Thursday 23 January, 2020
One person was taken to hospital.
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.
Plus: the ancient monastery of Iniscealtra.
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.
AND JUST LIKE that, it’s time for the Allianz National Leagues once again this weekend.
The Division 1 football league opens with a bang at Croke Park under Saturday Night Lights with a repeat of September’s All-Ireland championship final.
Five in-a-row All-Ireland champions Dublin, under new manager Dessie Farrell, and Peter Keane’s Kerry — with David Clifford captaining them into battle for the first time — go head-to-head, with the eir Sport and RTÉ cameras present for the 7.15pm throw-in.
At the very same time, 2019 Division 1 champions Mayo open their title defence against last year’s Division 2 champions Donegal on the road in Ballybofey. On Sunday afternoon, Tyrone and newly-promoted Meath face off in Omagh while it’s the battle of the new managers in Salthill as Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney’s Monaghan open their campaign against Pádraic Joyce’s Galway.
But that’s just opening weekend. There’s plenty of football to be played this spring.
Will James Horan’s Mayo defend their crown? Can Dublin lift their first trophy of the Farrell era? Or will it be Clifford and Kerry climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand to accept some early-season silverware?
What about Tyrone and Donegal; could either of them start their year on a high? How will Monaghan, Meath and Galway fare out?
All will be revealed in due course, but we’re asking one big question…
Who do you think will win this year’s Division 1 football league title?
Poll Results:
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