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The revived Cork Harbour Combined Clubs June League has been strongly supported by cruiser racers. The first race, including whitesail and spinnakers, sailed around Spike Island and in the main harbour. The results provided by the RCYC (see below) show…

The Deputy Mayor of Drogheda has been campaigning for some time the removal of a disused dredger, Hebble Sand, at Drogheda Port. As LMFM reports, Independent Councillor Kevin Callan has welcomed confirmation from Louth County Council that the 757-ton grab-hopper…

A giant sea turtle installation made of recycled aluminium cans appeared on Dún Laoghaire East Pier to mark World Ocean Day last weekend. Made from 2,000 cans, the PixelCan artwork was created by leading recycling not-for-profit, Every Can Counts, in…

Ireland is the country of honour at this year’s Sea Tech Week, the international event dedicated to marine and maritime science and technology. The 14th edition of the expo takes place from 15-17 October at the Quartz Congress Centre in…

Waterways Ireland advises all masters of vessels on and users of the Grand Canal that the 51st IWAI Shannon Harbour Rally will take place from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 June. All vessels entering the Grand Canal are reminded to…

Join Killaloe Sailing Club's raffle this autumn, and you could sail away with a brand-new ILCA/Laser dinghy worth nearly €11,000. With only 120 tickets available, your odds are fantastic. WHY KILLALOE SAILING CLUB? Nestled on the scenic shores of Lough…

For sailing folk in Dublin Bay, coastal rowing and racing with skiffs in their many forms seem a world unto itself. As too does the Tolka Estuary, that mysterious waterway in the North City that makes it way southeast to…

Join the Marine Ireland Industry Network (MIIN) for the first in-person event of the year in Killybegs, Co Donegal on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June. An event of two parts, join on the Thursday evening in the Tara Hotel…

Portaferry RNLI joined the Strangford ferry service and Portaferry Coastguard on Sunday morning (9 June) for a planned man-overboard exercise on Strangford Lough. The exercise focused on an alert that one, then two people had fallen overboard. There was a…

Ferry and logistics operator DFDS will sell the mini-cruise route Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen, linking Norway and Denmark, to the shipping company Gotlandsbolaget. The decision will ensure that the Oslo, Frederikshavn, and Copenhagen (OFC) route to be sold to the Swedish company receives…

Dun Laoghaire Harbour's anemometer pylon has been refurbished, and work is underway this week on its reinstallation at the town's East Pier. Eagle-eyed observers spotted its removal in late January, and this week, the structure arrived back on site for…

The second of two new £25m ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, each of 932 tonnes arrived at the Port of Greenock, where it was unloaded yesterday after having been transported from Cork Harbour. Following a naming competition with local schoolkids, the cranes…

At the historic Harland & Wolff Group’s shipyard in Belfast, workers have voted in favour of carrying out industrial action. The General, Municipal, & Boilermakers (GMB) union has said its members voted with a 98% majority after the shipbuilder, which…

With just 10 days to go until the 22nd edition of the SSE Renewables Round Ireland Yacht Race, scheduled for June 22nd at 13:00 hrs, Wicklow Sailing Club, in partnership with SSE Renewables, is gearing up to welcome 54 boats…

In a dramatic rescue operation, the Galway RNLI saved three individuals after their boat capsized off Salthill yesterday evening. The Irish Coast Guard swiftly dispatched the volunteer crew following reports of a small boat in distress off Blackrock in Salthill,…

The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has expanded its activities to the Indian Ocean. The agency has adopted the first joint deployment plan (JDP) for this ocean area. The plan relates to control and inspection of activities by EU purse…

Seaweed is central to a €1.4 million research project exploring opportunities to produce more effective and inexpensive food supplements. Researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) have been given the four-year award by Science Foundation Ireland for the project, which is…

The Port of Waterford is gearing up to host a 'Port & Cheese' Waterford Chamber Business Afterhours event on Thursday, June 20th, 2024, starting at 5:30 pm. CEO David Sinnott and the Port of Waterford team are anticipating the opportunity…

The Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta is the largest sailing event in Ireland. To deliver a quality experience for almost 3,000 participants (30% visitors), sailors, and volunteers both ashore and afloat, a sophisticated management team is required. As the biennial event…

Wicklow Sailing Club is preparing to host the inaugural Little Dragon sponsored J24 Southern Championships on July 27th and 28th, 2024. Promoters say the event will spotlight the J24 class for the first time in Wicklow and is the result…