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#MarineScience - Pioneering marine biologist Maude Delap is the focus of an exhibition celebrating her work at her former home of Valentia Island this Saturday (18 August), as The Irish Times reports.

The self-taught Delap, who was born in Donegal in 1866, was a preeminent marine scientist of the Victorian era, renowned in particular for her studies on the life cycle of jellyfish.

But her interests also extended to other plant and wildlife, as well as Irish folklore and archaeology — all of which is reflected in the exhibition of photographs by Brian Stone accompanied by music from composer Seán Ó Dálaigh as art of the Valentia Chamber Music Festival.

The Irish Times has much more on the story HERE.

Published in Marine Science

Shannon Foynes Port Information

Shannon Foynes Port (SFPC) are investing in an unprecedented expansion at its general cargo terminal, Foynes, adding over two-thirds the size of its existing area. In the latest phase of a €64 million investment programme, SFPC is investing over €20 million in enabling works alone to convert 83 acres on the east side of the existing port into a landbank for marine-related industry, port-centric logistics and associated infrastructure. The project, which will be developed on a phased basis over the next five years, will require the biggest infrastructure works programme ever undertaken at the port, with the entire 83 acre landbank having to be raised by 4.4 metres. The programme will also require the provision of new internal roads and multiple bridge access as well as roundabout access.