HMS Audacious | An Early Casualty in the Great War
HMS Audacious – Stuck a mine and sank off Donegal, Ireland – 27th October 1914 HMS Audacious, built in 1912, was a…
HMS Audacious – Stuck a mine and sank off Donegal, Ireland – 27th October 1914 HMS Audacious, built in 1912, was a…
On the morning of September 22nd 1884 the HMS Wasp was sent on the less than savoury task of ferrying police and…
The SS Empire Heritage was built in 1930 by Armstrong Whitworth & Company in Newcastle-upon-Tyne but actually started life under another name as…
The Inishowen Maritime Museum in Donegal has long been on Coast Monkey’s bucket list, and with its fascinating maritime displays and exhibits,…
In the early hours of 2nd July 1940 the SS Arandora Star was struck by a torpedo off the Donegal coast and…
Once Storm Jorge has been and gone, you can look forward to an exciting range of events and activities to enjoy on…
In part 3 of a 3-part series, mountain instructor Iain Miller takes us on a rock climbing adventure in Donegal. County Donegal in the…
In part 2 of a 3 part series, mountain instructor Iain Miller describes the incredible range of walking to be had in…
In part 1 of a 3 part series, mountain instructor Iain Miller describes the incredible adventures to be had on the spectacular Donegal coast. Living…
We’re really starting to see the stretch in the days and it’s looking like a cool and warm weekend – great weather…
Not a species we readily associate with Irish waters but loggerhead turtles are some time visitors to our little island in the…
Hooked Seafood Festival Killybegs returns this weekend (September 1st) for a celebration of seafood, traditional seafaring and maritime heritage at Ireland’s premier…
Found around most parts of the Irish coast these huge stone EIRE signs were a declaration of our neutrality and also a…
A bell salvaged from the wreck of the SS Laurentic which was sunk by German mines at the mouth of Lough Swilly…
Hooked! Killybegs returns this weekend for its third year of celebrating seafood, traditional seafaring and maritime heritage of this premiere Donegal fishing…
Weird and wonderful objects often wash up on the Irish coast – but this latest object to wash up has left Tory…
A Donegal family got more than they bargained for when it turned out their leisurely beachcombing efforts meant they had brought an…
The 200th anniversary of Fanad Lighthouse was marked yesterday in a small ceremony at the lighthouse. People gathered yesterday evening to countdown…
Lagg beach has seen dramatic erosion of its dunes over the last year. The popular beach in Donegal hosts some of the…
What an amazing few days it’s been? Wall to wall sunshine and our fair weather friends the weathermen have forecast it to…
On March 23rd the Commissioners of Irish Lights handed over Fanad Lighthouse to Forbairt Fhánada Teoranta starting a new era in the…
Fishermen face danger every time they set sail upon the waves and in the last ten years 53 fishermen have lost their lives…