Work completed to transform former Haulbowline dump site into public park
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., joined by Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy…
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., joined by Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy…
It is estimated that 240,000 Atlantic salmon returned to Irish shores last year, according to Inland Fisheries Ireland. The enduring Atlantic salmon…
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister Creed T.D., has announced investment of over €0.7m in the Marine Data Buoy…
Leatherback turtles, beluga whales normally found in the Arctic, and white-tailed tropicbirds have all been recorded off the Irish coastline in what…
After all the excitement around the killer whales spotted off Howth last week, there have been some more unusual cetacean sightings around…
It’s no secret the west is the best for surfing in Ireland and a new centre of excellence on Strandhill promenade in…
***Update**** Due to weather restrictions the LÉ Eithne will no longer be visiting Dun Laoghaire harbour on Saturday. The ship will instead be berthed…
The Explorers Education Programme has visited Carrabane National School in Athenry and the students have been learning all about the seismology, the…
Irish Golden Globe Race entrant Gregor McGuckin has lost his mizzen mast during a knockdown in the Indian Ocean. The 32-year-old is…
A World War 2 mine brought ashore at Kinsale harbour last night has been made safe by the Army Bomb Disposal Unit….
Irish solo sailor Gregor McGuckin will be celebrating today onboard his 36ft yacht Hanley Energy Endurance as he passes the Cape of…
Next Tuesday (4th September), the Disney-themed cruise ship Disney Magic will visit Cobh. This is the first time the Disney cruise liner will visit the…
Multiple strandings of Cuvier’s beaked whales discovered on the Irish coast over the past few days is definitely a “cause for concern”…
We all communicate in our own unique ways and over the course of our lives, if fortunate, we learn new ways to…
As August is one of the most popular months for open water swimming, Irish Water Safety is appealing to the public to…
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 1 August, will mark one month since Dublin’s Gregor McGuckin set sail alone, from France, to race non-stop around the…
A team of marine scientists have returned to Galway after spending three weeks at sea investigating Ireland’s deep ocean territory 300 miles…
Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin has set sail on his solo journey around the globe. At 12pm local time in Les Sables d’Olonne France…
The Our Ocean Wealth Summit began today, the first of two days where the movers and shakers in the maritime world meet…
Our Ocean Wealth Summit takes place in Galway as part of SeaFest and it’s the part of the maritime festival where the…
The recent warm weather means more of us are hitting the coast and soaking up the sun by the sea. But unfortunately…
On a sunny Monday morning, Mayo sailor, Joan Mulloy sailed up a calm Galway Bay after completing a 1,300 nautical mile solo…
Ok, so we had some awesome weather there for a bit, and even though normal service has resumed and changeable and variable…
A multi-national team of ocean exploration experts led by Dr Aggie Georgiopoulou, University College Dublin, returned to Galway on World Ocean Day…
Irish solo sailor Gregor McGuckin has been campaigning to compete in the incredible non-stop, around the world, solo sailing race, the Golden…
Local young people of all backgrounds and abilities are being offered the chance of a lifetime to take part in a sea…
Baltimore RNLI was called out to assist a yacht which went aground on East Skeam Island off the coast of West Cork…
Yesterday afternoon the Holyhead RNLI were tasked to the scene of a sinking paddle steamer around 10 miles off the Welsh coast….
Mayo’s Joan Mulloy is taking the helm of the impressive Kilcullen Team Ireland IMOCA 60 to compete in the Monaco Globe Series…
This year’s Blue Flag beaches were announced earlier today at a ceremony in Bray with a record 83 Irish beaches and seven…
Our Ocean Wealth Summit returns to Galway as part of SeaFest maritime festival with global leaders in the blue economy convening to…
Marine Institute investigating cause of carp mortalities at The Lough and Belvelly Lake in Cork. The Fish Health Unit of the Marine…
It’s surprising some of the things that manage to make their way across the vast Atlantic Ocean and end up on Irish…
The Irish coast is a pretty magical place and sometimes can be really surprising. Over the years it has offered up some…
Always interesting to learn a little about foreign naval vessels when they visit our shores. These three ships, one each from France,…
A message from our friends at Irish water Safety There are 133 drownings in Ireland every year – more than five every…
The RV Celtic Explorer departed Galway on Sunday 22 April, for the first deepwater INFOMAR survey of 2018, to map the seabed in the…
Irish Lights has launched a new five-year strategy which maps out its vision for the delivery of next generation maritime services to…
At its meeting on 10th April, Bray Municipal District agreed a plan to provide funding for the rejuvenation of Bray Harbour on…
Work on the long-awaited redevelopment of Dún Laoghaire’s derelict Victorian baths contracts were formally signed this afternoon (10th April) by Dun Laoghaire…