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RYA Northern Ireland’s Women On Water Festival will take place at the Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club in Cultra on Sunday 12 May and online sign-ups are now open to women across Northern Ireland and the wider island of…
Sailing Community Learns and Shares Together at ‘Connected Scotland’ Event
8th March 2024 Scottish Waters
More than 70 representatives from across the boating community came together for RYA Scotland’s ‘Connected Scotland’ forum in Perth last Saturday (2 March) to talk all things around the development of sailing and related and activities. The event also saw…
A proposal for what would be Europe’s largest offshore floating solar array has been awarded funding to see the project realised. According to Marine Industry News, the €8.4m Nautical SUNRISE consortium is supported with €6.8m from the Horizon Europe programme…
P&O Ferries Decarbonisation of its Fleet as Second ‘Fusion’ Class Double-Ender Due to Debut on Dover-Calais
8th March 2024 Ferry
Dover-Calais operator, P&O Ferries has shared promising results from its new fuel and energy efficiency initiative following significant measures to reduce carbon emissions in 2023. The introduction of P&O Ferries’ new dedicated Fleet Support Centre for Fuel and Energy Efficiency,…
Howth Yacht Club Cancels Round the Island Dinghy Race Due to Easterly Winds Forecast
8th March 2024 Howth YC
Howth Yacht Club has cancelled Saturday's (March 9th) Round the Island Dinghy Race due to strong easterly winds, going against a large ebb tide. The Round the Island Race typically marks the end of the winter dinghy season in HYC. The…
In 2023 Women Represented 41% of Port Professionals Participating in ESPO Work
8th March 2024 Ports & Shipping
In 2023, taking all ESPO board meetings and technical committees together, women represented 41% of the port professionals participating in the meetings. This is a slightly higher level compared to the share of women participating in 2022, which was 38%.…
Big Irish Cruiser-Racer Campaign Revealed as Scottish J122E 'El Gran Senor' Becomes 'Mojito' Under New Welsh Ownership
8th March 2024 ISORA
The potent J122E cruiser-racer Scottish 'El Gran Senor' from the Clyde Cruising Club will be renamed under new ownership when she embarks on her 2024 summer season, which includes next month's ISORA 2024 Offshore Series on the Irish Sea, Cork…
A film about the adventures of a Spanish Armada survivor of the shipwrecks off the Sligo coast in 1588 is to be screened in Madrid, Spain, next week as part of Semana de Irlanda or Irish week. As The Sligo…
Northern Ireland's New Minister of Agriculture Visits Loughs Agency to Learn About Environmental Preservation Efforts
8th March 2024 Loughs Agency
Northern Ireland's new Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, recently paid a visit to the Loughs Agency Headquarters in Prehen, gaining first-hand insights into the organisation's essential work. The visit was warmly welcomed by Sharon McMahon, Chief…
CLdN to Launch New Port of Cork-Rotterdam (Lo Lo) Route and Expand Capacity Between the Dutch Port & UK
8th March 2024 Port of Cork
Compagnie Luxembourgouise de Navigation (CLdN) has announced the launch of a new container route between the Port of Cork and Rotterdam that is to start this month. Operating the route is CLdN Ro Ro S.A., which is chartering two 962…
Ireland's Peter O'Leary and Stephen Milne Secure Victory in Race 4 of 97th Bacardi Cup
8th March 2024 Star
Ireland's Star keelboat sailors Peter O'Leary and Stephen Milne clinched victory in race 4 of the 97th Bacardi Cup, marking a new winner for the day in Miami, Florida. Despite their turbulent scorecard of 39, 9, 33, the duo managed…
Baltimore RNLI Rescue Team Evacuates a Medical Emergency from Cape Clear Island
7th March 2024 RNLI Lifeboats
Late on Wednesday night, Baltimore RNLI received a request from the Irish Coast Guard to provide a medical evacuation for a man living on Cape Clear Island, located off the coast of West Cork. The Baltimore all-weather lifeboat crew, consisting…
Dickson and Waddilove Through to Gold Fleet at 49er Worlds in Lanzarote
7th March 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
One of the two Irish boats at the 49er World Championship in Lanzarote has qualified for the Gold fleet final series at the end of the nine-race qualification round on Thursday evening (7 March). Robert Dickson (Howth Yacht Club) and…
Ministers Launch €60m European Innovation Partnership to Help Farmers Improve Water Quality
7th March 2024 Environment
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue was joined by Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Malcolm Noonan on the shores of Lough Ennell on Thursday (7 March) to officially launch the €60 million Water EIP ‘Farming for…
Irish Sailors on Brink of Qualifying for 49er Gold Fleet at World Championships
7th March 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing
Irish sailors Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove have put their best foot forward at the 49er World Championship in Lanzarote. The duo is on the brink of qualifying for Gold fleet after the end of the nine-race qualification round on…
Contract for Five-Year Subsea Infrastructure Fabrication Work to Take Place at Harland & Wolff (Arnish) Scotland
7th March 2024 Shipyards
Shipyard group, Harland & Wolff has signed a five-year Master Services Agreement for the fabrication of large structures at one of their two Scotland based yard sites. The contract is with a global oil services company supplying subsea infrastructure across…
New Legal Challenge to Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Helicopter Contract
7th March 2024 Coastguard
Bristow Ireland says it won’t comment on a new legal challenge pursued by CHC Ireland over the new Irish Coast Guard search and rescue (SAR) helicopter contract. As The Irish Independent reports, CHC Ireland claims that there has been a…
€60 million Project Initiated at Lough Ennell To Improve Water Quality
7th March 2024 Inland Waterways
A €60 million project to improve the quality of inland waters has been initiated by Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue. McConalogue was on the shores of Lough Ennell in Co Westmeath on Thursday (March 7) to mark the new programme…
Irish Ferries Owner Irish Continental Group Reports Higher Profits for 2023
7th March 2024 Irish Ferries
The parent company of Irish Ferries, the Irish Continental Group, has today reported higher profits for 2023, but this was set back as its revenues dipped against background challenges of high inflation coupled with a slowdown in global trade. According…
Irish Sailing League 2024 Gears Up For April Start in J80s With Howth, Kinsale and Royal Cork Yacht Clubs Signed Up
7th March 2024 Irish Sailing League
Kinsale Yacht Club, Howth Yacht Club and Royal Cork are the first teams to sign up for the Irish Sailing League 2024, which promises to decide who is the best sailing club in the country and then the world!' League…