Woman rescued from water in Galway Bay after getting into difficulty Published: Saturday, 20 February 2021 15:43
Galway RNLI Lifeboat rescued a swimmer who got into difficulty off Blackrock beach in Salthill this afternoon.
The alarm was raised at 12.25 pm by a pedestrian who saw the woman struggling in the water between Blackrock and Ladies Beach.
The Irish Coast Guard sought the assistance of the RNLI Lifeboat who launched from Galway Docks a short time later.
Upon arrival the RNLI crew were directed to the woman who was a couple of hundred metres from the shore opposite the Galway Bay Hotel.
They took the woman on board and brought her back to the Lifeboat Station where an ambulance was waiting.
Mayo Deputy supports development of Ballina as a freight hub Published: Saturday, 20 February 2021 12:40
The development of the Western Rail Corridor would impact positively on Ballina, as a major national and international freight hub.
That’s according to the freight company IWT who have already established a major freight hub at Ballina railway station.
The company’s CEO addressed the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport earlier this week and outlined how the Western Rail Corridor, if extended, would facilitate and expand its transport business, with direct access to Waterford Port, and to Foynes - two developing ports that will give Irish business better access to the Continent now that Brexit is in place.