Irish Water Safety Week | How to Avoid Cold Water Shock
This week is Irish Water Safety Awareness Week. Each day this week we are sharing safety tips to help keep you safe in…
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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…
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…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Bicentenary Celebrations Open with a Bang
An exciting summer series of events to celebrate the bicentenary of Dun Laoghaire harbour was officially launched today by president Michael D…
Trawler sinks off Dublin, Major Search Underway for Missing Fisherman
*Update 27/05/17: The search for the missing fisherman resumed this morning and Garda divers recovered the body of a young man around 10am….
Surviving Cold Water Shock | Fight your Instincts, Not the Water
As the weather heats up and we head to the beach the RNLI are reminding people to stay cool in the face…
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…
Lucky to Survive | Three Rescued from Upturned Boat on River Boyne
Drogheda Coast Guard rescued three people yesterday evening from an upturned boat on the Boyne River. Three youths in their 20’s had taken the…
Ten People Rescued after Cruiser Runs Aground on Lough Derg
Yesterday afternoon Lough Derg RNLI and Killaloe Coast Guard launched to assist 10 people after their 40ft cruiser ran aground by the…
Shine a Light on Summer at Ireland’s Greatest Lighthouses this May Bank Holiday
Explore some of Ireland’s greatest lighthouses with the Shine a Light on Summer Festival. The festival runs over the May bank holiday weekend,…
Coast Guard Rescue Fisherman from Icy waters off Donegal
Irish Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter 118 airlifted a fisherman from the water this morning around four miles south of Arranmore, Donegal. The…
RV Celtic Explorer assists search for Irish Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 116
The Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer is providing specialist support to assist in the major sea search off Mayo to locate Irish…
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…
Five fishermen rescued from sinking trawler off Balbriggan
Five fisherman were rescued earlier this morning from a sinking trawler off Balbriggan. The vessel got into difficulty around 5am this morning and…
Arklow lifeboat station | Celebrating 190 years saving lives on Friday
Ireland’s first lifeboat station celebrates 190 years saving lives on the water For 190 years the Arklow lifeboat station has been a…
Irish Coastal Directory
Irish Coast Directory The best of Ireland’s maritime heritage, coastal locations and marine infrastructure. Coastal Events – Directory of what’s on around the…
Making a splash – the Irish Maritime Festival
We set sail for Drogheda yesterday to check out the return of Ireland’s largest maritime festival. The Irish Maritime Festival attracted over 40,000…
Worth Visiting: Wexford Maritime Festival this Weekend
Wexford’s long and rich seafaring history will be celebrated this weekend with their annual Maritime Festival. The festival has been going since 2012…
Eight steps to survive a rip current
On Tuesday the Skerries RNLI headed rescued four swimmers that has gotten into difficulty off a local swimming area known at The…
Connacht Abu! Connemara Mussel Festival
“Oh! my boat can swiftly float, In the teeth of wind and weather. And out-sail the fastest hooker, Between Galway and Kinsale….
A poetic tribute to John de Courcy Ireland
John de Courcy Ireland was a beloved maritime historian and political activist who did much in his long career to promote and…
John de Courcy Ireland – Champion of the Sea
On the 10th anniversary of his passing we remember John de Courcy Ireland. Maritime historian and Political activist with a long and illustrious…
Seafood Season Begins: Dublin Bay Prawn Festival
“Barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it…. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried…..shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo.” The immortal words…