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Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Cian Guilfoyle concluded his first season in the TP52 series circuit with a second overall on Takashi Okura's Sled at Puerto Portals 52 Super Series Sailing Week in Mallorca. It was a result to give the American…

Lough Neagh “isn’t just dying, it’s been killed” by a combination of human-made factors, one conservationist has declared as the crisis around toxic blooms of blue-green algae continues. Speaking to The Irish Times, Friends of the Earth NI director James…

Coastwatch is appealing for citizen scientists to join its annual shore survey, which runs until mid-October. Already, three volunteer surveyors have identified seagrass beds and meadows in counties Wexford, Dublin and Galway. Some shorelines which had suffered plastic pollution after…

Emirates GBR has secured its second consecutive event win in the three-boat Final in Taranto at the Italian SailGP regatta. However, the race was terminated due to light winds, resulting in the top three teams, namely Australia, the United States,…

In early September, five boats from the Leisure 17 class at East Down Yacht Club in Northern Ireland, along with a Leisure 20, a Drascombe Long Boat, and a Golden Hind 26, embarked on a 15-mile journey from Strangford Lough…

Robert Hume, the Admiral of the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club, has authored a comprehensive history of the club, with invaluable contributions from many others. The 180-page hardback book is richly illustrated and covers the club's beginnings and development…

Royal Cork Yacht Club's Dave Kenefick has won the 2023 1720 sportsboat National Championships held at Waterford Harbour Sailing Club. Finishing with a six-point margin after nine races sailed and with one discard, Kenefick's 'Full Irish crew' put in a…

A black flag disqualification in race three has dented the overall prospects of Ireland's Peter O'Leary and Stephen Milne at the Star World Championships in Italy. In a fleet of 96, the Cork-Belfast pairing are lying 28th after four races…

Tim Goodbody's J109 White Mischief won the penultimate Saturday race in Dublin Bay Sailing Club's AIB Summer Series on September 23rd.  The Royal Irish crew finished Saturday's IRC Cruisers One race in a corrected time of one hour 37 minutes and…

After four races sailed at the Flying Fifteen British National Championships at Weymouth, sole Irish competitor Shane MacCarthy from Greystones Sailing Club with Richard Rigg is lying seventh overall.  MacCarthy travelled to the Dorset coast, having won last weekend's Irish East…

The Marine Ireland Industry Network (MIIN) has announced its upcoming ‘MIIN in Kerry’ event on Friday 20 October at the Rose Hotel in Tralee, Co Kerry. Taking place during this year’s Bioeconomy Ireland Week, the event will host blue bioeconomy experts…

Current Fireball World and European Champions, Tom Gillard, and Andy Thompson of Larne in Country Antrim will defend their World title in Geelong, Australia, next year. "We have several Irish competitors entered, and after a strong showing by the Irish…

Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels on and users of the Grand Canal that as part of the Green WIN project (more HERE), new deep well and flow devices are to be installed at Locks 35 and 36 at Shannon…

Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels on and users of the Grand Canal that it will be carrying out maintenance works on a damaged section of the north quay wall in Shannon Harbour. Works will begin on Monday 25…

Due to a strong wind forecast, Sunday's annual DMYC Kish Race on Dublin Bay has been postponed one week until 1st October. The Leinster Boats sponsored race is typically the last major race on the Bay's summer racing calendar. The DMYC…

In a historic win for Ireland, Noel Hendrick has secured the country's second Olympic quota place at the 2024 Canoe Slalom World Championships. Despite immense pressure, Hendrick delivered a remarkable performance, finishing in 16th place and securing a spot in…

The sailing scene in Ireland has lost three significant figures this past week with the deaths of Liam Shanahan of Dun Laoghaire, Mick Hunt of Howth, and Sean Flood of The Baily overlooking Dublin Bay. They were very much distinctive…

Pete Smyth's Sunfast 3600 Searcher from the National Yacht Club won ISORA's Friday night IRC race overall from Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Seven boats took part in the final race of the Viking Marine coastal series around the Moulditch Buoy off…

Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels on and users of the Shannon Navigation that diving operations will be taking place at Tarmonbarry Wier from Monday 25 September for a period of approximately one week. Alpha Flag (Divers Flag) will be…

Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels and waterways users that the Grand Canal’s Circular Line in Dublin (Lock C1 through to Lock C7) is now reopened. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Circular Line had been closed to navigation…