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Wicklow  climbers celebrate arrival at North Pole with Scotch and cake

Wicklow climbers celebrate arrival at North Pole with Scotch and cake

Bill Roberts and Myles Campion plant the Tricolour after gruelling trip to North Pole

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Accident investigators urge review of all rescue helicopter route guides

Accident investigators urge review of all rescue helicopter route guides

Route guide appears to have lacked vital information on the north Mayo coast

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Rescue 116 crash: Dozens of fishing vessels to join search

Rescue 116 crash: Dozens of fishing vessels to join search

‘A massive response’ to the appeal made by the sister of missing airman Ciarán Smith

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 16:37
Rescue 116 crash: New  search for missing crew

Rescue 116 crash: New search for missing crew

Army personnel and Garda experts to take part in two-day mission on Blackrock Island

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 02:00
Rescue 116 crash timeline

Rescue 116 crash timeline

Findings from the Air Accident Investigation Unit’s preliminary report

Fri Apr 14 2017 - 18:30
Rescue 116 ‘pitched up rapidly’ before crashing into  island

Rescue 116 ‘pitched up rapidly’ before crashing into island

‘Come right now... We’re gone’: last words recorded from crew before helicopter hit rocks

Thu Apr 13 2017 - 21:56
President urges universities to return to ‘humanistic’ values

President urges universities to return to ‘humanistic’ values

New O’Donoghue centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance opened at NUI Galway

Mon Apr 10 2017 - 20:22
Coast guard scales down search for Rescue 116 crew

Coast guard scales down search for Rescue 116 crew

Garda confirms it will keep looking for two airmen as ‘Granuaile’ leaves Blacksod Bay

Mon Apr 10 2017 - 18:12
Rescue 116 crash: Search for missing airmen to continue

Rescue 116 crash: Search for missing airmen to continue

Official says there is ‘no scaling back’ of the recovery effort as more debris is found

Mon Apr 10 2017 - 01:00
Rescue 116: Over 100 fishing vessels search for missing airmen

Rescue 116: Over 100 fishing vessels search for missing airmen

Sea search fans out from Blackrock island after appeal by Ciarán Smith’s sister Orla

Sat Apr 08 2017 - 11:14
Timeline: Air and sea search for Rescue 116 crew

Timeline: Air and sea search for Rescue 116 crew

Search for missing airmen goes on as fleet of fishermen set out on a co-ordinated mission

Sat Apr 08 2017 - 01:00
Rescue 116 families face torturous wait as search expands

Rescue 116 families face torturous wait as search expands

Dozens of fishing boats to join effort to find winchmen Ciarán Smith and Paul Ormsby

Sat Apr 08 2017 - 01:00
Rescue 116: Submersible scanning more of Blackrock seabed in search for airmen

Rescue 116: Submersible scanning more of Blackrock seabed in search for airmen

‘Granuaile’ also back at Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash site as fishing vessels prepare to join sea search

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 14:35
Search for Rescue 116 air crew by fishing fleet planned at weekend

Search for Rescue 116 air crew by fishing fleet planned at weekend

Vessels responding to appeal by Orla Smith, sister of missing winchman Ciarán Smith

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 19:28
R116: Wreckage of Irish Coast Guard helicopter  brought ashore

R116: Wreckage of Irish Coast Guard helicopter brought ashore

Large section of engine, rotor head and gear box taken to accident investigation facility

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 11:44
Rescue 116: Coast Guard extends search area for two missing crew

Rescue 116: Coast Guard extends search area for two missing crew

Only experienced seafarers wanted for weekend search by fishing fleets

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 20:16
European sea bass: the fish that is a home bird

European sea bass: the fish that is a home bird

Study of species in Cork harbour finds species is both ‘charismatic’ and ‘parochial’

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 16:29
Rescue 116 crash: ‘It is a living nightmare for all of us’

Rescue 116 crash: ‘It is a living nightmare for all of us’

Missing crew member’s family appeals for help in the search for two-man winch team

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 20:26
‘Deep disappointment’ at failure to find missing Rescue 116 airmen

‘Deep disappointment’ at failure to find missing Rescue 116 airmen

‘We will continue as long as there’s hope,’ pledges Supt Healy of Belmullet gardaí

Sun Apr 02 2017 - 21:31
Lifting equipment attached to Rescue 116 helicopter

Lifting equipment attached to Rescue 116 helicopter

Helicopter had ‘no mechanical anomalies’ before it crashed off Mayo coast AAIU finds

Sun Apr 02 2017 - 15:33
Rescue 116 crash: ‘No mechanical anomalies’ in analysis of black box

Rescue 116 crash: ‘No mechanical anomalies’ in analysis of black box

‘Disappointing’ weather hampers efforts of salvage team hoping to lift helicopter from seabed

Sat Apr 01 2017 - 21:02
Castletownbere-based tug on way to  search for missing Mayo airmen

Castletownbere-based tug on way to search for missing Mayo airmen

Boat will lift five-tonne part of the helicopter, aided by camera, in search for the two men

Sat Apr 01 2017 - 09:19
Rescue 116: helicopter wreckage to be lifted from seabed

Rescue 116: helicopter wreckage to be lifted from seabed

‘Absolute priority’ to find missing air crew members Paul Ormbsy and Ciaran Smith

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 20:33
Rescue 116 crash: Salvage company to assist search for  crew

Rescue 116 crash: Salvage company to assist search for crew

Irish Coast Guard winch team remain missing after incident off the Co Mayo coast

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 01:00
Rescue 116 wreckage may be lifted in search for crew

Rescue 116 wreckage may be lifted in search for crew

‘Hugely challenging’ sea conditions hampering work on crashed Coast Guard helicopter

