#MarineWildlife - The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has urged people in Doolin to refrain from swimming with or even approaching Dusty the dolphin after it emerged the cetacean has been tormented by loutish visitors. As reported on Afloat.ie…

#WhitegateOil – According to a Government-commissioned report published this week, the state does not need to have it own oil refinery as it can import enough of the fuel to meet all its needs. The news comes as US-based Phillips…

#MarineWildlife - A humpback whale new to Irish waters has been confirmed by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG). Photos of the humpback's fluke and dorsal fin captured by Nick Massett off Clogher and Sybil Heads in West Kerry…

#MarineWildlife - Dusty the dolphin has injured yet another swimmer off Doolin Pier in Co Clare in the latest of a recent spate of incidents, as The Irish Times reports. Last night a woman was hospitalised after being struck by…

#DONGenergy - Belfast Harbour's new wind terminal assembly facility has created a fantastic opportunity for further inward investment, according to the head of one of the companies making turbines in the city. Keith Anderson, chief corporate Officer of ScottishPower, was…

#marineinst – Marine Institute Bursary students seized the opportunity to showcase their talent and skills highlighting their experiences during their eight-week work placements with the Marine Institute at the annual Bursar Seminar day at the Institute recently (18th July 2013).…

#MarineWildlife - An angling kayaker has spoken of his surprise at being "stalked" by a basking shark off Donegal. The Irish Times yesterday posted video of the close encounter captured by Graham Smith while paddling along the coast. As Smith…

#marinewildlife – The Marine Institute has welcomed the recent publication of the "Atlas of the Distribution and Relative Abundance of Marine Mammals in Irish Offshore Waters: 2005-2011", that was launched by Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan…

#Oil - Providence Resources have plugged and abandoned an exploration well at the Dunquin North prospect off the Cork coast after striking more water than oil, as OilVoice reports. The company's technical director John O'Sullivan confirmed the presence of "a…

#marinescience – Ever since the foundation of the state, far-sighted supporters of Ireland's marine potential in its broadest sense bewailed the lack of any co-ordinated approach to marine research and development. In recent years, the situation has been improving with…

#marinescience – Thirty-seven Fulbright Awardees were officially announced at an event on MS The World, which was sponsored by a U.S. Fulbright alumnus, Dr. Jack Pinkowski and his wife, Mrs. Monica Pinkowski, as part of The Gathering recently (12th July…

#MarineWildlife - The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has welcomed the designation of a new special area of conservation (SAC) for marine wildlife in Dublin Bay. As reported yesterday on Afloat.ie, Heritage Minister Jimmy Deenihan was on board the…

#MarconiDays – To celebrate the 115th anniversary of the first radio report of a sporting event with a sailing race in Dublin Bay, the National Maritime Museum of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire will be staging Marconi Days this week between 19-21…

#MarineWildlife - Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan was on board the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's (IWDG) research vessel Celtic Mist yesterday 16 July to launch a new atlas of marine mammals in Ireland's coastal waters.…

#MarineWildlife - The carcass of a large basking shark has washed up and is decomposing on Dollymount Strand in North Dublin, as The Irish Times reports. The gentle giant - one of the second largest species of fish in the…

#MarineWildlife - The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is reporting a "high volume of sightings" of minke whales - plus the odd fin whale - off the coasts of West Cork and Kerry as this week's heatwave continues to bask…