Athlone fire station remains closed today (Tuesday) due to a serious escalation in the retained firefighters dispute which will see up to 50% of fire stations across the country being closed on a rolling basis over the coming week.
Lough Ree RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew was on the water twice over the weekend. The charity has been called to assist 23 in six different incidents during the…
At 9.44pm on Saturday, August 13, Lough Ree RNLI was tasked by the Irish Coast Guard to assist ten people on board a speedboat in danger of sinking on the River.
Ten people were rescued on Saturday night as a speedboat sank close to the M6 bridge in Athlone. At 9.44 p.m. on Saturday August 13th Lough Ree RNLI was tasked…