Wavelength Podcast with Lorna Siggins
![Irish Coast Guard Doolin volunteers Bernard and the late Caitriona Lucas on a training run Irish Coast Guard Doolin volunteers Bernard and the late Caitriona Lucas on a training run](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wO6usi2ujyQ/s/767/I0000wO6usi2ujyQ.jpg)
Bernard Lucas on Doolin Coast Guard and Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for the Caitriona Lucas Challenge
7th June 2022 Wavelength Podcast
On June 25th, Clare coast guard volunteer Bernard Lucas, along with Cormac Coyne of Inis Oir and Eoin Keane from Kilfenora will set out to climb 5,895 metres (19,341 feet) to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in…
![The new RNLI Clifden lifeboat has over 10,000 names of loved ones on its hull The new RNLI Clifden lifeboat has over 10,000 names of loved ones on its hull](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zC4IvSVMPso/s/767/I0000zC4IvSVMPso.jpg)
New RNLI Clifden Lifeboat Due with Names of 10,000 Loved Ones On Its Hull
13th May 2022 Wavelength Podcast
A newly built all-weather lifeboat with over 10,000 names on its hull which is due to arrive at the RNLI’s Clifden station in Connemara on Saturday has already recorded its first rescue mission. The Shannon-class lifeboat named St Christopher escorted…
![IFPO chief executive Aodh O'Donnell IFPO chief executive Aodh O'Donnell](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WjO4JbQ9VG8/s/767/I0000WjO4JbQ9VG8.jpg)
Is Derry on the island of Ireland? That’s a question being asked by fishing industry representatives in a bitter row over how the State’s sea fisheries regulator has been handling landings of valuable blue whiting. The Irish Fish Producers’ Organisation…
![Domonique Gillen Domonique Gillen with the Marine Institute's Celtic Explorer in the background](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uufMdbzOjxg/s/767/I0000uufMdbzOjxg.jpg)
The Eurocean Youth Network and the Work of Irish Maritime Ambassador Domonique Gillen
28th April 2022 Wavelength Podcast
Several months ago, images of a long silver streak on the water surface of the Bay of Biscay went viral on social media. The streak was created by an estimated 100,000 dead fish dumped by Dutch-owned trawler Margiris, one of…
![Dr David Willer Study author Dr David Willer, research fellow at the University of Cambridge](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000XyQJADW5d_I/s/767/I0000XyQJADW5d_I.jpg)
University of Cambridge Researcher on How Wasteful it is to Feed Wild Fish to Rear Farmed Salmon
14th April 2022 Wavelength Podcast
Farmed salmon is Britain’s largest food export by value – more valuable than anything else except beer. Sounds impressive, but nutritious wild fish caught to sustain salmon farming is being squandered a new study maintains. Scientists analysing the Scottish salmon…
![Caitlin Ui Aodha Caitlin Ui Aodha, fishing vessel owner from Helvick](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009kZZf75jaWE/s/767/I00009kZZf75jaWE.jpg)
An Avoidable Collision Course - Caitlín Uí Aodha on the Fishing Industry's Concerns About Lack of Consultation on the Impacts of Offshore Renewables
2nd April 2022 Wavelength Podcast
The devastating invasion of Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s forces has focused minds on reducing energy dependence on Russia, with Ireland Inc gearing up to be the “Saudi Arabia” of offshore renewable. However, the Government’s delay in setting up a liaison…
![SOS Bearna delegation The SOS Bearna delegation handing in a petition to Galway County Hall](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000wLgT2DpqOG0/s/767/I0000wLgT2DpqOG0.jpg)
SOS Bearna Opposes Galway County Plan to Permit Building to Within 15 metres From the Shoreline
18th March 2022 Wavelength Podcast
When former president Mary Robinson was speaking about the horrific invasion of Ukraine on RTE’s Late Late Show last week, she reminded us that climate change hasn’t gone away. SOS Bearna is the name of a community group in Galway…
![Karen Weekes About 30 close friends and family flew to Barbados to greet Karen Weekes (left) on her arrival in Barbados](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000UjbRTvRiyVs/s/767/I0000UjbRTvRiyVs.jpg)
Dr Karen Weekes: First Irish Woman to Row Solo Across the Atlantic (Podcast)
5th March 2022 Wavelength Podcast
“So your boat goes up the size of the wave, and then it goes down a bit and sometimes you might surf it or whatever but yeah, they were very very big..”. I’m useless at measuring things, I don’t know…
