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WATCH: R118 Coast Guard helicopter in training exercise with fishing boat in Donegal Bay

Fishermen and other boat users are all too aware that they might some day need the assistance of the Coat Guard, and of the R118 helicopter. But sometimes the tables are turned, and the Coast Guard asks fishermen for assistance, particularly when it ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:33

Local News

Relief as surfer who got blown offshore by Rossnowlagh cliffs is rescued

There was huge relief in Rossnowlagh after a surfer who got into difficulty on Sunday afternoon was brought to safety by the volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI. The alarm was raised by a passer-by on the beach shortly after 3pm. The member of the ...

09 May 2022 at 16:33

West Donegal

Rescue mission after fishing vessel runs aground on Inis Meáin Island

At approximately 6am this morning, the Rescue Coordination Centre at Malin Head received a distress call from a 12-metre fishing vessel with 4 people onboard off the coast of Gaoth Dobhair. The vessel had run aground on Inis Meáin Island. The ...

31 Jan 2024 at 11:33

Local News

R118 and and lifeboats from Donegal and Scotland assist fisherman who took ill

A fisherman who took ill on board a trawler around 40 nautical miles off the Donegal coast has been brought by helicopter to Letterkenny University Hospital. The Rescue 118 Coast Guard helicopter was tasked on Wednesday morning to assist the ...

14 Sept 2023 at 11:33

Local News

R118 and and lifeboats from Donegal and Scotland assist fisherman who took ill

14 Sept 2023 at 11:33

Local News

Community dentist Michael Moran died in a place he loved dearly, inquest hears

Former community dentist Michael Moran will be remembered by those who knew and loved him as a man who lived life to the fullest. An inquest into the death of Mr Moran, 76, of The Cottage, Ballinakillew, Laghey, took place in Donegal ...

26 Feb 2024 at 10:33

Local News

Malin Head Coast Guard saved 64 lives and had more than 600 callouts in 2022

The Irish Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Centre in Malin Head was involved in more than 600 incidents, with 64 lives saved and many others helped in their time of distress. A spokesperson said: "It has been another very busy year ...

01 Jan 2023 at 10:33

Local News

Malin Head Coast Guard saved 64 lives and had more than 600 callouts in 2022

01 Jan 2023 at 10:33

Local News

Fallen hillwalker airlifted to hospital after sustaining serious injury

Killybegs Coast Guard were tasked on Tuesday evening to assist a fallen hill walker at Muckross. A spokesperson for the unit outlined the operation, saying: "The casualty sustained a serious injury and was airlifted by ...

13 Aug 2024 at 23:33

Local News

Training halted at Killybegs GAA pitch to allow R118 helicopter to land

Training came to an abrupt halt at Killybegs GAA pitch as the area was cleared to assist in an emergency. On Tuesday evening, a patient needed to be transferred from an ambulance to the R118 helicopter in order to ...

11 Jun 2024 at 21:33

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