouse to refuel. It was Monday evening March 13 2017.

Achill Island RNLI responded to a request for assistance with the medical evacuation of a patient on Inisturk on Bank Holiday Monday.

Clifden RNLI joined a multi-agency response in Clifden earlier this week when a man fell into the water at Clifden Quay.

From Good Friday until the weekend just passed the volunteer crew at Lough Ree RNLI came to the assistance of 17 people who encountered difficulties on and around the lake.

On Friday of last week, the volunteer crew at Lough Ree RNLI performed the historic inaugural launch of the charity’s lifeboat ‘Tara Scougall’ from it’s newly commissioned boathouse at Coosan Point, Athlone.

The Mayo Mountain Rescue Team (MMRT) had a busy week with four different call-outs for their assistance since last Friday, March 18.

The first public holiday weekend of the year saw Lough Ree RNLI volunteer crew respond to two call-outs and come to the aid of four people stranded on the lake.

Achill Island RNLI medically evacuated a man from Clare Island on Friday afternoon, January 28, in what was its first call-out of 2022.

Water Safety Ireland is urging those planning a Christmas and New Year swim to get in slowly to help avoid cold shock and to get out of the water before getting too cold, to avoid hypothermia. It is also appealing to those unaccustomed to winter swimming to wear a swim cap, wetsuit and booties and to warm up fast after the short dip.