
Lough Derg RNLI recognised at annual Nenagh Municipal District Awards 2023
Volunteers representing Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat station were honoured with a scroll and a cheque for €500 at the annual Nenagh Municipal District Awards on Monday evening, 20 November, in recognition of their volunteer work on Lough Derg.
The award, presented by Cllr John ‘Rocky’ McGrath, Cathaoirleach of the Nenagh Municipal District Tipperary Council Council, was in recognition of the volunteers “dedication and commitment to saving lives and their spirit of volunteerism in contributing of their time and efforts to enhance water safety on Lough Derg”.
Our grateful thanks to Rosemary Joyce, District Administrator, Nenagh Municipal District, and her team for their warm welcome and hospitality at the Civic Offices in Nenagh on Monday evening. Our heartiest congratulations too to the local communities, organisations and individuals who also received awards for their volunteer work.
Eleanor Hooker, Helm and Lifeboat Press Officer said it was a ‘tremendous honour for volunteers at Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat station to receive this award in recognition of the team’s lifesaving work and water safety programmes on Lough Derg’.
Representing Lough Derg RNLI at the annual Nenagh Municipal District Awards 2023
LtoR Dr Peter Hooker, Lifeboat Medical Adviser, Eleanor Hooker, Helm and Lifeboat Press Officer, Doireann Kennedy, Crew, Peter Kennedy, Deputy Launching Authority, Lifeboat Mechanic, Niamh McCutcheon, Chair of Lough Derg RNLI Fundraising Committee, Joe O’Donoghue, Crew.
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
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