SeaFest Kicks off to Glorious Sunshine as Galway Rocks the Boats
SeaFest, Ireland’s national maritime festival, kicked off to a gloriously sunny start in Galway yesterday drawing a buzzing crowd more than happy…
Articles by Daniel Farrell
Now that’s a Ship! Stunning Wind Surf is Visiting Waterford Today
Check this out for a ship! Just arrived in to Waterford, the seriously impressive Wind Surf is a sight to behold. One…
SeaFest in Galway Presents an Ocean of Opportunity for All
There’s a hugely important thread running through SeaFest that elevates it as a maritime festival. It’s an element that connects the fascinating…
Irish Water Safety Week | How to Survive a Rip Current
This week is Irish Water Safety Awareness Week (June 19th – 25th). Each day this week we are sharing safety tips to…
At Our Ocean Wealth Summit, Creative Thinking takes Centre Stage
Our Ocean Wealth Summit, the annual get together for the movers and shakers in the Irish maritime world which takes place as…
Cruise Ship Visit Ushers in New Wave of Marine Tourism to West Cork
The first cruise ship to visit Bantry Bay in 30 years arrived this week carrying over 800 passengers eager to explore the…
SeaFest 2017 in Galway looks to Inspire a Maritime Generation
The SeaFest 2017 line-up has just been released and with it the organisers are clearly looking to inspire a new generation to…
[Watch] UCD Scuba Divers Epic Encounter with Basking Sharks off Mayo
The thought of an unexpected and extremely close encounter with sharks would bring a shiver to many off us but for a…
High Speed Chase on River Liffey after Boat Stolen from Poolbeg Marina
One man has been arrested after a group stole a small boat from the Poolbeg Marina this morning and took emergency services…
The Lowdown on Irish Beaches: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
It’s an impressive haul, eighty-eight blue flag beaches around the country, and it’s something we should be rightly proud of. But looking a little…
Tourists Cut off by Tide at Sandymount, A Cautionary Tale for Us All
An evening of training exercises at the East Pier turned into a real call out for members of the Dun Laoghaire Coast…
Injured Royal Navy Sailor Airlifted from Submarine by Irish Coast Guard
An injured sailor has been airlifted to hospital from a British Royal Navy submarine by the Irish Coast Guard. The alarm was…
Six Great Reasons to Visit the Cork Harbour Festival this June
Cork Harbour Festival is the largest annual event in Cork Harbour and takes place from June 3rd – 11th with 60 events taking…
New Lusitania Memorial Garden Opens at Old Kinsale Head
This Sunday 7th May, on the 102nd anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, a new memorial garden and sculpture will be…
To Protect Bull Island’s Wildlife, Is Banning Dogs the Way Forward?
The popularity of Dublin’s North Bull Island means the wildlife that call it home are regularly subject to disturbance by people and pets…
Floating Windfarms could lead Ireland’s Sustainable Green and Gold rush
Oil and gas exploration never brought much benefit to Ireland’s economy for reasons only worth exploring if you have very low blood…
Fond Farewell! Former Naval Service ship departs Irish shores one last time
The former Irish Naval Service vessel LÉ Aisling has left Irish shores for the last time, departing Cork Harbour for the Netherlands on…
On Skelligs, Bad Weather and Gravitational Force Awakens a Major Rockfall
A major rockfall has occurred on Skellig Michael this week making it unclear whether the island will be ready to open for…
Tom Crean gets very cool ‘Tail fin hero’ honour by a Norwegian Airline
Ireland’s legendary Antarctic explorer Tom Crean is to appear on Norwegian’s brand new Boeing 737MAX aircraft on Irish transatlantic flights this summer….
Dingle Habour Eyes Cruise Ship Business as Dredge Application Submitted
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has made an application to the EPA to dump dredged material from Dingle Harbour….
