Voyage of a Lifetime | Fantastic Youth Sail Training Opportunity this Summer
Local young people of all backgrounds and abilities are being offered the chance of a lifetime to take part in a sea…
Local young people of all backgrounds and abilities are being offered the chance of a lifetime to take part in a sea…
Baltimore RNLI was called out to assist a yacht which went aground on East Skeam Island off the coast of West Cork…
Yesterday afternoon the Holyhead RNLI were tasked to the scene of a sinking paddle steamer around 10 miles off the Welsh coast….
Mayo’s Joan Mulloy is taking the helm of the impressive Kilcullen Team Ireland IMOCA 60 to compete in the Monaco Globe Series…
This year’s Blue Flag beaches were announced earlier today at a ceremony in Bray with a record 83 Irish beaches and seven…
Our Ocean Wealth Summit returns to Galway as part of SeaFest maritime festival with global leaders in the blue economy convening to…
Marine Institute investigating cause of carp mortalities at The Lough and Belvelly Lake in Cork. The Fish Health Unit of the Marine…
It’s surprising some of the things that manage to make their way across the vast Atlantic Ocean and end up on Irish…
The Irish coast is a pretty magical place and sometimes can be really surprising. Over the years it has offered up some…
Always interesting to learn a little about foreign naval vessels when they visit our shores. These three ships, one each from France,…
A message from our friends at Irish water Safety There are 133 drownings in Ireland every year – more than five every…
The RV Celtic Explorer departed Galway on Sunday 22 April, for the first deepwater INFOMAR survey of 2018, to map the seabed in the…
Irish Lights has launched a new five-year strategy which maps out its vision for the delivery of next generation maritime services to…
At its meeting on 10th April, Bray Municipal District agreed a plan to provide funding for the rejuvenation of Bray Harbour on…
Work on the long-awaited redevelopment of Dún Laoghaire’s derelict Victorian baths contracts were formally signed this afternoon (10th April) by Dun Laoghaire…
If you fancy taking a look at the Marine Institute’s facility in Mayo, this Saturday’s open day is a golden opportunity! The…
A team of researchers from UCD’s Earth Institute are asking a very interesting question: what is the cultural value of our coastline? And they’ve…
A new survey sampling Nephrops larvae from the area west of the Aran Islands will be conducted for the first time aboard…
Take a walk along the Irish seashore, along the beaches, around the rocky outcrops and you’ll encounter rock pools full of barnacle-encrusted…
The first humpback whale of the 2018 has been spotted off the Beara Peninsula. Following on from the exciting appearance of killer…
Thirty children aged fourteen and under drowned in ten years, reflecting the need for constant, responsible supervision of children near water. Half…
The Irish Naval Services latest ship L.É. George Bernard Shaw was floated out for the first time on Friday. The ship, which…
At a sitting of Bray District Court on Tuesday, Irish Water pleaded guilty to the discharge of deleterious matter to the River…
An underwater search is underway to discover prehistoric landscapes of the Irish Sea and uncover evidence of its first settlers. The Marine…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has today published a report into the occurrence of Farmed Atlantic Salmon in the Western River Basin District…
What a difference a few years make. After the withdrawal of Stena Line from Dun Laoghaire things seemed a bit gloomy on…
This year was a record turnout for the annual Irish Water Safety Pool Rescue National Championships in Limerick this weekend. A total of…
Flossie Donnelly is a 10 year-old on a mission to clean the seas. She’s doing an incredible job and wants you to…
When people work together to protect the environment, great things can happen. In Waterford, Tramore Eco Group are a looking to do…
L.É. William Butler Yeats took part in exercises with the Royal Netherlands Navy on the east coast of Ireland this week. The…
The completed hull of the new Irish Ferries cruise ferry for the Dublin to Holyhead route entered the water this this week….
A 435 million-year-old starfish fossil has been discovered in Maam Valley in Connemara Co. Galway. The fossil was discovered by geologist Dr…
At midday today four youths from across the island of Ireland and two youth leaders walked through arrivals in Dublin airport after…
At 6pm on a cold Friday January evening, west of Ireland solo sailor Joan Mulloy tied up her new Figaro II in…
In total, there are 148 cruise ships scheduled to visit Dublin Port in 2018. The huge number of cruise ships visiting Dublin…
Fishing has always been at the heart of Ireland’s coastal communities, providing employment to many and a way of life with a…
After an epic 155 days at sea in the wild Atlantic, a one metre-long vessel launched by an elementary school in America,…
A rare toothed rock crab not usually seen in these waters was caught off Tory Island earlier this month. Toothed rock crabs…
Record wave heights were captured by the Irish Weather Buoy Network during Hurricane Ophelia on Monday causing one of the five weather…