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# RNLI Lifeboat

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# Dunmore East
Waterford RNLI rescue dog after 30m cliff fall
Ellie the dog was rescued yesterday after falling from a cliff over three kilometres south west of Dunmore East.
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Aug 20th 2021, 1:20 PM
# Sea Rescue
Fishing vessel caught in difficulty off coast of Kinsale rescued this afternoon
The vessel got into difficulty after its hull was breached in bad conditions and it began to take on water.
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May 9th 2021, 6:07 PM
# Seven Heads Peninsula
'I was just delighted to help': Kite surfer rescues swimmer in difficulty in West Cork
An RNLI lifeboat was deployed at 5:20pm, but when it arrived the kitesurfer had rescued the swimmer.
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Apr 24th 2021, 2:35 PM
# dun laoghaire rnli
Two anglers cut off by rising tide in Killiney rescued by RNLI
The pair were brought to safety at Killiney beach.
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Jun 24th 2020, 6:55 PM
# beara peninsula
Tourist 'safe and well' following major rescue operation in West Cork
A Coastguard helicopter, a Navy vessel and two rescue boats took part in the operation.
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May 17th 2019, 7:48 PM
# RNLI
'Some of them are moved to tears': A photographer is capturing Ireland's lifeboat crews with Victorian techniques
Jack Lowe aims to capture all 238 stations in the network – a project that will likely take five years
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Sep 10th 2017, 9:00 PM
# Mallinbeg
Two men who died off Donegal coast named locally
Both men are believed to be Lithuanian nationals.
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Jul 10th 2017, 6:31 PM
# RNLI Lifeboat
Three people rescued from sinking fishing trawler 20 miles off Cork coast
The boat had been taking on water rapidly by the time rescue arrived.
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Sep 27th 2016, 9:15 AM
# dublin bay
Sailor with suspected spinal injuries rescued during yacht race
He was hit by a fallen mast in Dublin Bay.
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Nov 2nd 2014, 3:30 PM
# Sheep's Head
Search for missing man in Cork stood down due to bad weather
The Coast Guard said the weather means the search can’t continue tomorrow.
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Feb 11th 2014, 5:19 PM
# whatthefliuch
Gallery: It was wet out there today, very wet. Here's the pics to prove it
The east got the worst out if with high tides breaching sea walls along the coast.
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Jan 1st 2014, 6:19 PM
# Rescue
Two fishermen rescued after vessel ran aground off Dunmore East
Lifeboats were launched at lunchtime after the 10 metre fishing boat grounded 50 metres from the shore.
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Jan 14th 2013, 6:53 PM
# Search
Abandoned upturned boat found on Lough Derg
A rescue team is searching the area for any survivors.
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Aug 3rd 2012, 7:11 PM
# Sea Rescue
Three men rescued from sinking fishing boat
The 40ft fishing vessel sank off Glandore, Co Cork, but its crew are now safe and well.
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Dec 11th 2011, 4:45 PM
Voices
Column: ‘You’d often know the people you’d be going out for’
From receiving an alert, Joefy Murphy and his crew can launch a lifeboat in eight minutes. He explains why the danger and the lack of sleep haven’t stopped him yet.
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Sep 18th 2011, 6:00 PM
# Sea Rescue
Father and son rescued after being swept away in dinghy
The pair had got into difficulties near Youghal, Co Cork.
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Sep 12th 2011, 8:22 AM
LIVE
Bodies of two fishermen who went missing off Dublin coast recovered
The two men had been missing since 1 April when they failed to return from a trip off the coast of Skerries.
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Apr 9th 2011, 9:56 AM
# Lifeboat Rescue
Man rescued from Lough Derg
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Jul 26th 2010, 8:27 AM