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SIX MEN ON a fishing boat were rescued off Donegal coast in the early hours of this morning.
The boat was rapidly taking in water when Lough Swilly RNLI were called out.
Malin Head Coast Guard raised the alarm at 3:15am and reported the boat two miles north of Dunree Head.
The Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118 from Sligo was also called.
When the two lifeboats arrived on the scene – all six crew on the stricken vessel were wearing lifejackets and survival suits and they had prepared their life raft for deployment.
Three RNLI crew from the all-weather lifeboat were transferred to the fishing vessel.
Using a salvage pump they started to pump water from the boat and continued for over an hour.
Once the boat was stabilised, the lifeboat escorted the vessel safely back to shore at Rathmullun where it arrived at 7am this morning.
Following the four hour operation, Mark Barnett, Lough Swilly RNLI Coxswain said: “The six fishermen deserve to be commended for their quick actions in the early hours of this morning. They called for help once they got into difficulty and had their life raft ready if needed in an emergency.
The boat had taken on a considerable amount of water but thankfully our crew was able to assist and avoid the vessel from sinking and assist the men safely back to shore.
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They should bring back the Back to Education grant
Plus a million there
FF to abstain on budget vote will need Lowry to get it through ! Now is John Deasy chance to get rid of Kenny vote against general election quick ??
Heard him during the week saying he won’t vote against it
I’m comfortable earning a middle income please leave it like that and give the money to those struggling. To much vote wanting here
Pension in 2007 budget €209. It will probably be nearly €239 by 2017. While I don’t begrudge anyone that worked hard all their life a pleasant retirement I can assure you I’m no where near €30 better off.
FG re alignment where they look at the number of years.you contributed for will keep this in check. Wrongly if course as those who never worked won’t be impacted
@lavbeer: We should have the same system as America where your pension is based on your contributions. In Ireland especially for females who take time out to have children but work the rest of their lives could end up getting less than someone who decides not to work – how can that be fair. The difference between contributory and non contributory is a joke.
Here a question I don’t know the answer to. My mother worked in the civil service in the early 70′s. After she got married she like thousands of other women was forced to give up her job. Not only did she loose her civil service pension but her old age pension is cut too as a result. Has anyone ever taken the government to task over this matter?
I lost you when you said same system as America. They are not a social stage and I’m proud to say we offer all citizens a basic life at the very least. And I’m happy to pay my tax towards that.
I think she might have gotten a marriage gratuity, how that affects old age pension I don’t know.
Totally agree with you. The two groups that suffered least during the recession and whose actual spending power increased due to the cost reductions and deflation. Maybe we could actually stop buying votes and adjust things for the future? With only 40% or so of people paying all the income tax in this country, it is time to widen the tax Base and to give something back to those that have shouldered the burden of the recession, people with jobs that are paying tax!
Am I reading that right, social welfare is increasing for recipients by €20 a week? As a “squeezed middle” family, looks like we’d be lucky to see an increase of €20 a month. Yes, we might have more incoming than those on social welfare, but my outgoings are enormous. The costs of working, commuting, childcare in our joint income household leaves nothing at the end of each month. I would love €20 extra a week to spend on entertainment or a meal out, after a tough week working. Lucky them. Sure they probably need it more than we do after their tough week.
You read it wrong.
That was the 2007 budget
@CazzoA: this is about a FF budget in 2007, wait til tuesday for this decades one.
Ah, I should read properly and jump off the soapbox. Will save my ranting for budget day. A nice chunk off USC and some childcare tax credits would do nicely.
And an equivalent for those of us without children.
Wish they wouldn’t touch tax and improve healthcare system.
I’d say your disposable income could be less than someone on social welfare as you no doubt have bills to pay like insurance, medical and mortgage, etc…
You didn’t read it at all…instead jumped straight to the comments section
Budget 2007 bought the election nothing else.
Brisn Clown should be in jail for selling us down the river. This useless character should have his pension taken away, we keep rewarding failure handsomely in Ireland. This has got to stop.
So let me get this straight, earning <€4,004 is 0% ,BUT €0 – €10,036 has a 2% charge. Hope the poor hoors in the lowest bracket have a box to tick!
Well spotted. But shur this country in all about box ticking and loopholes!!!
@TractorPat:
You do realise that they are the 2011 figures, don’t you?
That gif had given me an overwhelming urge to watch Wayne’s world once again.
Let’s make sure our politicians get their €125 pw rise and leave the pensioners carers etc. wait until next year to get their paltry (not modest) €5
Should bring back health levy for dental & optical we pay enough tax & prsi to at least get something out of it.. I
Cowen on TV the other day, at Bobby Molloy funeral.
Did not look well. But that’s what heavy drinking does.
For all the bad choices he made for the country, he has to escape reality somehow. Has spent his life waiting to have
“a few pints”.
MK.
Buying the Social welfare vote again with a 12 % increase This budget will be a joke just more money for the long term social grabbers. I have no issue with a helping hand but when holidays and cars are bought with social money we pay for …….
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