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An 83-year-old Donegal man has set out to swim or dip in lakes across the 32 counties of Ireland to raise funds for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA). Paddy Conaghan estimates it will take six weeks to complete…

Flight restrictions will be in place off the Wicklow and Wexford coastlines from next weekend for “unmanned aircraft system testing”, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) says. However, Irish Coast Guard, Helicopter Emergency Medical Service aircraft on an operational mission and…

ESB Networks has appealed for vigilance at sea in relation to submarine cables after a fishing vessel cut power to West Cork’s Bere Island last week. ESB Networks restored power to some 280 affected islanders at 11 pm on Friday…

Coastal communities can apply for climate action grants from a €27 million “funding pot” announced by Minister for Environment and Climate Eamon Ryan. Speaking in Co Cavan, Ryan said it was one of the largest of its kind, earmarked for…

One hundred and ten and counting. The popular Scottish Series Regatta run by the Clyde Cruising Club out of Tarbert on Loch Fyne on the west coast of Scotland has, at the last count, 110 expressions of interest. The event…

The growth of interest in dinghy sailing through the development of a Mixed Dinghy fleet, part of the club’s programme to encourage more people into sailing, is noted as particularly successful in the annual report of the Royal Cork Yacht…

CH Marine’s end-of-season Winter Sale is now on! Save up to 70% on a huge selection of men’s, women’s and juniors’ quality clothing as well as shoes, bags and accessories from top brands. But hurry, as these great deals are…

Eve McMahon, the 19-year-old Dublin sailor, has secured a nation place for Ireland in the women’s single-handed event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Sailing Regatta. McMahon's result came with a race to spare at the ILCA6 World Championships in Mar…

The UK Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps has intervened in a row over the shipyard which the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group (ISSG) has decided to order a contract with a French firm for its new fleet. In a letter written, BBC…

Dun Laoghaire’s assistant harbour master was quick with the camera when a pod of dolphins paid a visit on Monday morning (8 January). Dolphins like these are a common sight for boaters in Dublin Bay and beyond. But it’s a…

The Department of Transport has been notified by Optic Marine that it will carry out works from Wednesday 10 to Friday 22 January off the coast of Ireland north-west of Belmullet, subject to operational and weather constraints. The subsea surveys…

In an update on Arklow Ranger, the fourth of seven Dutch shipyard completed Eco-Traders of the 6,800dwt / R class cargo ships, departed last month from its inland location to reach a seaport, writes Jehan Ashmore. An Autumnal launch of…

Bangor RNLI on Belfast Lough received a donation of £2,500 from the members of Ballyholme Yacht Club this Christmas. The funds were raised during the festive period over a series of events hosted by the club. The Christmas Prize Draw…

Belfast shipbuilder, the Harland & Wolff Group have cut the first steel on a new cable barge it is building for defence contractor KBS Maritime of Portsmouth from where the vessel will be located at the UK’s main naval base.…

The Attorney General’s office has been in contact with relatives of the 50 victims of the 1979 Whiddy Island Betelgeuse tanker explosion amid calls for a new inquest. As The Irish Independent reports, the Attorney General’s office has written to…

Nearly fourteen years have elapsed since America's Cup winning helm John Bertrand from Australia brought his Etchells 22 to Ireland for six weeks of preparation for the Etchells 22 Worlds at Howth. He said that success in this would be…

The post-Christmas series of Howth YC's ever-expanding Dinghy Frostbites began on Sunday, 7th January, under light but bright conditions to kick off everyone's year. With the very celebratory Achievers Awards party in the clubhouse the night before, not all who…

In a daring rescue operation, a volunteer lifeboat crew from Ballycotton RNLI in County Cork saved the lives of three fishermen who were stranded on an 11m boat that had suffered difficulties and was disabled two and a half miles…

This month's boot Dusseldorf will be special for French Manufacturer Dufour, who will celebrate its 60th anniversary and the World Première of the Dufour 44. “The launch of the new Dufour 44 is very exciting and follows the very successful…

Despite a gear failure setback in her first Gold Fleet race, Eve McMahon remains very much in the hunt for a Paris 2024 Olympic place in the final three races of the 2024 ILCA6 Women’s World Championship at Mar del Plata, Argentina,…