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Shipping Review: Arklow Vale Has a View, ICG Win Award, Ports Up 12% & Ardmore’s Asian Tanker-Away
28th November 2015 Arklow Shipping
#ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene as outlined below. The leadship of the Royal Bodewes built 5,100dwt Trader (V-class) cargoship's, Arklow Vale was handed over to Arklow Shipping Nederland B.V. following sea…
Things are on the move again. There’s a buzz in the air. W M Nixon anticipates the sailing possibilities for 2016 in a fixtures list so diverse that he reckons that anyone who thinks they know everything that’s going on…
#Jobs - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is recruiting for the position of River Basin District Director. This post will be based in Macroom, Co Cork and the successful candidate will be responsible for the management of IFI’s operations in the…
#Cruising - The Royal Cork Yacht Club is among those partnering a new project to develop and market cruising grounds across Europe's North Western Seaboard from Ireland to Norway. The Cool Route Project, funded by the Interreg VB Northern Periphery…
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has undertaken an innovative tagging study to investigate the spawning migrations of bass. A large number of adult bass in Cork Harbour were tagged, and the study took place in partnership with Finn Okland from the…
#HolyheadMarina? - After a near two year delay in the project, a decision on whether a £100 marina in Holyhead Port can move ahead is expected to be made next month. According to the Daily Post, Conygar Stena Line want…
Marine Federation To Promote Irish Marine Leisure at London Boat Show 2016
27th November 2015 Marine Federation
The Irish Marine Federation (IMF) is to give Irish marinas and sailing schools a boost in 2016 by taking an 'Irish Marine Stand' at January's London Boat Show 2016 in Excel. Aimed specifically at attracting visiting UK boaters, the IMF…
An anchor winch malfunction onboard a ship causes a fire and leaves her crew running for cover before the anchor chain snaps and runs out
#AddedCapacity - Added sailing capacity on Irish Ferries Dublin-Holyhead route during the Christmas and New Year period will be introduced to faciliate thousands of passengers looking to travel over the busy season. The operator is to transfer its cruise ferry,…
Rosslare Harbour Lifeboat Responds To Fishing Vessel In Difficulty
27th November 2015 RNLI Lifeboats
#RNLI - Volunteers with Rosslare Harbour RNLI went to the assistance of a 10-metre fishing vessel with two people on board which had run into difficulty 13 miles north of Rosslare Harbour yesterday morning (26 November). The crew of the…
#RNLI - Clifden RNLI's all-weather lifeboat Pride and Spirit was launched shortly after 4pm on Tuesday (24 November) to undertake an urgent medical evacuation from the island of Inishturk North. This was the second such callout in a fortnight, after…
StartEndNameBoat ClassVenue 06/02/16 07/02/16 IUSA Westerns Fireflies Killaloe SC 25/02/16 28/02/16 IUSA Varsities Fireflies Kenmare 26/03/16 27/03/16 Munster Championships Laser Baltimore Sailing Club 10/04/16 10/04/16 Traveller 1 Topper East Down YC 23/04/16 24/04/16 Mirror Westerns Mirror Sligo YC 23/04/16 24/04/16…
Providing a mixed sportsboats class in Dublin Bay Sailing Club next year would not only cater for a range of boats currently based in Dun Laoghaire but also foster and encourage new buyers to source “fun”, affordable day racers writes Olivier…
Dane Crowned Laser Radial Women’s World Champion, Annalise Fifth in Silver Fleet
26th November 2015 Olympic
The Laser Radial Women’s World Championship, organised by Oman Sail, concluded today with Anne-Marie Rindom from Denmark securing the overall world championship title. After a difficult week Ireland's Annalise Murphy recovered to be fifth in the silver fleet. The 24-year-old…
Marine Notice: Dredging & Cathodic Protection Works At An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre
26th November 2015 Dredging
#MarineNotice - Marine Notice No 50 of 2015 advises that dredging and cathodic protection works have commenced this week, weather permitting, at An Daingean Fishery Harbour Centre in Co Kerry. The dredging works involve the removal of an existing disused slipway…
#AranIslands - Appointing a senior minister with day-to-day responsibility for the Aran Islands is one proposal in a 12-point plan for the Galway Bay island community being launched on Inis Mór today (Thursday 26 November). Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin…
Fishermen Called To Collaborate On Scientific Fishery To Explore Eel Challenges
26th November 2015 Fishing
#Fishing - Minister for Natural Resources Joe McHugh has announced a new collaborative research initiative involving Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) marine scientists and a number of former eel fishermen to further develop national knowledge of the species and its medium-…
'Deep Concern' Over Shannon Pipeline Proposal For Dublin Water Supply
26th November 2015 Inland Waterways
#InlandWaters - A pipeline from the Shannon may be the solution for future water supply demands in Dublin and the Midlands. But critics have expressed "deep concern" over its potential effects on boating tourism and biodiversity throughout the Shannon system.…
To date students from St. Colman’s Community College in Midleton have removed more than 12 tonnes of marine litter from beaches, waterways and rivers across the East Cork area. In recognition of this outstanding achievement, St. Colman’s Community College was…
The Port of Cork has launched their Primary Schools Initiative for 2016 and is encouraging all 5th class primary school teachers to get their class involved. This year’s theme ‘A Day in the Life of a Cruise Passenger Visiting Cork…
