Irish Titanic dive veteran Rory Golden to join 2021 Titanic Expedition
OceanGate Expeditions has announced Rory Golden as an expeditionary expert who will join the Titanic Survey Expedition 2021. Golden has over 44…
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Kish Lightship Withdrawn from Service | 9th November 1965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…
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…
Six Terrifying Tales & Unexplained Mysteries from the Irish Coast
Halloween is the unique time of year when we get to revel in the macabre and enjoy a good scare or two….
Donegal’s Seafaring History | Inishowen Maritime Museum & Planetarium
The Inishowen Maritime Museum in Donegal has long been on Coast Monkey’s bucket list, and with its fascinating maritime displays and exhibits,…
The Geological Survey Ireland Celebrates its 175th Birthday
July 31st 2020 marks the 175th anniversary of the Act of Parliament that created a Geological Survey in Ireland. The Act was…
Howth Gun running: The Asgard’s Story
The Asgard’s contribution to Irish history is considerable; the guns it delivered to Howth in 1914 would go on to arm the rebels…
World War Two ÉIRE sign discovered at Hook Head, Wexford
After their success last weekend at Cahore Point in Wexford, a group made up of folklorists, archaeologists, historians and lovers all things…
Unearthing ÉIRE | World War Marker at Cahore Point, Wexford Rediscovered
A piece of Irish maritime heritage was uncovered yesterday when a group led by local historian Michael Fortune rediscovered the lost Look…
Remembering the Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Disaster | 24th December 1895
The Dun Laoghaire Lifeboat Disaster remains one of the worst tragedies in the history of the RNLI in Ireland. On Christmas Eve…
Best of Maritime Ireland | The National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire
Within the unique setting of a converted mariners church lies the volunteer-run National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire. The wonderfully presented museum…
Radio Documentary | The SS Dundalk: 100 Years On
On October 14th 1918, as the SS Dundalk sailed from Liverpool out into the Irish sea, tragedy struck when it was hit…
University of Limerick Submarine ROV Investigates World War Shipwrecks
Engineers from CRIS (Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems) at the University of Limerick (UL) and MaREI (Marine and Renewable Energy Ireland)…
Dunleary Lifeboat Project Exhibition Launch | Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire 21st January
A new exhibition detailing the history and future of a vessel deeply connected with Dun Laoghaire’s rich maritime heritage will launch on…
Remembering our lost Seafarers | Commemoration Service this Sunday
The Maritime Institute of Ireland will be holding their annual Commemoration Service for Irish Seafarers in Dublin this Sunday 18th November. The…
Best Maritime Festivals 2018 Edition | Essential Guide
> 2018 IS HISTORY! CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE 2019 MARITIME FESTIVALS GUIDE < We’re already excited for all the maritime festivals…
Poems from the Coast | Dun Laoghaire, Ireland by Daniel Wade
Poems from the Coast | A Maritime Poetry Series The latest in our series of maritime inspired poems by Daniel Wade is…
RNLI Gallantry Award Returns Home to Aran Island Lifeboat Crew
The relative of an RNLI bowman who received a gallantry award for rescuing 12 people from a fishing vessel in Galway Bay in…
President Higgins will open Dun Laoghaire Harbour’s Bicentenary Celebrations
This summer the 200th anniversary of Dun Laogahire harbour will be marked with an exciting programme of events launched at an opening ceremony…
End of an Era | Last days of Dublin’s sole remaining dry dock
It’s the end of an era at Dublin Port as the last remaining working dry dock is set to close. The dry dock…
Poems from the Coast | Quayside Authority by Daniel Wade
Poems from the Coast | A Poetry Series This is the first in a series of Irish maritime inspired poems by the…