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….
Cork Harbour Festival returns this year with a packed programme of events on water, on land and at home on your screen….
On 13th May 1835 the convict ship Neva transporting Irish prisoners was wrecked off the coast of Tasmania. It was one of the…
Over a century ago, April 24th 1916, Ernest Shackleton and five of his expedition members set off on an epic 1,500 km…
Built in the Belfast shipyards of Harland & Wolff, the RMS Titanic was the pride of the White Star Line. The second…
The Marine Institute Explorers Education Programme are pleased to be included in the publication of the European Blue School handbook for teachers, that was…
Alexander Mitchell’s (13th April 1780 – 25th June 1868) story is inspirational – despite his complete blindness he used his incredible engineering…
Clifden RNLI came to the aid of two walkers who got cut off by the tide Sunday evening 11th April. The volunteer…
The all-weather relief fleet lifeboat RNLB Joanna and Henry Williams put to sea shortly after 1:30pm Wednesday afternoon under the command of…
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…
For the first time ever Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) launches a virtual Go Fishing Week 2021, a national celebration of fishing with…
As lead partners in a three year Interreg funded project Predicting the Impact of Regional Scale events on the Aquaculture Sector (PRIMROSE), the…
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…
The volunteer crew of Aran Islands RNLI were asked to launch their all-weather Severn class lifeboat this morning at 8.24am by the…
The volunteer crew of Fenit RNLI responded to a call for assistance by Valentia Coast Guard yesterday evening at approximately 5.12pm. Concerns…
The Old Head of Kinsale Signal Tower Group has just launched a campaign to raise funds for a new Lusitania museum in…
BIM, Irelands Seafood Development Agency, are hosting a Rainwater Harvesting Webinar for Irish Seafood Processing businesses to examine the benefits of adopting…
Inland Fisheries Ireland is seeking applicants for the 2021 recruitment campaign for seasonal Fisheries Officers nationwide. The positions will see the successful applicants…
Latest research has shown that the impacts of climate change are already evident in Irish marine waters, with the patterns of harmful…
Volunteer lifeboat crew at Fethard RNLI were requested by the Irish Coast Guard Sunday evening to reports of three walkers who had…
Yesterday afternoon the Naval Service Vessel LÉ James Joyce (P62) detained a Belgian registered fishing vessel approximately 65 nautical miles South-East of…
Cork City Council, Cork County Council and the Port of Cork are delighted to announce that Cork Harbour Festival’s flagship Ocean to…
Courtmacsherry RNLI’s all-weather Trent class lifeboat was called out yesterday evening, just after 5pm, to go to the immediate aid of a…
Inland Fisheries Ireland and the Blackrock Education Centre are running the national ‘Something Fishy’ poetry competition aimed at 5th and 6th class…
The legend goes it was Fionn MacCool that built the causeway on the beautiful Antrim Coast. That fascinating rock formation on the north…
Ocean Research Conservation Association Ireland (ORCAIreland) are hosting a fun online event for all wildlife enthusiasts to chat to other like-minded individuals…
Wicklow lifeboat brought two fishermen to safety yesterday afternoon (Friday 5th February) after their vessel developed engine trouble six miles east of…
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…
Booterstown Nature Reserve lies right at the heart of Dublin Bay. This unique wetland is the last remaining salt marsh on the south…
Thomas Andrews (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was the chief designer behind one of the greatest and most famously ill-fated vessels…
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) have just launched their brand new educational resource for primary school children – ‘Ireland’s Blubber…
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s Seafood Development Agency, has extended the deadline of its National Seafood Survey by two weeks in an…
Annie Letitia Massy (29 January 1868 – 16 April 1931) Annie Massy was one of Ireland’s great scientists of the late 19th…
While the career of the SS Laurentic was short-lived, it was marked by some remarkable events. Long after her tragic demise, when…
Inland Fisheries Ireland investigated a pollution incident that occurred over the weekend on the Carrowbeg River in Westport, Co. Mayo. IFI received…
Youghal RNLI Volunteer lifeboat crew were paged and tasked at 5.57 am yesterday morning (Thursday 21st January) by the Maritime Rescue Coordination…
OceanGate Expeditions has announced Rory Golden as an expeditionary expert who will join the Titanic Survey Expedition 2021. Golden has over 44…
Howth RNLI launched the all weather lifeboat to rescue a 21 foot fishing boat with two people onboard after it suffered mechanical…
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…
Wicklow RNLI brought three fishermen to safety Wednesday morning 13th January, after their vessel got into difficulties off the Wicklow coast. The…
Clean Coasts have put out the call for submissions to design a community mural project to highlight the environmental and societal importance…