Seascapes radio show - Tall Ships scuppered?

27th May 2009

Tom MacSweeney is checking out the Irish safety regulations that may cause problems for visiting Tall Ships in our waters this year on his show Seascapes, on RTE Radio 1 at 10.30pm this Friday, May 29th.

Tune in to find out more about the Tall Ships, a study of basking sharks, the latest from Dun Laoghaire's solo sailor as he races to the US, plus...

• the bollards of Dunmore East

• New plans for development of Bantry Harbour

• Lessons to be learned from the Dun Laoghaire Regatta

and all the latest news from the inland waterways.

SEASCAPES, presented by RTE’s Marine Correspondent Tom MacSweeney and produced by Marcus Connaughton, is broadcast at 10.30pm each Friday night and repeated at 5.02am on Monday mornings on RTE Radio 1.The programme is also available as a Podcast and is broadcast twice a week on the Digital Station, RTE Choice, on Wednesday mornings at 7.30am and Saturday lunchtimes at 12.30pm.

Call us or write to us any time with your views, news and comments on maritime matters, to RTE Fr. Mathew Street, Cork, email: [email protected], maritime desk 021 480 5828, and 24-hour listeners’ comments and recording line 1850 715 170

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