The crash of Rescue 111: ‘The worst silence I ever heard in all my life’
Four men died when an Air Corps helicopter struck dunes in Tramore in 1999. This is their story
Two rescued after being cut off by tide at Baldoyle estuary
Coast Guard warns public to be wary of reduced visibility after pair get lost in north Dublin
C&AG finds ‘substantial deficiencies’ in Irish Coast Guard’s award of van contract
Multiple vans still needed to transport cliff rescue teams and equipment to call-outs
Air Corps defends Donegal gorse fire response time
‘We’re not a primary fire fighting agency, we got to Donegal as soon as we could’
Connemara locals shocked at Swiss woman’s death as caravan swept off coast in storm
President Higgins expresses condolences over woman’s death in Claddaghduff
‘Caitríona Lucas could still be alive, if we had known what we should have known’
Irish Coast Guard volunteer was a victim of a failure to learn lessons from the past
Rescue 116: ‘It’s been a tough year, very tough’
Life is still on hold for many, and questions remain, a year after the helicopter crew’s loss
Coast Guard helicopter wreckage found at lighthouse
Poor weather hinders search for three missing Coast Guard crew off Mayo coast
Rescue 116 crash: Search focuses around Blackrock Island
Conditions very challenging and water ‘like a washing machine’ due to outcrops of rock
Why helicopters crash: fuel, pilot error and mechanical failure
Of three main causes of crashes, mechanical failure seems probable in Mayo tragedy
‘Something had happened and Rescue 116 had gone down’
In southwesterly winds and moderate visibility, a rescue mission ended in loss of life
Coast Guard crash: ‘It was poor visibility as there was constant rain’
A fleet of ambulances arrived pierside, but it became evident they would not be required
Caitríona Lucas’s husband ‘took comfort’ from volunteering
Bernard Lucas says he resumed his Coast Guard duties shortly after his wife’s death
Irish Coast Guard saved more than 400 lives in 2016
Acting director pays tribute to Caitríona Lucas who ‘embodied the volunteer ethos’
Three fishermen rescued off west Cork coast
Courtmacsherry RNLI lifeboat comes to the aid of men on board sinking vessel
Storms and sun make for busy year for Coast Guard
Rescuers responded to 2,628 incidents in 2014 including 47 fatalities
Diver dies in hospital after Donegal incident
Victim is fifth diving fatality in Ireland in past month
Storm to hit coasts with very high waves and strong winds
Orange alert for weekend with high risk of flooding, heavy rain and possible snow
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