Lifeboat Station : Lough Swilly (Buncrana)
Main Contact Details
Lough Swilly Lifeboat Station, St Orans Road, Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland
Telephone
(00 353 74) 9361710
- Discover this station
Station Information
Stations near you
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- Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
- Discover stations are normally open during the summer months
- Observe stations may be open by appointment only
- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Liam McGee
Telephone
0749361700
08722 46375
Station Opening Times
By appointment only
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
Parking, Disabled Parking, Disabled Access
About this station
Lough Swilly is the only lifeboat station in Ireland to operate three lifeboats – two inshore lifeboats and one all weather Tyne class lifeboat. Situated on the Inishowen peninsula the lifeboats provide cover for a variety of commercial and leisure marine activities.
Recent launches in ireland (BST)
04/07/2009
Dun Laoghaire - 15:4304/07/2009
Galway - 13:4204/07/2009
Skerries - 07:42
Last Launch
Launched this week
RNLI Compass Summer 2009
01/07/2009
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Ireland in Compass, available here.
Extra cover for Volvo stopover
02/06/2009
By: Niamh Stephenson
Galway lifeboat crew have reported a busy bank holiday weekend with six callouts.
Lifeboat Luke DVD and book
30/04/2009
By: Niamh Stephenson
The RNLI is helping launch Northern Ireland's first home-produced animated TV series Lifeboat Luke in book and DVD format.
RNLI Compass Spring 2009
08/04/2009
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Ireland in Compass, available here.
Six rescued on Mothers Day
23/03/2009
By: Kevin Baird
Bangor lifeboat was called out twice on Mothers Day, 22 March, to yachts in trouble.
