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RNLI Helvick Head Lifeboat Station

Helvick Head Lifeboat Station

For 110 years, the station at Helvick Head operated an all-weather lifeboat until it closed in 1969. After a gap of 28 years, the station re-opened and today operates a B class Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

Recent lifeboat launches from Helvick Head Lifeboat Station

2.39pm 26 September 2024
8.10pm 6 September 2024
5.28pm 12 August 2024
5.28pm 12 August 2024
5.28pm 12 August 2024
5.27pm 12 August 2024
6.22pm 1 August 2024
6.22pm 1 August 2024
8.19pm 16 July 2024
8.28pm 7 July 2024
8.08pm 26 June 2024
11.42am 12 June 2024
9.26pm 11 June 2024
4.48pm 9 June 2024
9.29am 5 June 2024
7.51am 20 May 2024
5.00pm 21 April 2024
7.29am 11 March 2024
9.08am 18 January 2024
2.14pm 7 January 2024

Today's weather

13°C Rain
Min: 11°C Max: 13°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Helvick Head Lifeboat Station

Helvick Head

Co. Waterford

X35 PW60

Station phone number

+353 (0) 584 6511

Accessibility

Parking, disabled parking

Visiting times

By appointment only

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News and media from Helvick Head Lifeboat Station

Orange coloured RNLI lifeboat on the water with four crew onboard
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Helvick Head RNLI assists three sailors in broken down cabin cruiser
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Helvick Head lifeboat exiting pier with tractor and trailer in the foreground
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First call out of 2024 as Helvick Head RNLI aids four sailors in boat
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RNLI lifeboat with four crew onboard en route to call out
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Helvick Head RNLI assists four sailors off Ballinacourty Lighthouse
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View from broken down fishing boat which is being towed by Helvick head lifeboat
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Helvick Head RNLI assists fisherman in broken down boat off Mine Head
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