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Communities and families in Galway and Athlone are in a state of shock and mourning, following two separate fatal road traffic collisions, which have claimed the lives of a mother and her two daughters, and a 34-year-old pregnant woman.

Galway Fire and Rescue Services personnel from across city and county are set to participate in tomorrow’s Galway Simon Sleep Out, joining volunteers in various locations as they sacrifice the warmth and comfort of their beds to raise awareness and show solidarity with those experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the community.

A special Mariners’ Memorial Service will be hosted by Galway Bay Sailing Club on Monday (May 8) at Renville, Oranmore, starting at 7pm sharp.

The community of Lecarrow remains in the throes of grief following the deaths of siblings, Dessie Byrne and Muriel Eriksson, in a tragic drowning incident in Ballybunion, County Kerry, on Thursday last.

Galway RNLI rescued six people who got into difficulty in the sea off Rabbit Island on Monday evening. The group who had walked over to the island at low tide were then stranded by the incoming tide and were attempting to swim back to shore when they got into difficulty.

The volunteer crew of Clifden RNLI joined Aran Islands RNLI and Shannon-based Rescue 115 helicopter to carry out a search of the waters around Bunowen Bay last weekend.

The volunteer crew of Clifden RNLI were requested on Tuesday to conduct a search operation in response to an EPIRB signal eight miles west of Clifden.

Comharchumann Forbartha Ionad Deirbhile (CFID) is delighted to announce it will be opening Blacksod lighthouse to the public this summer.

Two people cut off by the high tide near Blackrock on Galway Bay on Sunday were rescued by Galway RNLI Lifeboat.

A man was rescued from the River Corrib yesterday morning by the father and son who famously rescued two girls at sea last month.