Cork Harbour Festival 2021 launches with events on water, on land and on your screen
Cork Harbour Festival returns this year with a packed programme of events on water, on land and at home on your screen….
Read MoreEvents & Activities 24th May 2021
Cork Harbour Festival returns this year with a packed programme of events on water, on land and at home on your screen….
Read More13th May 2021
On 13th May 1835 the convict ship Neva transporting Irish prisoners was wrecked off the coast of Tasmania. It was one of the…
Read More23rd April 2021
Over a century ago, April 24th 1916, Ernest Shackleton and five of his expedition members set off on an epic 1,500 km…
Read MoreIrish Maritime Heritage 14th April 2021
Built in the Belfast shipyards of Harland & Wolff, the RMS Titanic was the pride of the White Star Line. The second…
Science and Education 13th April 2021
The Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme are pleased to be included in the publication of the European Blue School handbook for teachers, that was…
Irish Maritime Heritage 13th April 2021
Alexander Mitchell’s (13th April 1780 – 25th June 1868) story is inspirational – despite his complete blindness he used his incredible engineering…
Coastal Heroes 12th April 2021
Clifden RNLI came to the aid of two walkers who got cut off by the tide Sunday evening 11th April. The volunteer…
Coastal Heroes 26th March 2021
The all-weather relief fleet lifeboat RNLB Joanna and Henry Williams put to sea shortly after 1:30pm Wednesday afternoon under the command of…
Coastal Heroes 22nd March 2021
Aran Islands RNLI’s volunteer crew were asked to launch their all-weather Severn class lifeboat Sunday evening at 8.13pm by the Irish Coast…
Events & Activities 19th March 2021
For the first time ever Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) launches a virtual Go Fishing Week 2021, a national celebration of fishing with…
Marine Matters 18th March 2021
As lead partners in a three year Interreg funded project Predicting the Impact of Regional Scale events on the Aquaculture Sector (PRIMROSE), the…
Irish Maritime Heritage 16th March 2021
On the morning of 16th March 1942 the Irish Shipping vessel SS Irish Willow was spotted by a German submarine but unlike most other encounters…
Coastal Heroes 15th March 2021
The volunteer crew of Aran Islands RNLI were asked to launch their all-weather Severn class lifeboat this morning at 8.24am by the…
Coastal Heroes 15th March 2021
The volunteer crew of Fenit RNLI responded to a call for assistance by Valentia Coast Guard yesterday evening at approximately 5.12pm. Concerns…
Irish Maritime Heritage 12th March 2021
The Old Head of Kinsale Signal Tower Group has just launched a campaign to raise funds for a new Lusitania museum in…
Events & Activities 11th March 2021
BIM, Irelands Seafood Development Agency, are hosting a Rainwater Harvesting Webinar for Irish Seafood Processing businesses to examine the benefits of adopting…
Events & Activities 9th March 2021
INFOMAR will be hosting the first in a new series of online webinars starting on the 25th March. The webinar series will…
Marine Matters 9th March 2021
Inland Fisheries Ireland is seeking applicants for the 2021 recruitment campaign for seasonal Fisheries Officers nationwide. The positions will see the successful applicants…
Marine Matters 5th March 2021
Latest research has shown that the impacts of climate change are already evident in Irish marine waters, with the patterns of harmful…
Coastal Heroes 2nd March 2021
Volunteer lifeboat crew at Fethard RNLI were requested by the Irish Coast Guard Sunday evening to reports of three walkers who had…
Marine Matters 1st March 2021
Yesterday afternoon the Naval Service Vessel LÉ James Joyce (P62) detained a Belgian registered fishing vessel approximately 65 nautical miles South-East of…
Events & Activities 1st March 2021
Cork City Council, Cork County Council and the Port of Cork are delighted to announce that Cork Harbour Festival’s flagship Ocean to…
Coastal Heroes 26th February 2021
Courtmacsherry RNLI’s all-weather Trent class lifeboat was called out yesterday evening, just after 5pm, to go to the immediate aid of a…
Irish Maritime Heritage 20th February 2021
When it comes to Irish maritime history, one of the first names that springs to mind is John Philip Holland, the inventor…
Events & Activities 19th February 2021
Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Blackrock Education Centre are running the national ‘Something Fishy’ poetry competition aimed at 5th and 6th class…
Science and Education 18th February 2021
The legend goes it was Fionn MacCool that built the causeway on the beautiful Antrim Coast. That fascinating rock formation on the north…
Irish Maritime Heritage 16th February 2021
