The current Coast Guard unit does not have enough experienced members to operate a climbing team, a critical part of the rescue and recovery service at the Cliffs of Moher
Inquest into 2016 death of Irish Coast Guard volunteer heard Doolin volunteer was conscious in water for almost 17 minutes at scene of Kilkee search and rescue
Witness says helmet staying on ‘could have been the difference between her being here today and not’
Coroner told failure to properly transpose EU directive relevant to investigation regarding late Caitriona Lucas
Grassroots group criticises the handling of disciplinary proceedings against members
Co Clare unit had been stood down following resignations of several volunteers
Friction over disciplinary actions taken against volunteers, and view management is too risk averse
Marine Casualty Investigation Board note substances can affect can affect judgement and reaction time
Lucas found lying face down in the water and lifejacket not inflated during 2016 boat capsize
Late volunteer lost her life while assisting search mission in Doolin, Co Clare in 2016
Irish Coast Guard vessel was taking in water and had no working radar, report finds
Shane Ross pledges to implement all marine report recommendations after inquiry into death
Safety management system cited as factor in 2016 death of volunteer off Clare coast
Final report into Caitriona Lucas’s death finds deficiencies in safety management
‘Critical deficiencies’ with communication on coast guard boat
Irish Coast Guard volunteer was a victim of a failure to learn lessons from the past
Ireland referred to EU Court of Justice over failure to uphold EU law on impartiality
Organ donation, Liffey Swim and first sitting of the Dáil will also be marked
‘Miles in their Memory’ event in Mayo marks loss of four Coast Guard air crew
Life is still on hold for many, and questions remain, a year after the helicopter crew’s loss
Man is understood to have been taking photographs at the base of a cliff near Kilkee
Kilkee Coast Guard unit activities limited since Caitriona Lucas’s death in 2016
Thea Foster-Lee, who saved her mother from a knife attack, also recognised at awards
Kevin Hallahan (43) loses his life in accident during training in Snowdonia
‘Much concern’ about the Irish Coast Guard’s management of its Kilkee unit
My aim is to visit lighthouses and lifeboat stations, but my goal is to raise funds for RNLI
Annual report says 12 voluntary teams participated in 405 emergency call-outs last year
Helicopter had ‘no mechanical anomalies’ before it crashed off Mayo coast AAIU finds
Boat will lift five-tonne part of the helicopter, aided by camera, in search for the two men
Recent deaths of those who work on the sea are remembered as more lives are claimed
The Rescue 116 tragedy has stunned the community who make our island safer
Caitríona Lucas died during a search and rescue operation off the Clare coast last year
Bernard Lucas says he resumed his Coast Guard duties shortly after his wife’s death
Acting director pays tribute to Caitríona Lucas who ‘embodied the volunteer ethos’
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