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‘Antoni’ and ‘Betty’ provided a sharp reminder that we are not immune to severe storm conditions even in mid-summer. Craftinsure is helping a number of customers who have fallen victim to recent bad weather. Claims have included a yacht capsizing…

Arklow Heritage & Maritime Museum, Co. Wicklow is this Wednesday (23 August) at 7.30pm to host an insightful and illustrated talk on the port town's history of Ormonde Castle and the Dominican Abbey. Over the last two years, a significant…

An hourly train service should be operating between major cities and at least one train every two hours between other urban centres, according to a new report that recommends the transformation of the current rail system including port rail freight.…

A barge owned by Bibby Marine Ltd has arrived on Britain’s Dorset coast to provide floating accommodation for asylum seekers. As Sky News reports, the barge will be docked for at least 18 months and has a capacity for 506…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) officials will be questioned on the agency’s 2021 accounts at the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) on Thursday (July 6). Members of the Oireachtas committee will be joined by officials from the Comptroller and Auditor…

The Department of Transport has been advised that a geophysical and geotechnical surveys is being undertaken by Green Rebel Marine in the Irish Sea to assess cable burial on behalf of MDM. The survey work was anticipated to start on…

Last week saw Bray Sailing Club’s partnership with Lakers return for the 2023 season. Lakers is a local sports and activities club for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Blue skies, sunshine, and perfect wind conditions greeted the volunteer Instructors…

New Zealand Olympic medalist Rod Davis told Seahorse magazine readers to ask not what your club and sailing can do for you but what you can do for your club and sailing.  Let’s admit it, our sport of yachting is not…

The Department of Transport has been advised by PSE Kinsale Energy Limited that rock placement works will take place in the Celtic Sea between this Saturday 10 June and the end of July. Works will take place at various locations…

A UK father’s ambitious voyage across the Atlantic in a homemade yacht has ended as soon as it began as the “wheelie bin” vessel sank in a Canadian harbour. As MailOnline reports, 49-year-old Andrew Bedwell had intended to sail 1,900…

PSE Kinsale Energy Limited will be carrying out debris clearance activities in the Celtic Sea from this Thursday 1 June for an estimated duration of 25 days, subject to weather and operational constraints. The works will take place at locations…

Harland & Wolff shipyard chief executive John Wood Minister of State Jack Chambers and Simply Blue CEO Dr Val Cummins will be keynote speakers at the National Maritime Ball in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel on Friday 19 May. Limited tickets are…

Italian/Irish inventor Guglielmo Marconi who revolutionised communication, will be celebrated at an event in Connemara’s Kylemore Abbey this weekend. The abbey’s links with the electrical engineer will be explored by local historian John Hannon at a talk this Saturday, April…

With a major insurer having withdrawn from the Irish boat insurance market last year and the new season now underway, some boat owners will need to find cover quickly. Whilst in most cases you should be able to obtain an…

Seven per cent of Ireland’s financial support for climate action in developing countries came from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in 2021. A report into “climate finance”, as it is known, found the marine and agriculture department…

Tributes have been paid to marine journalist and former BIM board member Arthur Reynolds, who died peacefully at the age of 93 in Blackrock, Dublin, earlier this month. Reynolds, who is originally from Dublin, was a keen sailor and a…