Lorna Siggins
Lorna Siggins is a print and radio reporter, and a former Irish Times western correspondent. She is the author of Search and Rescue: True stories of Irish Air-Sea Rescues and the Loss of R116 (2022); Everest Callling (1994) on the first Irish Everest expedition; Mayday! Mayday! (2004); and Once Upon a Time in the West: the Corrib gas controversy (2010). She is also co-producer with Sarah Blake of the Doc on One "Miracle in Galway Bay" which recently won a Celtic Media Award
Climate Change the Theme of French "Green Night of Ideas" Film Festival
14th February 2021 Maritime TV
Climate change and its impact on sea and land is the theme of this year’s “Night of Ideas” festival hosted by the French embassy. The “Green Night of Ideas” lasts the month of February, with films available to view for…
Some 30 per cent of researchers worldwide are female, according to UNESCO which marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science this week About 35 per cent of all students in STEM-related fields – that’s science, technology, engineering and…
Connemara’s first salmon of the year has been caught on the Delphi fishery, as Covid-19 restrictions keep many anglers away from their favoured riverbanks. Delphi fishery manager David McEvoy was only angling for ten minutes when he hooked and landed…
Aran Islands Aims for Own Microgrid in Offshore Renewable Energy Project (PODCAST)
4th February 2021 Wavelength Podcast
The Government’s ambitious plans for renewable energy off the Atlantic coast should involve communities as active stakeholders and not just recipients of compensation, an island energy co-op has said. Dara Ó Maoildhia, chairman of Comharchumann Fuinneamh Oileáin Árann, the Aran…
Galway city is struggling to cope with the volume of untreated wastewater released into the Corrib estuary and bay, a new report claims. As The Times reports, a study by An Taisce estimates untreated water amounting to 30 Olympic size…
They might be small pockets of marshy ground, or they could be on bogs, in estuaries, or turloughs. All these are wetland habitats, and are the focus of a new photographic contest to mark World Wetlands day today, February 2nd.…
Hen Harrier, Curlew & Corncrake The Focus of Biodiversity Crisis Webinar
2nd February 2021 Marine Wildlife
Once far more familiar in coastal areas, three of Ireland’s most endangered birds are the subject of a webinar hosted today by the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT). The threats posed to and monitoring projects on the curlew, the corncrake and…
Government Criticised for Pushing Offshore Wind Ahead of Marine Protected Areas
30th January 2021 Power From the Sea
An environmental group has expressed fears that the Government is prioritising industry-funded offshore wind and wave energy projects over its international commitments on marine protected areas. As The Times reports, the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has questioned why legislation is…
Ryan to Undertake "Fundamental Review" of Structures for Marine Investigations
30th January 2021 MCIB
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan says he plans a review of how marine accidents are investigated which should take “several months”. Addressing an Oireachtas Transport and Networks Communications committee on Friday (Jan 29), Mr Ryan said that the the “fundamental…
Search & Recovery: The Challenging Role of the Navy Diver (PODCAST)
28th January 2021 Wavelength Podcast
“We’ll always give our best, treat every incident as if it is one of our own.... and try our utmost to get a missing family member back to their loved one.....” The words of Lieut Stephen Stack, head of the…
Shell Returns to Irish Energy Market after Corrib With Offshore Wind Partnership With Simply Blue Energy
27th January 2021 Power From the Sea
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has welcomed Irish offshore energy Simply Blue’s deal with multinational Shell to develop its floating wind farm in the Celtic Sea. Simply Blue Energy and Shell confirmed today that the multinational is acquiring a…
Endangered Shark in Southern Africa Has Extended Its Range, Scientists Find
27th January 2021 Sharks
Marine scientists have found that a critically endangered shark in southern African has been identified in waters over 2,000 km away from its usual habitat. The scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) say that information and images dating…
McConalogue Says He Has Raised Ireland's "Serious Concerns" at EU Level Over Disproportionate Brexit Fish Deal
27th January 2021 Fishing
Marine minister Charlie McConalogue says he has expressed Ireland’s “serious concerns” at EU level about a “ disproportionate burden being borne” by it in relation to fish quotas lost under Brexit. Mr McConalogue said he conveyed this at an informal…
Islands & NUI Galway Researching "Green Hydrogen" Drawn From Offshore Energy
26th January 2021 Island News
Using green hydrogen to supply island energy needs is the theme of several projects which Irish offshore communities and universities are involved in. A consortium of Irish islands led by Kerry’s Valentia Island Co-op and Rathlin, Co Antrim is examining…
Weather & Waves for Open Water Swimmers Theme of First in New Talk Series
25th January 2021 Sea Swim
Sea swimming weather and wave safety is the theme of an online talk tonight - the first in a new series hosted by Swim Ireland and the RNLI. In response to the surge in interest in open water swimming during…
Tributes have been paid to fishing industry leader Hugo Boyle, who died unexpectedly earlier this week. Mr Boyle, a father of four from Falcarragh, Co Donegal, was chief executive of the Irish South and East Fish Producers’ Organisation (IS&EFPO). “A…
EU Member States Must "Share Burden" of Brexit Fisheries Loss, Industry Leader Says
22nd January 2021 Fishing
EU coastal states “haven’t taken the same hit” as Ireland in losing access to British fishing grounds and “must burden share”, an industry leader said. The fishing industry is “not interested” in financial compensation, and wants to ensure it “gets…
Atlantean Series Part of Online Film Festival Extended Through February
22nd January 2021 Galway Harbour
Galway Film Fleadh has confirmed it is extending its online film festival which includes the Atlantean series of documentaries by film-maker Bob Quinn. The documentaries explored Quinn’s theory that our maritime links were part of a common “Atlantean” culture extending…
Ireland-Scotland Bilateral Review Advocates Marine Co-operation - But No Mention of Rockall
22nd January 2021 Fishing
A newly published Ireland-Scotland bilateral review advocates economic co-operation in areas including the marine and renewable energy. However, the issue of Rockall is not mentioned, although access flared up as an issue in early January when a Donegal vessel was…
Why Native Oysters Have Returned to Belfast Lough After a Century (Podcast)
21st January 2021 Wavelength Podcast
“Good news everyone”, the natives have returned...” It’s not your average title to a scientific paper, but this one has reason to celebrate - hailing the return of native oysters to Belfast Lough after a century. The paper by Bangor…
