Calls to restart development work at Greencastle Harbour
Minister Joe McHugh met with a number of representatives earlier this week in Greencastle to discuss the need restart the vital work…
Marine Matters
End of an Era | Last days of Dublin’s sole remaining dry dock
It’s the end of an era at Dublin Port as the last remaining working dry dock is set to close. The dry dock…
Event Tonight | Illustrated lecture on the Dublin Diving Bell
Come along Wednesday night to this interesting talk at the Poolbeg Yacht Club at 8pm in Ringsend and discover the story of…
Fond Farewell | Last of the Omey Islanders passes away
Pascal Whelan, the last permanent resident of Omey Island, has died. The small tidal island off the coast of west Connemara was the former…
On Stranger Tides | Cuban refugee boat washes up on Sligo beach
A strange metal boat that washed up on the shores of Cliffoney beach in County Sligo turned out to be a homemade…
Good News! Inishbofin Sports Facility gets Go-ahead
Galway County Council has approved plans for a sports facility on Inishbofin. The project is led by Inishbofin Development Company and will see…
First salmon of 2017 has been caught on the Munster Blackwater
The first salmon of 2017 has been caught in the Careysville Fishery on the Munster Blackwater on the opening day of the…
Planning permission refused for Dalkey’s Bulloch Harbour
Planning permission to develop Dalkey’s Bulloch Harbour with commercial and residential units has been refused. The controversial project to build three detached…
Marine Notice | Helicopter Search and Rescue Hi-Line Technique
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport wishes to highlight a report published by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board into the sinking…
Ireland’s six fishery harbour centres to benefit from €28m fund
Michael Creed, minister for agriculture, food and the marine has announced details of a €28m capital investment package for the ongoing development of…
Opportunity Alert | For Primary School Teachers, Marine-themed Professional Development Course in Galway
The marine Explorers Education Programme, funded by the Marine Institute has recently launched its new free CPD (Continuous Professional Development) course for…
On Stranger Tides | Long lost buoy travels 2000 miles across the Atlantic
A mulitcoloured buoy that washed up on a beach in Clare last month has been traced back 2000 miles to Southwest Harbor Maine….
€10.5 million marine renewable energy project MaRINET2 launched
Ireland is to lead up a new €10.5 million EU marine renewable energy project that was launched earlier today. MaRINET2 project officially launched in…
Gavan Hennigan completes solo Atlantic crossing in record breaking time
Galway man Gavan Hennigan has completed the grueling solo crossing of the Atlantic in record breaking time. Hennigan, a 35-year-old from Knocknacarra,…
Tanker finally departs Dublin bay after five month in limbo
The Dutch tanker Iver Ability, anchored in Dublin Bay since August, has finally left these shores. The vessel with its 15 man crew left…
Extinct by Accident | Sharks collateral damage in our feeding frenzy
The latest assessment of Irish Marine life has just been released and it reveals a darkening cloud over sharks in our waters. The just published Red…
Ireland’s first drone delivery made to boat in Dun Laoghaire
Ireland’s first officially approved drone delivery took place over the weekend. The drone successfully carried a 250g parcel of medical supplies, food and…
€6 million investment announced for Mayo Marine Institute facility
Taoiseach Enda Kenny announced the creation of 20 new jobs and a €6 million investment in the Marine Institute’s facility in Newport,…
For larger cruise ships, Dingle Harbour needs funding for upgrades
If Dingle is to host larger cruise ships, harbour upgrade plans require funding now. That was the message sent by Fine Gael…
On Stranger Tides | Curious wooden object washes up on Tory Island
A strange wooden fork sculpture that washed up on Tory Island last May is prompting an investigation into its mysterious origins. Officials…
Coastal Opportunities | Marine Institute offering students work experience
The Marine Institute is inviting students to apply for a number of bursaries in some exciting areas this summer. The Marine Institute Bursary…
Net Losses | Over 14km of illegal fishing net seized last year
Last year Inland Fisheries Ireland confiscated a whopping 14.7 km of illegal fishing nets – that’s enough net to stretch from Leinster House to…
State of the art undersea cable to run from Ireland to France
A new partnership to build a massive undersea cable from Ireland to France was announced last week. Ireland-France Subsea Cable Limited in…
Join the ranks | Fenit RNLI seeking new members
The Fenit RNLI are seeking new members to join their ranks. The 24 hour rescue service requires a deep commitment but if…
Safehaven Marine MD talks Thunder Child, Tests and the Long Way Round
Cork-based shipbuilder’s Safehaven Marine have big plans for 2017. Having just launched their newest vessel the 60ft high-speed boat Thunder Child in Cork harbour, and…
Renewed calls for towing vessel after ship runs aground on River Barrow
A former minister has renewed his call to the government to invest in an emergency towing vessel (ETV) for Ireland’s sea territory…
Department of Transport launches new seafarers website
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have launched a new seafarers website www.seafarer.ie. The site aims to be a national and international…
Ferry nice! New £2.8million Spirit of Rathlin completed and ready
A new £2.8million ferry Spirit of Rathlin that will operated between Ballycastle and Rathlin Island has been completed. It will replace the…
Escape to the Quays | ‘Escape room’ planned for Grand canal barge
A new and uniquely located ‘escape room’ is coming to Dublin. The phenomenon of escape rooms started a few years ago and involves…
Careful now! Wave almost sweeps child away in Portstewart
The weather’s taking a bit of a turn with increasingly cold and windy conditions expected in the coming days and weeks, so if you’re…
Wexford whale takes centre stage at London’s Natural History Museum
A specimen of the largest animal to ever live, a blue whale that beached in Wexford Harbour over 100 years ago, is to take…
Poems from the Coast | Achaemenides by Daniel Wade
Poems from the Coast | A Maritime Poetry Series The latest in a series of Irish coastal-inspired poems by Daniel Wade. In Virgil…
Dun Laoghaire cruise berth, court appeal sought by locals
A judicial review is being sought over An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant permission for a cruise berth at Dun Laoghaire harbour. …
Poems from the Coast | Aground by Daniel Wade
Poems from the Coast | A Maritime Poetry Series The second in our series of Irish maritime inspired poems by the talented Dublin…
Dalkey’s Bulloch harbour development plans submitted
A plan to develop Dalkeys’s Bulloch harbour with commercial and residential units has been submitted with the planning application posted on the gate of the…
Poems from the Coast | Quayside Authority by Daniel Wade
Poems from the Coast | A Poetry Series This is the first in a series of Irish maritime inspired poems by the…
In Bray, harbour sand build-up a growing cause for concern
Serious concerns have been raised by locals about the ongoing build-up of sand in Bray harbour and the seemingly bleak future of…
Six Terrifying Tales & Unexplained Mysteries from the Coast
Halloween is the unique time of year when we love to revel in the macabre and enjoy a good scare or two….
From the Sea to the Stars – Irish Researcher helps NASA with Life Aquanautic
The United States is going to Mars – but before they lift off for the mysterious fourth rock from the Sun –…
Massive €5 million drugs haul found on Clare beach
A suspicious item found on a beach in Liscannor Clare yesterday turned out to be a massive drugs stash containing €5 million…