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#fireball – While there can be no doubting that the UK is the spiritual home of the Fireball Class, the reality is that as an international class there is a multi-national facet to the character of the class and that…

#Canoeing: Jenny Egan finished eighth in her semi-final of the K1 (racing kayak) 200 metres at the canoe sprint World Championships in Milan. The Irishwoman, who had the 28th fastest time, exited the competition. Tom Brennan also made his exit.…

#InlandWaters - A number of guided walks along Dublin's Royal and Grand Canals have been scheduled for Heritage Week 2015 starting today (Saturday 22 August). Hosted by Peter Clarke, author of Walking the Royal Canal, the short 1.5km walks will take the…

#PowerFromTheSea - Strangford Lough's SeaGen tidal power turbine has a new owner, as BelfastLive reports. And Singapore-based Atlantis Resources is set to focus on the Northern Irish sea inlet in its plans for expansion of tidal energy development across the…

#NewRoute - Work on the Carlingford Ferries terminal is progressing for a new service which will run from Greenore to Greencastle in Co. Down in just 15 minutes. According to Talk of the Town, it is hoped the ferry will…

#Rescue - Doolin's Irish Coast Guard unit went to the aid of a woman who fell off a cliff train at the Cliffs of Moher yesterday (Friday 21 August). As BreakingNews.ie reports, the casualty - who had lost her footing…

#Ports&ShippingReview – Over the last fortnight, Jehan Ashmore has reported on the shipping scene as outlined in the following stories below. Further progress on newbuild Arklow Vale involved the aftship section joined with the foreship outside of a Dutch shipyard…

#aquecerio – The penultimate day of the Aquece Rio – International Sailing Regatta 2015 served up four more podiums with Italian, Lithuanian, Kiwi and Brazilian sailors claiming the golden honours. From four Irish boats competing at Aquece Rio, Ireland ended…

#dinghyfest –  The fleets that were sailing in the 142–boat Cork Dinghy Fest on Friday had a great day's racing writes Claire Bateman. Sun and wind aplenty made sure of excellent sailing conditions. A south westerly breeze combined with an…

#rorcrfr – Not only did the Rolex Fastnet Race 2015 provide two completely different sailing experiences all in the one event package, but this 90th Anniversary of the Grand National of Offshore Racing was so suffused with historical references and…

#lasernats – Howth Yacht Club's Ronan Cull has taken over the lead at the end of day two of the Laser national championships in Dun Laoghaire. After four races sailed the Dubliner overhauls early leader Colin Leonard of Ballyholme but…

#rorcrfr – Géry Trentesaux and his JPK 10.80 Courrier Du Leon have been confirmed by the Royal Ocean Racing Club as winner of the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race. For this the team will receive the Fastnet Challenge Trophy at tonight's…

#lifeboat – The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) officially opened its new All-weather Lifeboat Centre at the charity's headquarters in Poole, Dorset today, with the two youngest fully-qualified lifeboat crew ringing a bell as the doors of the new building…

#laser – Dun Laoghaire Harbour and the Royal St. George Yacht Club has been selected as the venue for the 2016 Laser Radial Youth World Championships and the 2016 Laser Radial Men's World Championships. The announcement by the International Laser Class…

#tallshipkinsale – The tall ship Stavros S.Niarchos visits Kinsale Yacht Club Marina. She Departed from La Coruna on August 17 and arrived in Kinsale (non stop) on August 21st. She is owned by the Tall Ships Youth Trust a registered…

#Canoeing: Patrick O’Leary finished ninth in the K1 (racing kayak) 200 metres KL3 A Final at the canoe sprint World Championships in Milan today. The Galway man had hoped to place in the top six nations which would have qualified…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is currently investigating a major fish kill which occurred on the River Clodiagh, a tributary of the Tullamore River, on Tuesday 18th August 2015. IFI responded immediately to reports of a pollution discharge to the river.…

#MuseumCampaign - Strong efforts are being made to bring a museum dedicated to the long and rich history of Dublin Port and in the memory to those who lived and worked there. CHL Consulting Ltd. was commissioned by Dublin Port…

#1987Govfiles - Northern Ireland state papers dating from 1987 reveal of plans by the Government to shut down Harland and Wolff in the 1980s, that risked throwing the peace process into turmoil, civil servants warned, reports the Belfast Telegraph. They…

#WindfarmSupport - A pair of 18m long windfarm support, passenger transfer and survey support catamarans are the latest additions to Waterford based Fastnet Shipping, writes Jehan Ashmore. The windfarm support vessels named Fastnet Pelican and Fastnet Petrel are of 60…