Lifeboat Station : Howth
Main Contact Details
Howth Lifeboat Station, Howth Harbour, Middle Pier, Co. Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Telephone
(00 353 1) 8393311
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Visitor Contact
George Duffy
Telephone
01 8393311
Station Opening Times
Generally 10am-4pm daily
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
Accessibility
Parking, Disabled Access
About this station
For nearly 190 years an all weather lifeboat has launched into Dublin Bay from Howth and the crews have been honoured with 20 awards for gallantry. Today the station operates both a Trent class lifeboat and an inshore D class lifeboat.
Recent launches in ireland (BST)
19/08/2008
Dun Laoghaire - 20:2419/08/2008
Rosslare Harbour - 20:1618/08/2008
Dunmore East - 21:45
Last Launch
05/08/2008
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.
Bangor called out to dinghy race
23/06/2008
By: Kevin Baird
Bangor's B class lifeboat was launched on Sunday afternoon to help rescue children involved in a dinghy race that had been disrupted by severe weather.
New Fethard lifeboat named
09/06/2008
By: Niamh Stephenson
Fethard's new D class lifeboat was named Trade Winds on Saturday.
Flood Rescue team exercise
09/05/2008
By: Niamh Stephenson
A specially trained team of 20 RNLI lifeboat crew members will take part in an emergency exercise this weekend in counties Fermanagh and Donegal.