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
Plans for Deepwater Port at Bremore, Co Louth, To Be Unveiled Next Week
3rd October 2023 Bremore Port
Plans for a deepwater port at Bremore in Co Louth are to be unveiled by Drogheda Port Company and a private developer next week. Ronan Group Real Estate is participating in a joint venture at Bremore with Drogheda Port Company.…
Coastal Watch Revitalised by Garda and Revenue Customs on Atlantic Seaboard
29th September 2023 Galway Harbour
A “Coastal Watch” to detect and prevent importation of illegal drugs has been revitalised by the Galway Garda division and Revenue Customs Service. Communities living along 500 km of coastline in the west, along with maritime businesses and those working…
Dublin Port Heritage Director Lar Joye on New Life for the Redbrick Substation With Its Two Distinctive Portholes
27th September 2023 Wavelength Podcast
How did Dublin’s East Wall get its name, and where did Dublin City once stop and the port begin? These and other interesting questions were answered at last week’s opening of the renovated 18th-century Dublin Port Substation by the Minister…
EU Issues "Red Card" on Illegal Fishing to Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
26th September 2023 Fishing
The European Commission has given a “red card” to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The “red card” relates to an EU regulation on IUU which provides for a co-operation framework. This aims to…
Dublin Port Opens Refurbished Substation as Interpretive Centre on Culture Night
22nd September 2023 Dublin Port
The Irish economy “couldn’t function” without the “central role of Dublin Port”, Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe has said. Speaking at the opening of Dublin Port’s Substation as an interpretive centre and venue, Mr Donohoe said that Dublin began…
International Agreement on High Seas MPAs Signed by Tánaiste at United Nations
20th September 2023 Marine Wildlife
A “landmark agreement” on global ocean conservation has been signed at the United Nations in New York by Tánaiste Micheál Martin. The Agreement on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) marks “a significant milestone in international cooperation as the first…
Island Perspective on National Issues the Focus of Oireachtas Public Meeting on Donegal's Arranmore
18th September 2023 Island News
A parliamentary committee has selected Arranmore Island, Co Donegal, for its first-ever public meeting outside of the Oireachtas. The islands perspective on key national issues is the focus of the meeting by the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and…
Unions for Irish Coast Guard SAR Bases to Meet Bristow Ireland Over Jobs Later This Month
13th September 2023 Coastguard
Unions representing Irish Coast Guard search and rescue (SAR) air crew and engineers are due to meet Bristow Ireland later this month in relation to employment under the new SAR contract. Trade union Fórsa, representing air crew, and Unite, representing…
New Islanders on Connemara's Turbot Host Exhibition Offshore for Clifden Arts Festival
11th September 2023 Island News
New residents of a Connemara island, which was once depopulated, have put an offshore exhibition together for the Clifden Arts Festival. Four artists on Turbot Island are hoping their work will be viewed on the island, and have organised a…
Department of Transport Says It Was Notified About "Safety Stand Down" by CHC Ireland SAR Crews
9th September 2023 Coastguard
The Department of Transport says it was notified by CHC Ireland about a “safety stand down” at search and rescue (SAR) helicopter bases on Friday. The department said it is “actively engaged with all stakeholders, including CHC” to “enable the…
CHC Search and Rescue Helicopters "Off Line" At All Four Bases For Two Hours Today
8th September 2023 Coastguard
Irish Coast Guard helicopters will be “offline” from 12 noon to 1400 hours today at all four search and rescue bases, amid concerns among its air crew about future employment. A statement from CHC Ireland this morning said it was…
Seabirds Increasingly Targeting Fishing Vessels for Catch, UCC-led Study Finds
7th September 2023 Marine Wildlife
Seabirds are targeting fishing boats far more often for food, a new international study involving University College Cork (UCC) scientists has found. UCC scientists worked with colleagues from Norway, Scotland and Iceland to track over 250 northern fulmars from across…
Three Decades of Marine Data Published By Sherkin Island Marine Station
6th September 2023 Island News
“A dream come true” is how Matt Murphy, founder of one of Ireland’s longest-running coastal research stations, describes publication of 35 years of key environmental data. Phytoplankton records for the south-west Irish coast dating back to 1980 have been published…
CHC Ireland Continues to Pursue Legal Challenge Over Irish Coast Guard Aviation Contract
1st September 2023 Coastguard
CHC Ireland is continuing to pursue its High Court challenge to the validity of the tender procedure for the Irish Coast Guard’s Irish Coast Guard’s new helicopter search and rescue contract. The new contract with Bristow Ireland had been automatically…
"Trailblazing" Archaeologist of Lough Gur Awarded Honorary Doctorate by UL
31st August 2023 Marine Science
An archaeologist who has pioneered work at Limerick’s Lough Gur has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Limerick (UL). Rose Cleary was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science for her research over 40 years on the lake area.…
Leading Irish/Northern Irish scientists feature in the new list of storm names released by Met Éireann and British and Dutch counterparts. Among them is “Lilian”, after Lilian Bland, an Anglo-Irish journalist and the first woman in Ireland to build and…
Tributes have been paid to Toni (Patricia) Ryan, an experienced scuba diver and founding member of the Howth Harbour Coast Guard unit who has died at the age of 71. Ryan participated in hundreds of Coast Guard call-outs in the…
First Osprey Chicks from Norway Released Into the Wild in Ireland This Weekend
27th August 2023 Marine Wildlife
The first osprey chicks acquired in Norway to re-introduce the species to Ireland were released into the wild this weekend. The satellite-tagged chicks are part of a National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) programme aiming to re-introduce 50 young ospreys. Ospreys…
Hogfish Can "Photo" Their Own Skin As It Changes Colour for Camouflage
27th August 2023 Marine Wildlife
Marine scientists have found that hogfish can not only change colour for camouflage but also use their skin to view their surroundings. Research published in the Nature Communications journal suggests hogfish can take a virtual “photo” of their own skin.…
How German Airmen Crash Landed On Inis Mhic Oileáin - Maria Simonds-Gooding Recalls
30th August 2023 Wavelength Podcast
During the Second World War, Kerry was the location for a number of both Allied forces and German air crashes, but one less well-known one occurred on the Blasket Island of Inis Mhic Oileáin (Inishvickillaune) on November 25th, 1940. Wreckage…