Lifeboat Station : Newcastle
Main Contact Details
County Down Northern Ireland
BT33 0EX
Telephone
(028 4372) 5138
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Patrick Pinkerton
Telephone
078 02940654
Station Opening Times
9:30am - 4pm daily
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
Parking, Disabled Access

About this station
A lifeboat has been stationed at Newcastle for over 180 years and the crews have been honoured with 36 awards for gallantry. Today the station operates two lifeboats – an inshore D class lifeboat and an all weather Mersey class lifeboat.
Recent launches in ireland (BST)
21/11/2008
Ballycotton - 11:1720/11/2008
Arklow - 00:4118/11/2008
Dun Laoghaire - 13:17
Last Launch
02/11/2008
RNLI Compass Autumn 2008
01/10/2008
By: RNLI
Read more stories from Ireland in Compass, available here.

Ballycotton celebrates 150 years
22/09/2008
By: Blaithnaid Lane Walsh
Ballycotton lifeboat station celebrates its 150th anniversary on Sunday 28 September.

Seven rescued from grounded cruiser
01/09/2008
By: Eleanor Hooker
Lough Derg lifeboat was launched on 25 August to help seven people onboard a cruiser aground on Stick Rock.

RNLI Compass Summer 2008
01/07/2008
By: RNLI Publications
Read more stories from Ireland in Compass, available here.

Family rescued from grounded yacht
30/06/2008
By: Charles W. Glynn
Kilrush lifeboat crew rescued a family from their grounded yacht on Saturday afternoon.
