Marine Environment, Science, wildlife, weather & Ocean energy
Chief Executive Officer of Loughs Agency, Sharon McMahon, welcomes Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir to Loughs Agency
Northern Ireland's new Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, recently paid a visit to the Loughs Agency Headquarters in Prehen, gaining first-hand insights into the organisation's essential work. The visit was warmly welcomed by Sharon McMahon, Chief…
A file photo of Baltimore RNLI lifeboat
Late on Wednesday night, Baltimore RNLI received a request from the Irish Coast Guard to provide a medical evacuation for a man living on Cape Clear Island, located off the coast of West Cork. The Baltimore all-weather lifeboat crew, consisting…
Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue at the launch of the Farming for Water EIP at Lough Ennell on Thursday 7 March
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue was joined by Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Malcolm Noonan on the shores of Lough Ennell on Thursday (7 March) to officially launch the €60 million Water EIP ‘Farming for…
Cindy O’Brien of Abalone Chonamara Teoranta and Sinead O’Brien of Mungo Murphy Seaweed are participating in an international study on the “challenges and benefits of a nature-positive economy”.
A south Connemara abalone aquaculture farm is one of over 100 ocean farming and marine businesses across Europe participating in an international study on the “challenges and benefits of a nature-positive economy”. The Western Development Commission (WDC) and Trinity Business…
AQUARIUS - this 48-month project aims to provide free access to state-of-the-art research facilities across Europe to enable collaborative marine and freshwater research
The Marine Institute has announced that it will lead a major €14.5m Europe-wide project called Aquatic Research Infrastructure Services for the health and protection of our unique oceans, seas, and freshwater ecosystems (AQUARIUS). This 48-month project aims to provide free…
The Cornavannogue River with plumes of silt evident
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has prosecuted a forestry owner who must now pay €10,000 for damage caused to a fish spawning habitat. Michael McHugh of Kilbride, Clonee, Co Meath was prosecuted for allowing large volumes of silt to wash into…
Norwegian Ambassador to Ireland Mari Skåre with Marine Institute chief executive Dr Rick Officer with the institute’s scale model of the RV Tom Crean
The Marine Institute welcomed Mari Skåre, the Norwegian Ambassador to Ireland, on an official visit to the Marine Institute’s headquarters in Galway on Tuesday (5 March). Commenting on the visit, Dr Rick Officer, chief executive of the Marine Institute said:…
Working area landfall for Greenlink Interconnector
The Department of Transport has been advised that Greenlink Interconnector Ltd (GIL) is developing an electricity interconnector between the southeast of Ireland, from Great Island in Co Wexford to the southwest of Wales at Pembroke in Pembrokeshire. To allow the…
The Aran Islands fishing crew members on the fishing vessel were subsequently winched to safety by Irish Coast Guard helicopter R115
Five crew members were rescued by the Irish Coast Guard after their fishing vessel ran aground on the northern side of Inis Mór, on the Aran Islands. The emergency call was received by the Valentia Coast Guard shortly before 5am…
John Hubbocks, Tessa Fleming and Irial Ó Ceallaigh approach Gola Island with a fishing boat behind them in episode one of Kayak-Ó-Thuaidh
A new TV series as Gaeilge follows presenters Tessa Fleming and Irial Ó Ceallaigh as they embark on an epic adventure paddling their way along the North Coast. Together with kayaking expert John Hubbocks, the novice kayakers brave the unpredictable…
Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys (pictured centre) at Carrigmeal Woods loop trails in Co Laois where the she announced the largest ever expansion of Ireland’s National Walks Scheme that includes Ireland's offshore islands
Five trails on two offshore islands are among 62 new walking routes announced by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys. The five new island routes are on the Aran island of Inis Meáin and Oileán Chléire/Cape Clear island…
Damage done to the river bed and the banks of a tributary stream of the Newtown River in April 2023
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured a conviction against Sligo County Council for damage caused to a tributary of a river linked to a Special Area of Conservation. The incident happened at Carraun in Corballa, Co Sligo on a stream…
Kenmare secondary school students Kate McGann, Sadhbh Sheehy, Maedbh Rochford, Liam O'Sullivan, Oisin Hanley and David O'Brien at the Dáíl to make a presentation on inshore fishing
Transition year students from a Kerry secondary school have urged the Government to take action to end “unsustainable pair trawling” in Kenmare Bay. The students from Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine Kenmare, Co Kerry had been invited to the Oireachtas on Wednesday,…
The Nature Restoration Law has been passed in Brussels. This means member states now have 2years to plan how they will restore 20% of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems by 2050
Two Government ministers have welcomed the European Parliament vote approving the Nature Restoration Law. While the controversial legislation has a strong land-based focus, it includes important elements aimed at improving water quality in member states. Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue…
A humpback whale feeding off the coast of the coast of County Kerry
Ireland's leading environmental NGOs and networks coalition, Fair Seas, has welcomed the announcement of €25 million in new funding for the protection of Irish seas. The European Commission has allocated €15 million, which is matched by €10 million from the…
Galway’s Grattan beach is the focus of a workshop in Salthill this evening (Tues Feb 27)
The success of the “living lab” at Galway’s Grattan beach is the focus of a workshop in Salthill this evening (Tues Feb 27). As Afloat previously reported, the project to install sand fences at Grattan Beach was piloted last year…