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Queen Mary 2 World’s Largest Liner Heralds Cruise Boom for Dún Laoghaire Harbour
#LinerQueenMary2 -RMS Queen Mary 2 the world's largest ocean liner made her…
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Final Preparations Underway as Dun Laoghaire Gears Up for arrival of RMS Queen Mary 2
#LinerQueenMary2 -Final preparations are underway as Dún Laoghaire gears up for the…
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Queen Mary 2 Departs the Clyde Bound for Dublin Bay Debut
#LinerQueenMary2- Queen Mary 2 is currently underway and bound for Dublin Bay,…
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Queen Mary 2: Bon Voyage As Dun Laoghaire Bids Farewell to Success of Big Visitor
#QM2Farewell– Queen Mary 2 under the command of master Kevin Oprey, weighed…
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Galway 'Discover Ireland' Sailing Team Head for Scottish Series
The Discover Ireland sailing team that featured in WM Nixon's Saturday Sailing…
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Annalise Sweeps to Gold Medal on Lake Garda
A return to form for Annalise Murphy saw the Rathfarnham sailor win…
Thursday, 14 March 2013 17:27
Tarmombarry Lock Gate Work Completed
Waterways Ireland advises the Lock Gate maintenance at Tarmombarry on the Shannon Navigation has been completed....
Thursday, 14 March 2013 17:17
Royal Irish Yacht Club Host Spring Coaching Regatta for Cruisers
#riyc – The Royal Irish Yacht Club (RIYC) is encouraging as many cruiser–racer crews as possible to to attend its Spring Coaching Regatta intiative on the weekend of the 27th and 28th of April in Dun Laoghaire.
The event is bringing together sailmakers Prof O'Connell, Des McWilliam, Philip Watson and Kenny Rumball for on the water coaching and video analysis, Olympic sailo...
Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:56
Ardmore Shipping Name Newbuild Tankers
#Shipping-Cork headquartered Ardmore Shipping, has named the two newest vessels to join its fleet, the Ardmore Seavaliant and the Ardmore Seaventure. The pair were built by South Korean company SPP Shipbuilding.
The ceremonies for the 49,999dwt IMO 3 product and chemical tankers took place at SPP's Dukpo and Sacheon shipyards in South Korea.
Ardmore Seavaliant is to start her...
Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:25
Harbour2Harbour Walk Around Dublin Bay This Sunday
#Harbour2Harbour - There's not much time left to register for the 2013 Harbour2Harbour Walk in aid of Aware on St Patrick's Day.
The 16.2 mile walk around Dublin Bay begins at 10.30am on Sunday 17 March, taking four to five to complete, and it's your choice whether you begin at Howth Harbour and walk to Dun Laoghaire Harbour or vice versa.
Organisers say over 1,200 people too...
Thursday, 14 March 2013 14:11
Bronze Age Boat Is Afloat!
#BronzeAgeBoat - After nearly a year of hard work by a team of volunteers in Cornwall, a pioneering heritage project to recreate an ocean-going boat from the Bronze Age finally saw its results take to the water recently.
The 50ft long, five-tonne vessel was crafted out of two giant oak logs using the tools and methods that the first boat builders would have had to hand some 4,...
Thursday, 14 March 2013 13:31
Surprise Visit to Youghal as Patrol Vessel Performs Navigation Exercises
#NavalService- L.É. Ciara (P42) recently made a surprise visit to Youghal, from where the coastal patrol vessel (CPV) was carrying out navigation exercises at the harbour mouth.
On board was Officer Commanding Lt Cdr Brian Sweeney with a crew of 40 approx. Locals and tourists saw the CPV from the vantage points along the quayside.
Among the onlookers were the proud parents o...
Thursday, 14 March 2013 12:38
Former ISA President Calls for Change in Irish Sailing Debate
#isa – Roger Bannon has a lot to say about the state of Irish sailing. The former president of the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) - and a dinghy and sportsboat champion in his own right - used his term in office two decades ago to secure the position and financial viability of the association as a national sporting authority by making every member of a sailing club in Irelan...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 17:53
J109 Design 'Ruth' Wins Viking Marine Sponsored DBSC Spring Chicken Series
#dbsc – The National Yacht Club J109 cruiser racer Ruth lifted the Viking Marine sponsored DBSC Spring Chicken trophy on Sunday after a four race series that saw the final leg of the popular all–in series cancelled due to north westerly gales on Dublin Bay.
John Maybury's consistent performer Joker 2 lead the fleet in to the halfway stage of the series. The Royal Irish con...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 17:16
Three People May Drown Over St Patrick's Day Festival – Safety Near Water Appeal
#watersafety – On average three people drown every week in Ireland and with St. Patrick's Day 2013 festivities approaching, Irish Water Safety is appealing to all members of the public to ensure that they wear a well maintained and correctly fitting lifejacket for all water-based activities.
