Rescuers rushed to respond to a medical evacuation call on Monday night after someone became unwell in Co Galway.
Achill Island RNLI battled challenging conditions as they attended the emergency on Inishbofin at 9.50pm.
The volunteer lifeboat crew of six travelled 20 nautical miles in their all-weather lifeboat, Sam and Ada.
It was described as a "cold, dark night with westerly winds and showers", with even more difficult conditions on arrival.
After travelling for an hour, a light snow flurry greeted the crew when they arrived at Inishbofin.
The person who was being evacuated from the island was taken onboard the lifeboat which then travelled to Cleggan where the pier was lit up by members of the Cleggan Coast Guard.
They helped to transfer the patient to the awaiting HSE ambulance and the patient was then transported to University College Hospital in Galway for further treatment.
The lifeboat crew then returned to Achill Island at 1.26am on Tuesday morning.
Speaking after the call out, Ciaran Needham, Achill Island RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager, praised the crew for their quick response.
He said: "As always, it is great to see inter-agency cooperation working so well in the early hours of the morning.
"Our volunteers train for all types of sea and weather conditions and are ready to respond whenever their pagers go off, day or night. We were delighted to be able to assist this patient and we wish him a speedy recovery.’
