Body recovered from sea near Doolin as search for missing boy (12) is stood down
*Photograph: John Mangan A BODY has been recovered from the sea near Doolin, six days after a search operation began for a missing twelve year old boy.
*Photograph: John Mangan A BODY has been recovered from the sea near Doolin, six days after a search operation began for a missing twelve year old boy.
CLARE TD, Michael McNamara (IND) has said there has been a cover-up by the State into the death of Ballyvaughan native Caitriona Lucas.
*Caitriona Lucas. THE FAMILY of Irish Coast Guard advanced coxswain Caitrona Lucas has criticised the Coast Guard for safety systems failures, after a jury at an inquest into her death returned a unanimous verdict of misadventure.
PRIOR TO THE start of the full-time lifeguarding season, Clare’s lifeguards received special training in Miltown Malbay on Friday last.
MEMBERS OF THE Clare County Fire and Rescue Service continue to attend incidents along with the Doolin Coast Guard.
Caitriona Lucas recovers a dog from a cliff ledge at Rehy West, Co Clare. Photograph: Pat Flynn A CORONER’S inquest hearing has been confirmed into the death of Irish Coastguard volunteer and mother of two Caitriona Lucas (41) – more than six years after her death.
*Rescue 116 had been involved in the Ennis search. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill TWO BODIES have been recovered the water in different parts of Co Clare today.
DOOLIN’S Coast Guard Unit was visited by Minister of State for Transport, Hildegarde Naughton (FG).
A MAN IN HIS FORTIES has died after getting in the difficulty in the water off the Clare coast.
The Doolin Unit of the Irish Coastguard has been reconstituted on an interim basis and already eight members have been recruited.