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
An Irish marine biologist has been appointed head of the EU’s monitoring body for the Common Fisheries Policy. Dr Susan Steele, who grew up on West Cork’s Beara peninsula, has been appointed executive director of the European Fisheries Control Agency…
“Aquabikes” caught the attention of former Irish Times journalist Kevin Myers back in 1982. The Irishman’s Diary writer was seriously concerned about the pressure windsurfers were putting on the RNLI Dun Laoghaire lifeboat at the time. He had read about…
A Donegal Port has recorded landings of unusually large golden redfish which have been rarely seen in these waters. Up to ten of the species were landed into Greencastle, Co Donegal and acquired for sale by Stefan Griesbach of Gannet…
Port of Galway Secures EU Habitats Directive Derogation for Harbour Plan
16th April 2021 Galway Harbour
The Port of Galway has secured consent to provide compensatory habitat in return for its proposed harbour extension. An Bord Pleanala has confirmed that the development qualifies to be considered under a derogation of the EU Habitats Directive, which allows…
Turbot Islanders Life in Lockdown off the Coast of Galway (Podcast)
15th April 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Turbot Island's main claim to fame has been its sighting by trans-Atlantic aviators John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown before they crash-landed at Derrygimlagh bog in north Connemara on June 15th, 1919. Turbot or “Inishturbot” is a few miles west…
Galway Port's Potential as a Hub for Renewable Ocean Energy & More - Harbourmaster Capt Brian Sheridan (PODCAST)
8th April 2021 Wavelength Podcast
No fire brigade, no doctors, no ambulance service – when a problem arises at sea, seafarers have to tackle it themselves. That’s what makes the seafarer a “special breed” who is always “solution-focused”, according to Port of Galway harbourmaster Capt…
It Makes Economic Sense for Marine Developers to Earn the Trust of Stakeholders (Podcast)
1st April 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Communities who believe they are at risk from wind turbines and other proposed new infrastructure deserve more than just a tightly managed consultation exercise, however, well the consultation is conducted. That’s the view of chartered surveyor Michael Ocock, who has…
Jarlath Cunnane's Replica Boat Build of the Shackleton Antarctic Expedition Lifeboat Continues Apace
26th March 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Polar explorer, adventurer and boatbuilder extraordinaire Jarlath Cunnane is moving apace with his lockdown project to build a replica of the James Caird, the Shackleton Antarctic expedition lifeboat. Cunnane’s main aim is to remember the Scots carpenter Henry or Harry…
Tributes to Rescue 115 Airman Philip Wrenn for Winning Billy Deacon SAR Memorial Trophy
21st March 2021 Coastguard
Tributes have been paid to Irish Coast Guard winchman Philip Wrenn who has won a prestigious award for his role in rescuing two Italian brothers from the Atlantic off the Aran island of Inis Mór two years ago. Wrenn, CHC…
Dublin Port – Brexit, Pandemic & Post 2040 Masterplan: Harbourmaster Michael McKenna (PODCAST)
18th March 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Brexit and the pandemic are not the only challenges facing Dublin Port, which handles almost 50 per cent of Ireland’s trade. Port chief executive Eamonn O’Reilly has predicted it will reach full capacity by 2040, and so it has initiated…
Illuminated Gleoiteog 'Manuela' Marks St Patrick's Day in Galway's Claddagh Basin
16th March 2021 Galway Harbour
St Patrick’s festival is being marked with an illuminated gleoiteog in Galway’s Claddagh basin this week. The gleoiteog Manuela has been decorated with lights by Bádóirí an Cladaig, the city association dedicated to training and restoration of the traditional craft.…
Port of Cork Harbourmaster Capt Paul O'Regan on New Routes, Vessels & Non Tidal Container Terminal for Cork Harbour (PODCAST)
11th March 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Brexit, Covid-19 and the situation of seafarers who have been unable to take their leave since the pandemic hit – these are just some of the challenges facing harbourmasters in ports around the island. Cork harbour, which is being transformed…
Sailor, kayaker and climber Dr Karen Weekes is training to become the first Irish female to row solo across the Atlantic. As Times.ie reports, Weekes aims to set out in December of this year to row 3,000 miles from La Gomera…
An enormous iceberg estimated at about one-and-a-half times the size of greater Paris has broken off in Antarctica. The European Space Agency (ESA) says radar images from the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission show the 1270 square kilometre iceberg breaking free from…
Strike Action Notice by State's Sea Fisheries Inspectors Suspended as Date Set for Talks
2nd March 2021 SFPA
Notice of “rolling 24-hour stoppages” by State sea fisheries inspectors was suspended last night as a dispute between staff and management was referred to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) As Times.ie reports today, trade union Fórsa confirmed that it has…
Lee Early, deputy coxswain of the RNLI’s Arranmore lifeboat in Donegal lost his life in 2019, but his name is one of 10,000 which will be inscribed on the hull of the new Shannon class lifeboat bound for Clifden, Co…
Marine Plasma & Honeybee Enzyme Trialled by Galway Company for Protection Against Covid-19 & Other Infections
21st February 2021 Marine Science
A combination of marine plasma and an enzyme produced by honeybees is being tested by an Irish biotechnology company and two universities for its effectiveness against Covid-19. As The Sunday Times reports today, Cellnutrition Health Ltd plans to work with…
Galway RNLI lifeboat rescued a swimmer who got into difficulty off Blackrock beach in Salthill this afternoon during very challenging weather conditions. The alarm was raised at 12.25 pm by a pedestrian who saw the woman struggling in the water…
The Fastnet Yacht Race & Recalling the 1979 Force 10 Storm (PODCAST)
18th February 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Bow to bow, they stretch five kilometres – that's how the Rolex Fastnet yacht race organisers have welcomed the record entry for this summer’s race, which will have a new finish in Cherbourg, France. Some ten Irish entries are among…
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…
