Sunday 19 September, 2021
The Irish Coast Guard requested the launch of an RNLI lifeboat this morning.
The fire broke out on Thursday evening and now gardaí believe it was started intentionally.
Dozens of barrels of oil were removed by helicopter from the MV Alta.
The ship ran aground in east Cork during Storm Dennis and there were concerns about a fuel spillage.
Cork County Council has convened its oil spill assessment team in response to the grounding.
“The lads are playing and you’re just sitting next to them.”
Una Butler, who lost her husband John and two daughters in such an incident in 2010, argues that it is better for the public to understand how often such cases happen.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
An off-shore breeze pulled the inflatable dinghy out from Ardnahinch beach.
Alright, that’s a slightly loaded headline… One of Rory Gallagher’s amps is for sale, though – and it’s for a very good cause.
Mine Head coast guard received a call from the lone sailor at approximately 3.30am. The Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat was tasked with the rescue.
Up to 20 brave swimmers took to the water to raise funds for the volunteer-run lifeboat service.
The boat was stopped at around 2.30am this morning off the Cork coast.
The Naval Service have carried out 946 boardings and detained 12 vessels so far this year.
Five anglers were aboard the vessel which experienced mechanical difficulties and needed assistance.
It was a busy weekend at sea for the RNLI and Irish Coast Guard.
The Ballycotton RNLI lifeboat was called after a vessel carrying four people began to take in water off the southeast coast of Cork.
The man’s widow and bereaved mother of the two girls has said that spouses and partners should be involved in the treatment of those suffering from mental illness.
Zoe and Ella Butler to be laid to rest today – their father John is due to be cremated after his funeral tomorrow.
Gardaí investigate triple tragedy in an East Cork village, as the two daughters of a car crash victim are found dead at home.
