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Police divers in Scotland are searching the River Clyde as part of the security operation in the run up to the Cop26 climate change conference in Glasgow. As The Herald reports, specialist officers, who can search in confined spaces as…

Alpha Marine will be undertaking a reconnaissance survey in the Irish Sea off the Wicklow coast to provide background information informing future site investigation works for phase two of the Arklow Bank Wind Park. The works, which will include magnetometer…

An upcoming webinar hosted by the Marine Ireland Industry Network aims to highlight ‘Ireland’s Blue Edge in Innovation’. The showcase of Irish marine clusters and technology companies will be hosted on the GoToWebinar platform on Thursday 30 September from 11am…

An overwhelming number of people working in the sailing and boat building industry say they want the field to become more sustainable. And nine out of 10 respondents to the survey by The Ocean Race feel that not enough is…

Kinsale Energy will undertake vessel-based subsea ROV/removal operations in the Kinsale Head and Seven Heads Gas Fields from later this month. The works are part of its decommissioning campaign on subsea infrastructure across the two gas fields, and are due…

Installation of the Havhingsten fibre optic telecommunication cable system is planned from Monday 23 August until Thursday 23 September in the Irish Sea outside of the Irish 12-nautical-mile zone. Works within 12 nautical miles of Ireland’s mainland are planned from…

A naval minehunter with close Manx ties has been given a final farewell by the UK's Royal Navy. HMS Ramsey (see: Manx Shipping Scene), along with HMS Blyth, was officially decommissioned during a formal service at Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland…

Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan today (Monday 9 August) participated in the first signature event of India’s UN Security Council presidency and has welcomed the agreement by the Council of a Presidential Statement on maritime security to mark the occasion.…

Following the Marine Notice two months ago on the deployment of wave buoys and a floating lidar buoy at the Dublin Array offshore wind farm, a new notice has been issued regarding the lidar buoy’s move to a fixed position.…

The home of this week's Olympic Gold medallist scullers, Skibbereen Rowing Club in West Cork, is one of 62 coastal community groups that has received funding today by Fisheries Local Action Groups under the Department’s EMFF Programme. Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue T.D…

The number of drowning tragedies around Ireland this week has risen to six after the deaths of a man in his 60s and a teenage boy. As BreakingNews.ie reports, the man was recovered unconscious from the water at Dollymount Strand…

Four people have drowned in separate tragedies around the island of Ireland yesterday, Wednesday 21 July, as the Irish Independent reports. In Co Cavan, a woman in her late 20s died after entering the water at Loch Gowna to rescue…

It has been expressed with regret the closure in Foxford, Co. Mayo of the Admiral Brown Memorial Museum.  As the Connacht Telegraph writes, the closure is due to lack of funding and which has been met with dismay both locally and in…

The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport advices of a forthcoming rig move as part of Kinsale Energy’s subsea wells abandonment campaign running until the end of this year. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the mobile offshore drilling…

The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has announced that its chief executive Sarah Treseder will be leaving her role to become the next CEO at the UK Chamber of Shipping, replacing Bob Sanguinetti. Commenting on her appointment, Treseder said: “I have…

A 12-mile "gentle reintroduction" started the racing season at Schull Harbour Sailing Club in West Cork. The 'Saturday Morning Taste of Sailing' sessions were restarted, with thirteen junior sailors in five boats bringing youngsters onto the water for club training.…