Wednesday 22 May, 2019
Gardaí said that the alarm was raised shortly after 6pm yesterday evening when a swimmer got into difficulty.
The man spent the night alone on his craft on Lough Derg after it went aground having slipped its moorings.
The man was airlifted to Limerick University Hospital this morning.
Everyone on board was safely rescued.
The horse was being swept downstream into Lough Derg.
Limerick City and County Council have issued a weather alert as the spill rate at Lough Derg’s Parteen Weir is increased once more.
There is expected to be more flooding near the River Shannon today as water is released from the Parteen Weir
Two status yellow warnings will be in effect tomorrow.
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A call came into the Coast Guard at around 2.30pm.
The RNLI has urged people to take care on the water.
The woman and a male companion were returning to their boat at the marina near Dromineer.
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The father and son team got into difficulty this afternoon while kayaking.
The National Ambulance Service said that 35 people were rescued, with 15 being treated for hypothermia after bad weather struck a rowing boat event.
The sides clash in the Ulster senior championship in Enniskillen on Sunday with the G8 summit taking place in the county on Monday and Tuesday.
One incident involved a cruiser with a failed engine and the RNLI crew also assisted two people who abandoned ship after it began to sink.
2012 Olympian Peter O’Leary beat Fionn Lyden and George Kenefick to win the ISA All-Ireland Sailing Championship on Sunday.
The man’s body was found in the water on Friday night following a search operation.
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“They abused people and undermined the credibility of the Church’s message.”
The Papal Legate, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, met with a group of abuse survivors during a pilgrimage to Lough Derg.
The Papal Legate, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, is in Ireland for the Eucharistic Congress, which enters its third day today.
The teenagers had been sailing a dinghy when harsh wind conditions drove the vessel onto rocks.
A MAN IS in critical condition in Limerick Hospital after being rescued by a RNLI lifeboat on Lough Derg on Sunday night. The man, who is in his 60s, was unconscious and suffering from hypothermia when rescue workers found him.
THE WHITE HOUSE has confirmed that Donald Trump will arrive in Ireland on 5 June with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar set to meet the US president in Shannon.
Trump’s upcoming visit has already prompted increased security at Shannon Airport and has caused a scramble for the 600 rooms that would be needed for the arrival of the president, his entourage and press.
Trump is in Europe for a state visit to the United Kingdom and for events in the United Kingdom and France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
So while his trip is personal, it’s the first visit by a US President since Barack Obama’s visit to Ireland in May 2011.
During Obama’s visit, thousands of people thronged the streets of Dublin to see the 44th US President speak on Dame Street.
Today we’re asking: Would you attend a public appearance by Donald Trump?
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