Kayaker rescued from Lough Gill
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Sligo Coast Guard recued a kayaker clinging to a kayak n Lough Gill on Sunday, December 20.
The alarm was raised after a member of the public who heard whistle blasts from the lake which sits in Sligo and Leitrim and alerted emergency services.
The Rescue 118 helicopter were tasked to carry out a search of the lake where a heat source was found on our FLIR (Forward Looking InfraRed) camera. This was identified as a kayaker who was clinging to an upturned kayak and was lifted from the lake.
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Local TD gutted as Minister confirms no funding for Sligo Airport Published: Thursday, 17 December 2020 12:54
Essential funding will not be provided to Sligo Airport under a new Government programme, according to a response from the Minister to Sligo-Leitrim TD Marian Harkin.
The airport is an important strategic base for the Sligo Coast Guard covering an area from Galway and Mayo right up along the Ulster coastline and across to Belfast.
It has not received any government funding for the past ten years.
A safety directive issued against the airport from the Irish Aviation Authority requires €500k refurbishment works to take place at the facility.