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 05:00
Helicopter with five on board goes missing en route to Dublin

Helicopter with five on board goes missing en route to Dublin

UK Coastguard conducting search in Irish Sea off Welsh coast for privately-owned aircraft

Thu Mar 30 2017 - 00:17
Operation to lift helicopter wreckage from seabed suspended

Operation to lift helicopter wreckage from seabed suspended

‘Hugely challenging’ conditions for Naval Service divers trying to attach airbag

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 21:55
Divers to try lift Rescue 116 helicopter wreckage from seabed today

Divers to try lift Rescue 116 helicopter wreckage from seabed today

Airbags attached to engine and gear-box in order to tilt wreckage in search of airmen

Tue Mar 28 2017 - 12:06
Investigators confident Rescue 116 ‘black box’ can yield clues

Investigators confident Rescue 116 ‘black box’ can yield clues

Search for two missing Coast Guard helicopter crew suspended off Blacksod for night

Mon Mar 27 2017 - 20:37
Search for two air crew continues as wreckage  found off Donegal

Search for two air crew continues as wreckage found off Donegal

Rescue 116 tragedy: Body of co-pilot Capt Mark Duffy recovered by Naval Service divers

Mon Mar 27 2017 - 06:52
Rescue 116 crash: Guard of honour as Capt Mark Duffy’s body is brought ashore

Rescue 116 crash: Guard of honour as Capt Mark Duffy’s body is brought ashore

Divers recover co-pilot’s remains from the wreckage of Irish Coast Guard helicopter

Sun Mar 26 2017 - 18:03
Coast Guard search: Body located in cockpit of Rescue 116

Coast Guard search: Body located in cockpit of Rescue 116

Search area to be extended off Mayo coast as recovery of black box called ‘significant’

Sat Mar 25 2017 - 08:46
Rescue 116 search brings back painful memories in north Mayo

Rescue 116 search brings back painful memories in north Mayo

Recent deaths of those who work on the sea are remembered as more lives are claimed

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 23:56
Rescue 116 search: Helicopter ‘black box’ recovered

Rescue 116 search: Helicopter ‘black box’ recovered

Flight recorder said to be in good condition with no external damage

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 19:44
Dives on wreckage to begin as Blacksod search continues

Dives on wreckage to begin as Blacksod search continues

Naval Service hopes to access helicopter in effort to find three missing coast guard airmen

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 21:29
Rescue 116: Search for helicopter fuselage continues

Rescue 116: Search for helicopter fuselage continues

Underwater vehicle deployed as efforts to locate three missing air men continue

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 15:42
Naval Service divers aim to search Rescue 116 fuselage

Naval Service divers aim to search Rescue 116 fuselage

Diving team hopes sea conditions will have eased by early Friday to allow search

Thu Mar 23 2017 - 05:00
Rescue 116: Main wreckage identified in waters close to Blackrock island

Rescue 116: Main wreckage identified in waters close to Blackrock island

Families of missing crew Capt Mark Duffy, Paul Ormsby and Ciaran Smith have been informed

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 20:47
Prayers and reflection as Rescue 116 wreckage located

Prayers and reflection as Rescue 116 wreckage located

‘Hopefully we will be successful in recovering the three missing crew members’

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 20:29
Rescue 116: Search resumes for missing Coast Guard crew

Rescue 116: Search resumes for missing Coast Guard crew

Ship to deploy remote-control vehicle off Blackrock island in bid to locate missing three

Wed Mar 22 2017 - 08:57
Rescue 116: search crews try to deploy submersible in bid to find airmen

Rescue 116: search crews try to deploy submersible in bid to find airmen

Naval Service ready to use remotely operated vessel if ‘weather window’ opens this evening

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 16:31
Enda Kenny pays tribute to rescue agency and coastal community

Enda Kenny pays tribute to rescue agency and coastal community

Taoiseach visits Blacksod and says it is vital to determine fate of helicopter and crew

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 01:00
Rescue 116: Taoiseach meets agencies on board LE Eithne

Rescue 116: Taoiseach meets agencies on board LE Eithne

Faint ping from black box recorder still audible on Sunday evening

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 17:00
Medevac before Rescue 116 crash was for ‘minor injury’

Medevac before Rescue 116 crash was for ‘minor injury’

Irish Coast Guard helicopter supporting transfer of fisherman with damaged thumb

Mon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Rescue 116: Search for helicopter’s black box  continues  in Mayo

Rescue 116: Search for helicopter’s black box continues in Mayo

Enda Kenny expected to meet relatives of the airmen on a visit to Blacksod on Monday

Sun Mar 19 2017 - 21:01
Retrieving black box from Rescure 116 hinges on  weather

Retrieving black box from Rescure 116 hinges on weather

Search for data device hampered by winds and currents but faint ping still audible

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 08:35
Ireland's rescue people: ‘We’re a small, tight family’

Ireland's rescue people: ‘We’re a small, tight family’

The Rescue 116 tragedy has stunned the community who make our island safer

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 06:00
Bob Quinn: ‘Ireland is part of the evil empire’

Bob Quinn: ‘Ireland is part of the evil empire’

The veteran Irish film-maker is as angry as ever. Ireland is complicit in US violence, politics is corrupt, and he’s so frustrated by the silence on climate change that he has written a new work of fiction on the subject

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 06:00
Coast Guard  crew   to be remembered at nationwide events

Coast Guard crew to be remembered at nationwide events

President Higgins due to attend funeral of Capt Dara Fitzpatrick in Dublin today

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 01:01
Bad weather hampers search for helicopter flight recorder

Bad weather hampers search for helicopter flight recorder

Items from Rescue 116 have been retrieved from the shore after Tuesday’s crash

Fri Mar 17 2017 - 14:53
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