Kish Lightship Withdrawn from Service | 9th November 1965
For 150 years, beginning in 1811, a lightship was moored at the sandy shallows of the Kish bank off Dublin, aiding mariners on…
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Lost on Carlingford Lough | Remembering the Connemara and Retriever
On the 3rd of November 1916 the passenger ferry SS Connemara collided with the collier SS Retriever. This was the worst maritime disaster to…
Great Irish Coast | The Bull Walls and Poolbeg Lighthouse
The iconic red lighthouse at the end of the Great South Wall is a welcome sight to visitors entering Dublin Port from…
Lights in the Dark | Five fantastic lighthouses around Ireland
Ah lighthouses! What is it that makes them such potent forces in our imaginations? Is it their simple but vital function? Their stoic isolation? Or…
Join the Go Atlantic Blue Campaign for World Oceans Day | 8th June
Famous buildings and landmarks across Ireland are set to ‘Go Atlantic Blue’ over the weekend 7th -10th June to celebrate our connection…
Shine a Light on Summer at Ireland’s Great Lighthouses this weekend
This May Bank Holiday weekend explore Ireland’s greatest lighthouses with the Shine a Light on Summer Festival. The festival takes place at…
Clare’s Loop Head Lighthouse Opens for Visitors
Great news – Loop Head Lighthouse, one of Ireland great lighthouses will open again for the season on Saturday 16th March and…
Rathlin Island’s West Lighthouse celebrates 100 years of illumination
One of Ireland’s most unique lighthouses celebrated a major milestone on the weekend. Rathlin Island’s West Lighthouse marked 100 years since it…
Exploring Irish Maritime Heritage | Essential Guide to Maritime Dun Laoghaire
For 200 years the small village has grown and developed around the harbour into a town rich with maritime connections. The harbour was built to…
May Bank Holiday | Shine a Light on Summer Festival & Photo Competition
‘Shine a Light on Summer’ Festival takes place this May Bank Holiday weekend (Saturday 5th – Monday 7th) at five of Ireland’s…
Haulbowline Lights up Commemorating Rescue 116 Crew
This evening Haulbowline lighthouse, at the entrance of Carlingford Lough, will be lit in a moving symbolic act of remembrance for crew…
Rathlin Island’s Maritime Heritage gets Enhanced Protections
A number of historic sites on Rathlin Island including the World War 1 wreck HMS Drake and the island’s three iconic lighthouses…
Celebrating 200 Years, Cork’s Roches Point Lighthouse Opens to Public
This Sunday, 4th June, for the first time ever Roche’s Point Lighthouse will be open to the public to celebrate its 200th anniversary. …
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,…
Fanad Lighthouse | Donegal’s Shining Light for 200 Years
The 200th anniversary of Fanad Lighthouse was marked yesterday in a small ceremony at the lighthouse. People gathered yesterday evening to countdown…
Safety at Sea Through War and Upheaval Exhibition | In Dublin Castle Now
The fantastic Irish Lights exhibition Safety at Sea Through War and Upheaval IRISH LIGHTS 1911 – 1923 has come to Dublin Castle….
Bright Idea | Historic Lighthouse Optic to be installed on Belfast’s Titanic Walkway
Planning permission has been granted for the installation of the historic Mew Island Optic, a beautifully unique piece of maritime heritage, on…
Kish Lighthouse towed out of Dun Laoghaire – 29th June 1965 (VIDEO)
51 years ago today, 29th June 1965, a new lighthouse was towed out of Dun Laoghaire harbour and installed at the Kish…
Donegal’s Fanad Lighthouse new lease of life
On March 23rd the Commissioners of Irish Lights handed over Fanad Lighthouse to Forbairt Fhánada Teoranta starting a new era in the…
Here’s a Bright Idea! Visit Loop Head Lighthouse in Beautiful West Clare
Here’s something for the weekend: Visit the Loop Head Lighthouse in Clare. Located along the Wild Atlantic Way in beautiful West Clare and…