RNLI RESCUES 59 PEOPLE IN GALWAY LAST YEAR

Date Published: 22-Jan-2013

Irish lifeboats launched 65 times in Galway last year bringing 59 people to safety.

Figures released by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution today show that over 1 thousand rescues were recorded at the country's 44 lifeboat stations.

The busiest Galway station was the Aran Islands where 36 rescues were made in 2012.

This is followed by Galway where 16 people were brought to safety and Clifden where 7 rescues were recorded.