Naval Service honoured with Dun Laoghaire’s Freedom of Entry
The Irish Naval Service have been awarded with the Honorary Freedom of Entry by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in a special ceremony at the Harbour…
President Higgins will open Dun Laoghaire Harbour’s Bicentenary Celebrations
This summer the 200th anniversary of Dun Laogahire harbour will be marked with an exciting programme of events launched at an opening ceremony…
Under the Hammer | LÉ Aisling sold in Cork for €110,000
Former Irish Naval Service ship LÉ Aisling has been sold today at a public auction in Cork for €110,000. The ship went under…
Dublin Fire Brigade & DSPCA Rescue Stranded Cat from River Liffey
Sinead McCool, the Dublin Fire brigade and the DSPCA were the heroes today as they combined to rescue a stranded cat from…
Coast Guard and Sligo Bay RNLI Rescue Eight off Sligo after Dive Boat Capsizes
The Irish Coast Guard and Sligo Bay RNLI Lifeboat rescued eight people this morning off the coast of Sligo after a diving…
Public Consultation | Ireland steps toward Environmentally Sustainable Economy
A public consultation on Ireland’s first National Mitigation Plan has been launched and your opinion is needed. The development of Ireland’s first statutory National…
Government rush to enshrine Voisinage Fishery Arrangement
The government is seeking to fix a legal discrepancy exposed following a Supreme Court judgement that found Northern Ireland vessels fishing for mussels…
€6.7m EU boost to improve bathing waters in Ireland and Wales
A €6.7m EU-backed initiative to combat the effects of pollution on bathing waters in Wales and Ireland has been announced by Minister…
Inland Fisheries Ireland signs up to save energy with SEAI
Inland Fisheries Ireland has officially signed up to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI) Partnership Programme. Inland Fisheries Ireland has already…
Schull Lifeboat to Become Fully Fledged Member of Irish Coast Guard
After nearly two years of negotiations Schull Community Inshore Rescue Service (SCIRS) will soon be assimilated into the Irish Coast Guard becoming a fully subscribed…
Better Maps for Fishermen and Farmers thanks to Latest EU Satellite Launch
The just-launched latest addition to the Copernicus satellite Earth observation family will half the time needed to provide precision land-use data to…
LÉ Aisling for Sale | Have a Look at the Auctioneer’s Photos of the Ship
The decommissioned Irish Naval Service ship LÉ Aisling is going up for auction this month and these are the just-released auctioneer’s photos. *Update: LÉ…
Wexford Sub Aqua Swim for Kilmore Quay RNLI a Great Success
For the last seven years, Wexford Sub Aqua Club have used their Christmas swim to raise funds for maritime charities in their area…
Coastal Opportunity | The Irish Naval Service is Recruiting
Ever dream of a career on the sea? A life sailing Irish waters and sometimes further afield, protecting our national interest as…
Irish Waters a Whale and Dolphin Sanctuary? Technically, Yes.
2017 is the worst year on record for cetacean strandings in Ireland according to new figures released by the Irish Whale and…
Futureproofing | Explorers Marine Education Programme to benefit 15,000 Children in 2017
The Marine Institute‘s has announced that over five hundred teachers and 15,000 primary school children will benefit from its Explorers Education Programme…
The Fisherman & Pussy-Cat went to Sea, Fisherman Surprised, Cat very Surprised
The fisherman & the pussy-cat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. Where this story most diverges from the famous Edward…
The Jeanie Johnston – Legendary Irish Famine Ship – Reopens this Friday
Great news! The Jeanie Johnston – the legendary famine ship – has returned to the River Liffey in Dublin and reopens for visitors…
Have Your Say | Public Consultation on Proposal to Ban Microbeads
A public consultation has opened on a proposed ban on products containing plastic microbeads. The process will last 6 weeks and closes on 24th March…
L.É. William Butler Yeats inspects Super-trawlers off West Coast
Over the weekend L.É. William Butler Yeats inspected the German and Dutch super-trawlers that have been fishing off the west coast. A number of…