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Galway RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon to rescue two walkers on Hare Island who had been cut off from the shore by the incoming tide.

With its glassy lakes, winding rivers and gentle pace, Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands offers anglers something truly special, a place to slow down and tune into nature.

A €2 billion tidal barrier for the city, a modified Salmon Weir Barrage, an offshore breakwater opposite Salthill, and massive landscaping of the Corrib and coastline are all options rejected before the next stage of Galway’s massive flood relief plan begins.

Galway’s life boat station will be open to visitors this weekend for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, after volunteers were called out twice last week.

Galway RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard last Saturday following a report of two people stranded by the tide on Hare Island, which is located on inner Galway Bay.

Galway RNLI’s volunteer crew were requested to launch by the Irish Coast Guard on Monday afternoon (Monday 22 April) to rescue a walker on Hare Island who was cut off by the incoming tide.

Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew was called to assist 23 people in six different incidents during the month of May.

Galway RNL I responded to a false alarm with good intent on Saturday afternoon (10 December).

In the year 1124, the town was put in a state of security and a strong castle was built at Dún Bun na Gaillimhe (the fortification at the mouth of the Galway River). Several times in the next century, the kings of Munster invaded Connacht bringing death and destruction and usually destroying the town and the buildings on the island. In 1190, there is a reference to Lismacuan, ‘The fort on the Mouth of the Harbour’

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.