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Thirty years is both a lifetime and the blink of an eye—long enough to shape a legacy, yet fleeting when measured against the endless rhythm of the sea. On the evening of 27 March 1996 at 9pm, a quiet but profound promise was made along the shores of Galway Bay. That promise—to save lives at sea—has been kept, steadfastly and selflessly, by the volunteers of the Galway RNLI Lifeboat Station ever since.

The RNLI is launching its Christmas fundraising appeal, as its volunteer lifeboat crews including those on the Aran Islands, Clifden and Galway RNLI selflessly prepare to spend their Christmas on call.

Mayor of the City of Galway, Cllr Mike Cubbard, welcomed representatives from Galway Lifeboat to City Hall on Friday for a Mayoral Reception celebrating 30 years of Galway Lifeboat.

The Galway lifeboat station at the New Docks will hold an open day on Sunday, September 28, from 11am to 4pm, where people can visit the station, see the lifeboat and meet the crew.

The Galway lifeboat station at the New Docks will hold an open day on Sunday, September 28, from 11am to 4pm, where people can visit the station, see the lifeboat and meet the crew.

Galway RNLI is looking to fill a number of volunteer roles including new trainee lifeboat crew, additional Launch Authority positions and a new Lifeboat Operations Manager.

Two volunteer crew based at the Galway RNLI Lifeboat Station have recently taken up new roles as Launch Authority and Station Mechanic.

Last Friday was very busy for the volunteer crew of Clifden RNLI with two taskings in quick succession. Both of the incidents took place in the Killary Harbour area.

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.

The Aran Islands RNLI volunteer crew were requested to launch Friday evening at 8.59pm by the Irish Coast Guard following reports of an overdue kayaker.