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Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has welcomed the outcome of a case it brought against Uisce Éireann involving sewage pollution of the Cavan town river. A fine of €2,000, plus costs and expenses of €3,197, were imposed at a hearing on…

Series 1 of the DMYC’s Viking Marine-sponsored Frostbites concluded on Sunday in variable wind conditions that saw as much as 16 knots on the course at times, and boats stalled due to a lack of wind at other times. However,…

Dublin Port Company (DPC) has today announced that it has granted a new operating licence to CMA CGM Inland Services (CCIS), a subsidiary of CMA CGM Group, to begin operating at Dublin Inland Port. CCIS is one of the world’s…

The Marine Institute, in collaboration with the Socio Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) at the University of Galway, has published an update on the performance of Ireland’s Ocean Economy. The 2023 Ocean Economy Report provides an update on Ireland’s ocean…

Afloat.ie, Ireland's maritime website, has reached a new milestone in 2023, breaking the two million reader mark for the first time. In one of a number of key metrics for Afloat.ie, the website's visitor numbers for the 12 months to…

A week ago, the Howth Yacht Club Frostbite multi-dinghy racers were pinching themselves to be sure that they really did manage to slip a race in under the radar, despite the rest of the country being battened down in threatened…

Mayo weather forecaster Maureen Sweeney, whose report identified a storm that could have hit the D-Day landings in the Second World War, died at the age of 100. As The Irish Independent reports, Ms Sweeney was taking pressure and temperature…

Tributes have been paid to Prof Máire Mulcahy, the first chair of the Marine Institute and a leading zoologist and ecologist, who has died aged 86. As the Sunday Independent reports, she was the first female vice-president in higher education…

A final race win enabled Colin Byrne's 1720 Optique to be crowned 2023 AIB DBSC Turkey Shoot Champion in Sunday's final race of the 70-boat series. The final race of the Royal Irish Yacht Club hosted series was sailed in medium…

Offaly-born Australian-based sailing superstar and ace navigator Adrienne Cahalane, a veteran of 30 Hobart races with overall and class wins to her credit, was among the expert panel for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Long Range Weather Forecast pow-wow on…

Always looking towards the future, MarineServices.ie has been very keen to become the first major player in Ireland to offer electric propulsion systems to the leisure and commercial marine sectors in Ireland. With some experience through the RS Sailing RS…

When Tomek Ciezki of Heavy Man Films was asked to meet a man who wanted to make a video of his “holiday and travel photos”, he was initially doubtful. However, the footage took him aback – he was stunned by…

Former head of the Irish Coast Guard, Chris Reynolds, has claimed that staffing cuts by the Department of Transport were contributory factors in the death of Caitriona Lucas and the Rescue 116 helicopter crash, which claimed four lives. As The…

Plans for additional bus layover spaces at Dun Laoghaire DART Station have have drawn criticism from the harbour’s 800-plus-berth marina. In a letter to berth holders, Dun Laoghaire Marina says the proposed change, which would see a number of car…

Christmas is a time for family and, for many, a time for sharing stories of times and generations past. For the Chambers family from Portrush, on Northern Ireland’s Causeway Coast, these stories often involve saving lives at sea. Jason Chambers…

Since the Melges 15 first arrived in Ireland, exponents say they know it's fast. First out of the traps were Theo Lyttle and 14-year-old nephew Seb Lyttle, who had an impressive 16.7 knots recorded on Strava. Lyttle’s reign was short-lived…

Reef sharks were always thought to be in perpetual motion, but a new study suggests sharks can nap or sleep. The study is based on grey reef sharks in the Seychelles, and has been published in the Journal of Fish…

Following on from a busy 2023, the Irish ILCA fleet is looking forward to an exciting year in 2024, both at home and abroad. Next season's ILCA championship calendar is taking shape with events in some of Ireland’s top sailing…

Action-packed and filled with unexpected turns, day four of the 2023 World Match Racing Tour Final in Shenzhen, China, saw the emergence of the final four. The conclusion of the last two flights of the round-robin phase set the stage…

While Naval Service operational patrols have been restricted to two ships due to on-going personnel problems, the Irish Navy has got Observer status in an €87m. plan to develop a new European Patrol Corvette, involving five countries, strongly supported by…