Like most teenagers, Muireann O’Donnell has a gadget that is never far from her side and Christmas Day will be no different. She will instead be keeping a close eye on a gadget few of her Gen Z friends even know exists — the pager the RNLI has supplied her and the other 20 or so volunteers with Union Hall’s RNLI lifeboat station. On Christmas Day, joining the 19-year-old for lunch will be her older sister Gráinne, 20, younger sister Aoife, 18, her mother Eileen and father, Aodh. As well as volunteering with the RNLI, Muireann and Aodh also work in the film industry together. The harbour pier where Union Hall's lifeboat station is based.

Source: Irish Examiner December 20, 2025 22:12 UTC