The Attorney General’s office has been in contact with relatives of the 50 victims of the 1979 Whiddy Island Betelgeuse tanker explosion amid calls for a new inquest. As The Irish Independent reports, the Attorney General’s office has written to…

The new Chief Executive of the State marine research agency, Dr Rick Officer, takes up duty this morning, (Monday, January 8). He has been Vice-President for Research and Innovation at the Atlantic Technological University, established in April 2022 when three…

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has paid tribute to businessman and renewable energy developer Eddie O’Connor, who has died at age 76 after an illness. The former Bord na Móna chief executive, who had trained as a chemical engineer…

A lost coastal sound will return to echo through Cork city centre for one day this January. Found Sound (Lost at Sea) 11.1.11 is an installation by sound artist Danny McCarthy which, on Thursday 11 January, will resonate across Emmet…

Ireland is well placed to seize the opportunities presented by a boon in offshore projects, according to the head of the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI). Speaking to The Journal ahead of the NMCI’s third annual Seafarers’ Conference next…

Ireland should actively seek EU funding to integrate more offshore energy supplies, according to Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly. Kelly, who represents the Ireland South constituency, was referring to the European Commission's plan to significantly scale-up investment in Europe's power…

An Irish technology company specialising in monitoring of drinking water, along with aquaculture and the environment, has appointed Colm Lynch as its new chief executive. Aquamonitrix develops and sells “next generation” analysers for nitrite and nitrates, to prevent contamination of…

West Cork’s Bere island has been left without power for over 24 hours after an undersea electricity cable was damaged. ESB Networks said a total of 281 customers remain affected by the power outage, which also affected the Castletownbere area…

Scientists at a Dublin university have developed a new antifouling technique inspired by a common flatfish in Europe’s waters. As Silicon Republic reports, the team of researchers at Dublin City University (DCU) created a material that mimics the scales of…

Satellite tracking of “pongy” seaweed and algal build up has been developed by University of Galway scientists. As The Irish Times reports, local authorities can receive complaints of seaweed accumulation, particularly from Dublin residents who may confuse it with sewage…

Marine wildlife documentary Ken O’Sullivan, who first filmed basking sharks “speed dating” off the west coast, has confirmed dates for his nationwide “Into the Deep” tour. As The Sunday Independent reports, O’Sullivan’s material is now being used on two Junior…

This year is expected to be the warmest 12 months on record for Ireland, Met Éireann’s provisional state of the Irish climate report says. Temperatures in 2023 beat the previous warmest year of 2022, and for the first time, Ireland’s…

Six county outdoor recreation officers are to be appointed as part of a €2 million package of measures to support the development of “County Outdoor Recreation Plans”, Minister for Rural Affairs Heather Humphreys has said. Funding of €1.28 million over…

A photographer’s depiction of the passage of time on an Irish offshore island is captured in a television documentary due to be broadcast on TG4 on Thursday (Dec 28) Fifty years ago, photographer Chris Rodmell “captured the soul” of the…

The tough realities of Irish island life are depicted in a new memoir of the Connemara island of Inis Treabhair. The last years of an Irish-speaking community are recorded by Micheál Ó Conghaile in his book, An Island Christmas. The…

Ireland has signed up to a European wind charter to develop offshore and onshore wind. Part of the charter involves signing a voluntary “wind pledge” committing to deliver targets for 2024 to 2026, and pledging indicative targets for 2030 and…