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MARINE TIMES NEWS February 9th:
Kilmore Quay RNLI Receive Over €10,000 in Donations from Christmas Fundraising Events
Kilmore Quay RNLI were delighted to welcome to the station on Sunday 8th February Rathangan Vintage Club, 20 Dips in December and Kilmore SCOPE who all raised significant funds in aid of the RNLI over the Christmas period.
Throughout the month of December, thirty-two hardy swimmers taking part in 20 Dips in December braved the cold water throughout the month to complete the twenty swims challenge. The challenge culminated in a final dip on New Year’s Eve at the Little Beach in Kilmore Quay attended by close to one hundred “dippers”. The participants raised €5,000 in aid of the RNLI.
Rathangan Vintage Club selected Kilmore Quay RNLI as their chosen charity for their Annual Light Up Run in memory of the late Michael Roche, a Kilmore Quay RNLI crewman until his untimely passing in 2025. The vehicle run lit up the roads around Kilmore Quay on Saturday 13 December bringing Christmas cheer along the route on a dark winters evening. The Club donated €3,925 to the RNLI.
Kilmore SCOPE also selected Kilmore Quay RNLI as their chosen charity for Christmas fundraising events organised throughout December 2025 that included a raffle, a Christmas Memory Tree and a Christmas Social Evening at the AOH Hall in Bridgetown, also in memory of Michael raising €1519.60 in aid of the RNLI.
Speaking at the station, Michael’s father Declan, also a volunteer with Kilmore Quay RNLI said: “We are extremely grateful as a family and as part of the RNLI for all the tremendous support we have received, and the incredible amount raised in aid of the RNLI.”
Coxswain Aidan Bates said: “We would not exist without the fantastic support of the fundraisers we have throughout the local community who run events throughout the year on our behalf, along with our own fundraising committee who do Trojan work on our behalf. Without this support we could not provide the service we do year-round. We are so lucky to have such a supportive community and very grateful for it.”
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In our February edition -
Once Lost Inshore Fleet Cannot Be Easily Rebuilt - NIFA warns of dangers ahead and calls for a major plan for inshore fisheries; The Aquaculture Licensing Scandal; The human dimension of a mackerel season that is at the crossroads – Blink and you might miss it; Fisheries must not be left on the sideline in development of MPAs, as has happened previously; the industry is in the worst place it has ever been ....
.... all of this plus so much more in our February issue
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