Through Art, Coastal Communities convey the Importance of the Ocean
Coastal Communities are the focus this week on the Marine Institute’s Oceans of Learning series. The Marine Institute and partners are celebrating our world’s…
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Explore Ireland’s Coastal Communities in Oceans of Learning series
In Ireland, 1.9 million people live within 5km of the coast and many communities along the Irish coast depend on industries such…
Ocean to City race returns this summer as part of Five Miles From Home Series
Cork City Council, Cork County Council and the Port of Cork are delighted to announce that Cork Harbour Festival’s flagship Ocean to…
BIM National Seafood Survey deadline extended until 8th February
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, has extended the deadline of its National Seafood Survey by two weeks in an…
Irish Titanic dive veteran Rory Golden to join 2021 Titanic Expedition
OceanGate Expeditions has announced Rory Golden as an expeditionary expert who will join the Titanic Survey Expedition 2021. Golden has over 44…
Marine Institute’s Oceans of Learning available for free online
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…
Marine Institute joins Mission Atlantic to map and assess the sustainable development of the Atlantic Ocean
The Marine Institute will join forces with international ocean experts from Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Canada and the USA to map and…
Attend Sustainable Island Economies Webinar | Wednesday 2nd September
How can we innovate and connect to help make our island economies more sustainable in a post-Covid World? That’s the key question…
Get Involved | Have your say on a better, bluer future for our seas
To have your say on Europe’s future relationship with the ocean – click here. The ocean and waters survey is open to all…
INFOMAR mapping the foundations of Ireland’s Ocean Economy
Ireland, through its national seabed mapping programme INFOMAR, has achieved global recognition for its effort to systematically map the seabed of its entire…
Offshore wind is a “Game Changer” for Ireland
New ambitious targets in the Programme for Government present a turning point for Ireland’s offshore wind industry. The EirWind Blueprint launched today,…
Clean Coasts is Making Waves with their online series with comedian Colm O’Regan
Clean Coasts have released the first episode of Making Waves, a new series of online short chats with Irish comedian, author and…
Clean Coasts’ ‘Love Your Coast’ photography competition now open
Clean Coasts’ 11th annual Love your Coast photography competition is now open for entries, capture the uniqueness of our coastal communities, environments…
Virtual Island Summit 2020 | Ireland will connect with 10,000 Islanders across Globe
Island communities in Ireland can connect up with an estimated 10,000 other islanders across the world in the second ever global Virtual…
‘Sea to Me’ Competition | Share What the Sea means to You
On World Oceans Day, Monday 8th June, the Marine Institute is celebrating our connection to the sea, and its importance to our lives…
BIM Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC) goes online
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency has announced its Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC) has moved temporarily online, allowing teachers access…
RNLI celebrates milestones in lifesaving technology on World Heritage Day
This World Heritage Day the RNLI is reflecting on some of the historic milestones in lifesaving technology from the charity’s nearly 200…
Box Sets, Cartoons & Craggy Island | TV Shows to Keep you Entertained!
OK, we can’t ignore it’s pretty sunny outside but we all know what we have to do in this time of international…
Royals discuss the Sea and Conservation with Marine Institute on Coastal Walk in Howth
The vital role of the ocean, climate change, and actions to safeguard it for future generations were the focus of conversations between…
National Explorers Pop Art & Creative Writing Competition launched to inspire an Ocean Super hero
The Marine Institute‘s Explorers Education Programme have launched the Explorers Super Hero Pop Art & Creative Writing competition, where all primary school…
Ireland represented at International Meeting on the Future of the Ocean
The Ocean is the most important natural feature on ‘Planet Earth’, covering two-thirds of its surface, regulating its climate and providing half…
Best Irish Seafood Festivals 2020 | Coast Monkey’s Essential Guide
All over Ireland, villages and coastal communities are beginning to plan their seafood festivals this year, to share the very best of…
Contract Signed! New Science Research Vessel for Ireland on the Way
The Marine Institute has announced a contract has been signed between the Marine Institute and Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo S.A. for…
Rosses Point Maritime Heritage Weekend 2019
The coastal village of Rosses Point, Sligo is steeped in seafaring tradition. Now in the 4th year, its Maritime Heritage Weekend is…
Ilen sets sail to follow salmon migration and highlight their decline
Ireland’s sole surviving ocean going wooden sailing ship, the ‘Ilen’, which was re-built through a community educational programme in Limerick, will set…
New BIM inshore survey boat launched to monitor mussel bed stocks
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed launched a new inshore survey boat in Kinsale, Co Cork. The Bord Iascaigh…
Martello Towers and Second World War Lookout Posts to be Reactivated
The Irish government has issued its Coastal and Maritime Defence Plan in advance of Britain’s departure from the EU. The plan, which…
Best Irish Seafood Festivals 2019 | Coast Monkey’s Essential Guide
All over Ireland, villages and coastal communities are getting ready to share the very best of their locally-sourced and skillfully-prepared seafood at…
Irish Trawlers to tackle marine pollution with new Clean Oceans Initiative
Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Michael Creed, announced Ireland’s Clean Oceans Initiative and called for the participation of the entire…
Irish Coast Guard saved the lives of more than 400 people last year
The Irish Coast Guard conducted more than 1,100 missions and saved the lives of more than 400 people in 2018. In an…
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…
New Fisheries Protection Vessels mark launch of International Year of the Salmon
It is estimated that 240,000 Atlantic salmon returned to Irish shores last year, according to Inland Fisheries Ireland. The enduring Atlantic salmon…
Cork School wins prestigious Clean Coasts Award Four Years in a Row
Cork Education and Training Board’s (CETB) St. Colman’s Community College Midleton has been named Clean Coast’s Ocean Hero School of the Year…
36 saved in near-drowning rescues last year – IWS honours the remarkable rescuers
Thirty-six lives were saved from drowning by rescuers who will receive recognition at Irish Water Safety’s National Awards Ceremony at the Hibernia…
Clean Coasts and Irish Water Launch Think Before You Flush Campaign
Clean Coasts together with Irish Water are launching the third year of the Think Before You Flush campaign as the utility reveals…
One to Watch – Great Lighthouses of Ireland tonight on RTE 1
A four-part documentary that tells the story of Ireland’s lighthouses and the work of Irish Lights begins tonight on RTE 1 at…
Join Coastal Experts on Killiney Beach Monday 23rd July
On Monday 23rd July, coastal and marine experts from University College Dublin, Dublin City Council and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council will be…
Exploring Irish Maritime Heritage | Essential Guide to Maritime Dun Laoghaire
For 200 years the small village has grown and developed around the harbour into a town rich with maritime connections. The harbour was built to…
Westport to become First Town in Ireland to go Plastic Straw Free
A new initiative by Westport Tidy Towns committee hopes to see Westport becoming Ireland’s’ first town to get rid of plastic straws…
INFOMAR sets sail on survey to map the Celtic Sea seabed
The RV Celtic Explorer departed Galway on Sunday 22 April, for the first deepwater INFOMAR survey of 2018, to map the seabed in the…