We live in a digital world where everyone is connected and online. Friends and family even in far-flung corners of the world…
Events & Activities 11th February 2021
Ocean Research Conservation Association Ireland (ORCAIreland) are hosting a fun online event for all wildlife enthusiasts to chat to other like-minded individuals…
Coastal Heroes 6th February 2021
Wicklow lifeboat brought two fishermen to safety yesterday afternoon (Friday 5th February) after their vessel developed engine trouble six miles east of…
Marine Matters 5th February 2021
In December 2020, the RV Celtic Explorer entered the Dry Dock at Harland and Wolff ship repair to commence a dry dock…
Science and Education 4th February 2021
Ireland’s new marine research vessel will be named the RV Tom Crean. Due to be completed in summer 2022, the new state-of-the-art…
Irish Maritime Heritage 3rd February 2021
John McNeill Boyd and his brave men, lost in a storm as they rescued others in Dun Laoghaire pier, 9th February 1861…
Science and Education 1st February 2021
The call is now open for Marine Institute SMART Research Vessel Bursaries 2021. The Marine Institute and the Strategic Marine Alliance for…
Science and Education 1st February 2021
Booterstown Nature Reserve lies right at the heart of Dublin Bay. This unique wetland is the last remaining salt marsh on the south…
Irish Maritime Heritage 1st February 2021
Thomas Andrews (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was the chief designer behind one of the greatest and most famously ill-fated vessels…
Irish Maritime Heritage 30th January 2021
On 30th January 1816, an unexpectedly severe storm raged on the southeast coast of Ireland. Three ships returning home to their families…
Science and Education 28th January 2021
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) have just launched their brand new educational resource for primary school children – ‘Ireland’s Blubber…
Marine Matters 26th January 2021
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, has extended the deadline of its National Seafood Survey by two weeks in an…
Irish Maritime Heritage 26th January 2021
Annie Letitia Massy (29 January 1868 – 16 April 1931) Annie Massy was one of Ireland’s great scientists of the late 19th…
Irish Maritime Heritage 25th January 2021
While the career of the SS Laurentic was short-lived, it was marked by some remarkable events. Long after her tragic demise, when…
Marine Matters 22nd January 2021
Inland Fisheries Ireland investigated a pollution incident that occurred over the weekend on the Carrowbeg River in Westport, Co. Mayo. IFI received…
Coastal Heroes 22nd January 2021
Youghal RNLI Volunteer lifeboat crew were paged and tasked at 5.57 am yesterday morning (Thursday 21st January) by the Maritime Rescue Coordination…
Marine Matters 21st January 2021
The Marine Institute‘s 2020 Stock Book is now available online and via an interactive online application. Every year the Marine Institute produces…
Irish Maritime Heritage 21st January 2021
In January of 1854, a ship hailed as the biggest, fastest and safest vessel of her kind, pride of the White Star…
Science and Education 20th January 2021
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group advocate for a better understanding of cetaceans and their habitats through education and research, and they…
Irish Maritime Heritage, Marine Matters 20th January 2021
OceanGate Expeditions has announced Rory Golden as an expeditionary expert who will join the Titanic Survey Expedition 2021. Golden has over 44…
Events & Activities, Science and Education 19th January 2021
GMIT’s Research & Innovation Department has announced four new PhD Cullen Scholarship projects – with each project offers exciting opportunities to graduates…
Coastal Heroes 18th January 2021
Howth RNLI launched the all weather lifeboat to rescue a 21 foot fishing boat with two people onboard after it suffered mechanical…
Science and Education 15th January 2021
Dive deep into an ocean of online activities and resources available from the Marine Institute’s Oceans of Learning series. With over 130 resources available…
Coastal Heroes 13th January 2021
Wicklow RNLI brought three fishermen to safety Wednesday morning 13th January, after their vessel got into difficulties off the Wicklow coast. The…
Events & Activities 13th January 2021
Clean Coasts have put out the call for submissions to design a community mural project to highlight the environmental and societal importance…
Irish Maritime Heritage 11th January 2021
On January 13th 1915, the armed merchant cruiser HMS Viknor was lost off Tory Island, Donegal. The ship went down without even…
Irish Maritime Heritage 7th December 2020
Kerry’s Maude Jane Delap, a self-taught marine biologist, was a scientific pioneer ahead of her time. Working out of her remote island…