'On a sunny summer’s day, it’s easy to underestimate the risks around the coastline – but the sea and cliffs can be unforgiving'

A passerby heard the swimmer shouting for help, and made an emergency call to the Coast Guard.

Nathan Coughlan also admitted breaking into and robbing churches during a crime spree over a five year period.

The volunteers and crew of Lough Ree RNLI has responded to five call outs and assisted 11 people in difficulty on the water in the past six weeks.

The RNLI said they were supporting the search involving three young men.

Search efforts are underway for a man who was reported as falling overboard from a yacht off the Waterford coast.

With demand for its lifesaving services at a high, the charity is putting out its own ‘Mayday’ call, and urging the public to get involved with its national fundraising event, the Mayday Mile.

The woman was an experienced swimmer but her body temperature dropped quickly as hypothermia set in.

The search will continue on Wednesday morning for a woman in her 30s who was also caught up in the same incident.

A search operation is continuing following reports of a person spotted in the water near Wexford Quay overnight

Bundoran RNLI came to the aid of the pair who got into difficulty off Tullan Strand.

The alarm was raised by members of the public shortly after 5pm.

Friends of Stephen O’Callaghan (55) of Ashburton Hill, Montenotte in Cork have described him as having been a “selfless, kind and gentle” person

People who are going on day trips are urged to check the weather forecast including tides and to ensure that they have the right equipment for the activity they are about to undertake on the water.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded on March 4th, 1824

A body has been recovered from the sea off Co Clare as the search for a missing boy resumed for a sixth day

It’s believed the boy had become separated from his family, who then tried to find him

The Garda Water Unit, Coast Guard and RNLI have all been involved in the operation, with the assistance of the Rescue 115 helicopter - and a drone operated by Clare Civil Defence.

Key messages delivered to over 55,000 people

Lough Ree RNLI will be hosting an open day for members of the public in its €1.2m boathouse this Saturday

The body of the man, who was aged in his 60s, will be taken to University Hospital Galway where a post-mortem examination will take place.

Lough Ree RNLI volunteers were on the water to four boats in difficulty on the lake in the last seven days.

Howth RNLI's All-Weather Lifeboat went to the scene, along with Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116 and Skerries RNLI.

The yacht was located south of Lambay Island.