Bernard Lucas
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‘The Irish Coast Guard was my life. That was all blown apart’
- Irish News
- December 19, 2018
There can be few rescuers in any coastal community anywhere occupying the tough and lonely position held by west Clare farmer Bernard Lucas. Bernard (...)

‘Caitríona Lucas could still be alive, if we had known what we should have known’
- Irish News
- August 25, 2018, 03:00
When Caitríona Lucas responded to a request on September 12th, 2016 to help find a young man missing off the north Clare coastline, she wasn’t aware t(...)

‘When we get a call it is about recovery, rather than rescue’
- Health & Family
- March 13, 2018, 03:01
When mobile phones rang looking for help in south Galway’s Oranmore just over two years ago, Mike Cummins was one of many who said “yes”. An NUI Galwa(...)

Coast Guard helicopter wreckage found at lighthouse
- Irish News
- March 17, 2017
A significant section of the wreckage of the Irish Coast Guard helicopter has been found close to the lighthouse on Blackrock, 13km west of the north (...)

UK agency examines Irish Coast Guard volunteer’s death
- Irish News
- January 30, 2017, 01:00
The British Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of Irish Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas o(...)