#MarineWildlife - The first basking shark sightings of 2015 were logged earlier this month, as Ireland's Wildlife reports. Bridget Healy spotted two of the ocean's second-largest fish from the shore at Ardfield, near Clonakilty in West Cork last Monday 9…

#MarineWildlife - Cute by name, cute by nature: Sherkin, Buoy and Splash were returned to the wild after being nursed back to health by the volunteers at Seal Rescue Ireland. As the Irish Examiner reports, the three young seals –…

#Tourism - Coastal attractions made up the bulk of the winners at Wednesday night's Irish Responsible Tourism Awards, as Business & Leadership reports. And Jim Kennedy's Atlantic Sea Kayaking – which took the gold medal for Best Adventure Activity Provider…

#MarineScience - Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) and Queens University Belfast (QUB) jointly sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at QUB’s Medical Biological Centre on Wednesday 11 March, expressing their commitment to a continued rich and productive liaison in research and education.…

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced the full details of a €17.8m Capital Investment Package for the ongoing development of Ireland's publicly owned fishery harbours and local harbour network .In announcing the initiative…

#MarineWildlife - A Canadian woman has died after a grey whale crashed into a tourist boat off Mexico. As the Globe and Mail reports, the 45-year-old woman, who has not been named, was in a vessel with a group of…

#CoastalNotes - Climate change has increased the risk of extreme weather on Ireland's West Coast by 25% according to new research. As RTÉ News reports, the mathematical models calculated by Oxford professor Myles Allen are the first to draw a…

#Oil&Gas - Providence Resources has delayed exploration of its Spanish Point well off Co Clare "pending discussions with partners and the Government", as The Irish Times reports. Already pushed back from last summer due to the longer-than-planned refurbishment of the…

#IslandNews - A glass-floored viewing platform jutting out over the Atlantic Ocean on Achill Island has got officials excited about its potential to attract tourism. But locals are concerned that the project could mar the area's special views with an…

#Oil&Gas - Providence Resources is talking positive about its Drombeg prospect off the south-west coast, as The Irish Times reports. The site in the southern Porcupine Basin was surveyed last summer by the Polarcus Amani, said to be one of…

#CoastalNotes - Coastal spots and waterways feature heavily in HeraldScotland's list of the most picturesque destinations to visit in Ireland. Some of these will be well known to locals and tourists alike, such as the wonders of Antrim's coast and…

#MarineWildlife - "A sad end to a beautiful bird" is how the Golden Eagle Trust described the news that remains of a white-tailed eagle were found near Lower Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh earlier this month. As RTÉ News reports, Ingar…

#MarineWildlife - The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has issued a joint statement with fellow marine wildlife conservation groups on what's been labelled as "an unusual mortality event" involving Cuvier's beaked whales in Scotland and Ireland. Last month, scientists…

#InisÓirr - The Aran Islands might typify traditional Ireland for many at home and abroad. But it may surprise you to learn that one of Ireland's most modern buildings can be found right at the entrance of Galway Bay on…

#aquatictourism – The British Marine Federation is launching a Marine Tourism Strategy in March at the Scottish Tourism Week National Conference. Over 500 decision makers and key players in the tourism industry will be attending the event. By 2020, the…

#SpanishArmada - More wreckage from Spanish galleons shipwrecked off the northwest coast more than 400 years ago has been washed up on a Sligo beach. And according to The Irish Times, it's possible that this weekend's low tides could expose…