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#Drowning - A post-mortem was expected today (Monday 11 July) on the body of a woman who drowned off the Co Clare coast yesterday morning. RTÉ News reports that the 53-year-old woman from Eastern Europe but living in Co Tipperary…

Waterways Ireland say that floating moorings in Mountshannon Harbour on Lough Derg which had been closed to the public due to damage as a result of winter floods have now been reopened. 

There was again a good Flying Fifteen turnout on the resumption of the DBSC Saturday series and two races were held in a tricky wind from the s-sw, well it was supposed to be from that direction! Dave Gorman &…

A smaller than usual fleet of Fireballs travelled from Dun Laoghaire and Skerries to that part of Ireland which makes the claim to being the “sunny South –East”, Wexford writes Cormac Bradley. As the Race Officer for the weekend, Michael…

So that's it ... the ships have sailed out of Drogheda Port, gone but not forgotten. What takes a year to plan, five days to build and two days to run takes just a couple of hours to dismantle and…

#CourseDispute -The National Maritime College of Ireland is in dispute with marine authorities in that it is putting the livelihoods of up to 400 seafarers and over 20 lecturers at risk, it is claimed. The Irish Times writes that from…

Dun Laoghaire harbour and marina looks great in the summer sunshine but most of all this latest drone footage to promote a Global CoderDojo Conference in October reveals Dun Laoghaire's compact and very complete regatta site with the close proximity of…

Royal Cork's David Kenefick has just finished foiling week on Italy's Lake Garda sailing his Full Irish Moth. Kenefick is keeping an eye on the Italian venue given it will host next year's World Championships in 2017 where a fleet of…

New navigation buoys have been installed at the entrance to Lawrence Cove, near the village of Rerrin on Bere Island, one of the most sheltered harbours in Bantry Bay on Ireland's South–West coast.  A marina at Lawrence Cove is located opposite…

With aerial views of the Charles Fort, James Fort, visiting Super yacht 'Grace E' and the town marina, Kinsale is filmed by drone pilot Daniel Foran with spectacula results for the harbour that marks the start of the Wild Atlantic…

Strong winds only added to the enjoymen in this year's Howth Yacht Club Gibney Classic on Saturday writes Brian Turvey. One of the largest cruiser–racer fleets in many years contested this always anticipated annual event, where the race itself is…

French teams dominated the 2016 RORC Cowes Dinard St Malo Race, with seven classes and the overall win going to French teams. Ironically it was the multihull class, for many years dominated by the French, that Great Britain had its…

#WaterSafety - This summer the RNLI is launching the second year of the popular Beach Builder Challenge using the interactive video game Minecraft, which allows children to create and build virtual worlds. Available to play from Monday 1 August, the…

#DutyFreeReturns? - The UK's decision to leave the EU may see a return of tax-free shopping on Irish Sea crossings between Holyhead, Wales and Ireland reports Daily Post. Irish day-trippers were a regular sight on the streets of Holyhead during the…

#MarineWildlife - A seabird usually found in the eastern Mediterranean has not only taken up residence in Belfast – she's successfully hatched her first chick. The Belfast Telegraph reports on the Mediterranean gull that's been attracting bird watchers from all…

#AranIslands - The Aran Islands air service is still without a mainland airport as the deadline for talks on the €3.6 million contract fast approaches, according to The Irish Times. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the Department of the Gaeltacht…

Dublin Bay Sailing Club Results for 9 JULY 2016 FLYING FIFTEEN Race 1- 1. Frenetic (H & M Cahill), 2. Hi Fibre (Michael McCambridge), 3. Betty (D & S Gorman) FLYING FIFTEEN Race 2- 1. Frequent Flyer (C Doorley/A Green),…

#NiceNewService - Former Fastnet Line’s Cork-Swansea ferry which was due to enter Mediterranean service later this month, has since our previous report begun sailings on a new France-Corsica service, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 1,850 passenger/325 car/30 truck Julia which had…

#Navy - The future of maritime defence is here – in the form of a torpedo-wielding drone boat called Seagull. The video below from Vocativ shows a prototype of the 40ft vessel in action, displaying its stealthy manoeuvrability on the…

#ShippingReview - Jehan Ashmore reviews the shipping scene and of the following stories among the last fortnight. Enterprise Ireland are to seek its clients to be less reliant on UK markets following Brexit, this is to reduce exports by about…