IWS also appeals for an awareness of the potential danger of excessive alcohol consu...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 16:29
Suspended Jail Sentence for NI Passenger Boat Owner
#The Sarah May III is a Princess 55 motor cruiser owned and operated by James Grahame Paul Stronge. The vessel is coded under the code of Practice for the Safety of Small commercial Vessels to carry not more than twelve passengers and three crew according to a Maritime & Coastguard Agency statement released today.
On 28th January 2012, the Sarah May III was chartered for a...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 16:05
Kenefick Fifth in Icom Cup Leg & Qualifies for La Solitaire du Figaro 2013
#lafigaro – Cork Solo sailor David Kenefick has completed the final leg of the ICOM CUP Méditeranée in fifth place to finish 11th overall and qualified to participate in La Solitaire du Figaro 2013 writes Claire Bateman.
The ICOM Cup is a three stage single handed offshore race in the qualification procedure to compete in Le Solitaire du Figaro 2013. The first stage of the...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 12:12
Loop Head Lighthouse Opens for 2013 Tourist Season
#loophead – The 2013 tourist season at Loop Head Lighthouse in County Clare commences this weekend as the West Clare landmark opens to the public for the first time this year.
The 19th century lighthouse will be opened for its third successive season on Saturday and will remain open each weekend, including Easter Weekend and Bank Holidays, up to and including September. Clar...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 11:17
Govt Seeks Permission To Extend Aran Islands Air Service
#AranIslands - Galway Bay FM reports that the Government is seeking EU permission to extend for another year the public service contract for the daily air service to the Aran Islands which expires in August
The €6-million contract provides for three daily return flights to Inis Mór and daily returns to Inis Meain and Inis Oírr (two on weekdays and four on weekends) in Galw...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 11:03
Paddlefest In Waterford & Kilkenny Next Month
#Canoeing - Canoeing Ireland is teaming up with the Canoe Association of Northern Ireland to host a joint Paddlefest in Waterford and Kilkenny on 6-7 April.
The conference centre at the HUB in Cillin Hill, outside Kilkenny, will be the centre of events for the weekend that Waterford Today says will feature competitions, workshops and "awe-inspiring displays" for canoeing, kaya...
Tuesday, 12 March 2013 14:40
Irish Marine Federation is Single Voice for Marine Leisure at Maritime Spatial Planning Conference
#spatialplanning– Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) is coming to prominence as a new approach to the governance of the seas and oceans. The European Union has taken important steps to promote the uptake of MSP by Member States. Trans boundary planning in the European Atlantic is a project funded by DG Mare and the first workshop in the project is being held in...
Tuesday, 12 March 2013 13:51
New Solo Challenge Across The Celtic Sea
#Solo - Elaine Bunting writes on her Yachting World blog about this summer's Jester Baltimore Challenge, a spin-off of the solo transatlantic Jester Challenge for small boats.
The new event is much smaller in scale, with a route across the Celtic Sea from Plymouth (or Pwllheli in Wales) to Baltimore in West Cork starting on Sunday 16 June.
But that's intended with low cost of...
Tuesday, 12 March 2013 12:41
Marine Notice: Clare Coast Hydrographic Survey
#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport advises of a hydrographic and geophysical survey operation being presently undertaken off the Clare coast till Tuesday 19 March.
The RV Celtic Voyager (Call sign EIQN) is carrying out these survey operations for INFOMAR on behalf of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013 12:18
Ferry to France Forced to Abandon Approach to Port
#Ferry News – Due to heavy seas, Irish Ferries French route vessel, Oscar Wilde had to abandon its approach to Cherbourg last night.
The cruiseferry with more than 500 passengers had departed Rosslare and made several attempts to dock at the French port with the assistance of tugs in winds of up to 100km an hour.
One crew member suffered a broken leg during one of the faile...
Tuesday, 12 March 2013 11:44
O'Leary's Cork Antix Crew Head for RORC's IRC Easter Challenge
#rorc – With many of the UK's top IRC boats signed up to compete over three days at the popular RORC Easter Challenge (Good Friday 29 March to Easter Sunday 31 March 2013), the regatta is turning into a practice session for the highly competitive IRC Nationals taking place later this summer.
But for the top boats, its also a serious event and with the likes of RORC Vice Comm...
Tuesday, 12 March 2013 10:27
IMDO Shipping Review: Irish Industrial Productivity Drops, European Port Growth, Asia-Europe Trade Increases and much more…
#Ports&Shipping -The latest IMDO Weekly Shipping Market Review reports that Irish industrial production fell by almost 2 per cent in January, compared to the previous month, in line with weakening trend in industry since mid-2012, according to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
European Ports: Throughput at northern European ports will grow by 1.8% in 20...
Monday, 11 March 2013 20:55
Govt 'Will Follow Procedure' On Galway Bay Fish Farm Says Minister
#FishFarm - The Government 'will follow procedure to the letter' regarding the proposed €100-million deep sea fish farm for Galway Bay.
That was the message from Marine Minister Simon Coveney in the Dáil last week, as reported by Galway Bay FM, after it emerged that more than 400 submissions on plans for the State's largest ever aquaculture scheme were made to the his depar...
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