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Donegal-born former Army Ranger, lifeguard, diver and swim instructor Henry O'Donnell broke his neck during the bicycle section of a triathlon 30 years ago, but hasn't looked back since his recovery. Anrí Ó Dómhnaill, a father and grandfather, has trekked…
![Mark Mellett Former Defence Forces chief of staff Mark Mellett](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000itITDfiomVI/s/767/I0000itITDfiomVI.jpg)
Russian Military Exercises Raise Some Serious Questions - Former Defence Forces Chief of Staff Mark Mellett
3rd February 2022 Naval Visits
The Russian military exercises which had been due to take place within Ireland’s Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ) raise some serious questions, according to former Defence Forces chief of staff Mark Mellett. Mellett believes the Russian Federation’s original plan was…
![Karen Weekes Dr Karen Weekes speaks to Lorna Siggins on her solo row across the Atlantic](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007_1Nyk6kbLY/s/767/I00007_1Nyk6kbLY.jpg)
A spectacular meteor shower, a close encounter with a hammerhead shark and a brief refuge for exhausted storm petrels – these are just some of the recent experiences recorded by Dr Karen Weekes on her solo row across the Atlantic.…
![Rachel Gotto Rachel Gotto has spent her life on, in and around the sea](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000O_AOsH_.2rc/s/767/I0000O_AOsH_.2rc.jpg)
“Will I ever be able to sail again?” These were the first words Rachel Gotto remembers asking a close friend after coming round from major brain surgery. Gotto has spent her life on, in and around the sea, as one…
![Dr Karen Weekes and Dr Suzanne Kennedy Dr Karen Weekes and Dr Suzanne Kennedy in Puerto de Mogán in the Canaries before Weekes set off on her 3,000-mile row to Barbados.](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008OFvldFzSxc/s/635/I00008OFvldFzSxc.jpg)
Irish Rower Karen Weekes & Her Solo Row Across the Atlantic to Barbados (Podcast with Shore Manager Suzanne Kennedy)
24th December 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Dr Karen Weekes will be spending Christmas Day, New Year’s day and more at sea on her 3,000-mile row from the Canaries to the Caribbean in her bid to become the first Irish woman to row solo across the Atlantic.…
![Guide Catherine Merrigan on Skellig Michael Guide and author Catherine Merrigan on Skellig Michael and hopalong](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004zELQAMmZb0/s/635/I00004zELQAMmZb0.jpg)
Catherine Merrigan & Living Among the Puffins on Skellig Michael
10th December 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Living on a small island in a cabin with no electricity or running water for five months of the year may not be for everyone, but Skellig Michael's Catherine Merrigan wouldn’t miss a season since she began working as a…
![Port of Waterford pilot boat Pictured at the Dunmore East pontoon taking delivery of the new Port of Waterford pilot boat, the ‘Port Láirge’, are from left; Captain Darren Doyle Port of Waterford, Joefy Murphy from Dunmore East, John Glody from Dunmore East and Sean Whitty from Passage East](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000jq1nCJU_3wg/s/767/I0000jq1nCJU_3wg.jpg)
Harbourmaster Capt Darren Doyle on Port of Waterford's New Interceptor 48 Pilot Boat
26th November 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Boatbuilder Frank Kowalski of Safehaven Marine Ltd in Youghal, Co Cork, could certainly give the makers of Deadliest Catch a run for their money with his cool videos set to stirring musical scores. One of his latest is of sea…
![Nordlyset Tommy Holohan at the remains of the Nordlyset, a 1600 ton steel barque carrying a cargo of deal in November 1914 which was wrecked off Mutton island. Both Tommy and Ger Jackson believe the anchor, buried somewhere deep in the sand off Galway's Swamp, should be retrieved as part of the city's maritime history](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ftc958QNGCg/s/767/I0000ftc958QNGCg.jpg)
Galway Harbour 'Nordlyset' Shipwreck Anchor Should be Retrieved as Part of City’s Maritime History
12th November 2021 Wavelength Podcast
There’s rarely a weekend when there isn’t some activity in and around Galway’s Claddagh basin. Earlier last month, the Galway Hooker Sailing Club and Port of Galway Sea Scouts launched the 96-year old gleoiteog, Loveen, which was refurbished during the…