Irish Harbours
Appointment of Contractor to Redevelop Ros an Mhíl €25m Deep Water Project
5th April 2022 Irish Harbours
The appointment of a contractor, writes ConnachtTribune, has been made for the €25m project to redevelop Ross an Mhíl as a deep water harbour. The development as Afloat previously reported, was confirmed in the Dáil by Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue, in…
Request for Tender for New Repair Bays at Howth Fishery Harbour Centre Boatyard
30th March 2022 Irish Harbours
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine invites suitably qualified contractors to submit a tender package to construct up to two reinforced concrete boatyard repair bays within the existing DAFM Boatyard located on the West Pier of Howth Fishery…
Permission Received at Department of Marine to Extend Dunmore East Harbour
4th March 2022 Irish Harbours
At the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, planning permission has been granted for the extension of a harbour in Waterford. Waterford City and County Council approved the application - which was submitted in December 2021 - for the…
Project development works at Fenit harbour and Knightstown pier are to be prioritised for funding under the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure. The announcement was made at Monday’s full meeting of Kerry County Council (KCC) by KCC Director of…
Ireland’s Six Fishery Harbour Centres to Get €35 million Investment During 2022
4th February 2022 Irish Harbours
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, today announced the allocation of €35m for capital projects in 2022 in Ireland’s six state-owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, An Daingean, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth…
€25m Deep Water Quay for Ros an Mhíl, Galway Announced By Marine Minister
1st February 2022 Irish Harbours
As Afloat reported earlier today, Minster McConalogue today announced that a deepwater quay facility is to be built at the State-owned Fishery Harbour Centre at Ros an Mhíl, Galway. The project will be funded through the Fishery Harbour and Coastal…
€25 Million Deepwater Quay Will Regenerate Connemara Port of Ros-a-Mhíl
1st February 2022 Irish Harbours
A 25 million euro deepwater development of the Connemara fishing port of Ros-a-Mhíl is due to be announced today by Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue. Construction of a 200-metre deepwater quay at the State-owned harbour and island ferryport may also…
€35m Brexit Infrastructure Fund to Support Coastal Communities Announced
24th January 2022 Irish Harbours
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue T.D., has announced a new €35m scheme to rejuvenate local authority public piers and harbours throughout coastal communities. The record funded scheme is proposed for funding under the EU Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) and was one of…
Murmuration: Seeking Help With One of the Most Breathtaking Sights in Nature
2nd January 2022 Marine Wildlife
BirdWatch Ireland, the national charity protecting birds, has asked people who regularly visit coastal harbours and beaches and who take to the seas “ to help in tracking one of the most breathtaking sights in Nature.” This is the phenomenon…
Ros-a-Mhíl Could Be "Strategic Hub" for Floating Offshore Wind with Potential for 900 jobs - New Report
14th October 2021 Power From the Sea
The south Connemara harbour of Ros an Mhíl could become a strategic hub for the floating offshore wind sector with potential for 900 jobs, according to a new report. The report, commissioned by Údarás na Gaeltachta and presented to Minister…
Dingle Hosting Day to Remember Fungie’s Legacy One Year On from Dolphin’s Disappearance
6th October 2021 Coastal Notes
Dingle will host a special commemoration for Fungie the dolphin this month, as the Irish Independent reports. Fungie took up residence in the Co Kerry harbour in 1983 and over the decades since formed the backbone of the town’s tourism-based…
Upgrade Works on Howth Harbour’s Arsenal Building Open for Tender
28th September 2021 Irish Harbours
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is inviting tenders from suitably qualified contractors to carry out various upgrade works on the Arsenal Building on Howth Harbour’s West Pier. The building currently serves as the fishermen’s toilet and shower…
At Rosslare Harbour, a series of information boards highlighting all that is great about the south-east ferry port and more have been installed throughout the Co. Wexford village. The seven lecterns, which focus on Rosslare Europort, shipping, the Royal National Lifeboat…
Grenade from War of Independence Era Made Safe at Balbriggan Harbour
31st August 2021 Irish Harbours
Last Wednesday (24 August), an Army Bomb Disposal Team was tasked to investigate a suspected grenade found at Balbriggan Harbour. Following a request from An Garda Síochána, the team arrived at the scene in Balbriggan at around 2.10pm and a…
€13m Contract for Completion of Castletownbere Quay Extension is Announced
29th July 2021 Irish Harbours
Taking time out from his visit to Castletownbere and Union Hall, as part of a nationwide tour of fishery harbours, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister Charlie McConalogue TD, presided at the signing by his Department of…
Wicklow Harbour on the east coast of Ireland had an unusual visitor this week with the arrival of the Danish platform ship Wind from Wales. The 55m long and 18m wide ship that is heavily involved in the offshore wind…
