Coastal Development in Ireland
A shipwreck off the southwest coast of Ireland has been found to contain the largest ever haul of precious metal at sea. Some 200 tonnes of silver worth around €172m were discovered in the wreck of the British cargo ship…
With the recent failure of an un-manned Russian rocket reaching the International Space Station, and its subsequent crash into Siberia coupled with NASA's retired shuttle programme, perhaps the solution to reaching orbit lies much closer to home, writes Jehan Ashmore.…
Divers at the wreck of the Lusitania have recovered important items from the ill-fated cruise liner, The Irish Times reports. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/diving/ The haul includes a bronze telemotor (part of the ship's steering mechanism), a telegraph that assisted in navigation, and…
American Gregg Bemis is headed to Ireland for what may be the last major dive to the wreck of the Lusitania. Bemis, who owns the wreck of the former Cunard cruise liner torpedoed off the Cork coast in 1915, told…
A US$2 billion-plus contract to work in the Gorgon gas fields project in Western Australia has gone to Irish oil company Kentz, the Irish Echo reports. The work involves support in various aspects of the construction of three processing plants…
Today's Irish Times recounts a day in the life of whale watch operator Nic Slocum. Originally from the UK, Slocum traded tiring commutes to London for the peaceful life of sailing in west Cork 10 years ago, and shortly after…
Hundreds of schoolchildren protested at Stormont last week to call for new laws to protect Northern Ireland's coastal waters, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The group handed a petition with 4,000 signatures to Environment Minister Alex Attwood urging the introduction of…
Ireland has ranked fifth in a new Europe-wide report on bathing water quality - but some beaches in Northern Ireland are falling short of strict EU standards. MEP Jim Higgins welcomed the results of the annual Bathing Water Report for…
Cork gardaí are investigating the looting of items from a First World War U-boat recently discovered off Roches Point. The Irish Times reports that the submarine also appears to have been damaged by the illegal salvagers. A spokesperson for the…
The crew of sailors, artists, musicians and historians on board Ar Seachrán - who are retracing the famous voyage of St Brendan - were refused permission to land on Skellig Michael, it has emerged. The Kerryman reports that though some…
The annual Blessing of the Boats took place recently at Rush Sailing Club, the North County Leader reports. Local priest Fr Kieran Coughlan conducted the ceremony, which took place away from the boats this year due to particularly blustery conditions…
Ballyvergan marsh is under threat after the discovery of an illegal pipe being used to drain the wetlands area, claims Coastwatch. The Irish Times reports that the environmental group has called for immediate action over the draining of the marsh…
People who live and work along the Northern Ireland coastline are being invited to help protect their community from crime as part of a national initiative supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Project Kraken is a UK-wide campaign…
Ireland's new safety framework for oil and gas extraction and production will be informed by lessons learned after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, The Irish Times reports. A report published last week by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER)…
Grassroots campaigners have called on the Government to ratify a UN convention on public access to decision-making on environmental issues. According to The Irish Times, activists at the first All-Ireland Community Campaigns Gathering in Dublin recently claimed that coastal communities…
This weekend sees the Dublin Bay Prawn Festival (1-3 April) take place at Howth Harbour and throughout the peninsula, writes Jehan Ashmore. Throughout the three-day festival which starts this Friday, a wide ranging programme of events and activities will be…
