Irish Coastal Marinas News and Updates

New Glenarm Nursery Set to Release 800 Million Oysters To Clean Up Local Waters
25th May 2023 Northern Ireland Waters
Native oysters are set to flourish once more along the Glenarm coast with the creation of a new native oyster nursery at Glenarm Marina. The restoration initiative, led by Ulster Wildlife, could see up to 800 million oyster larvae released…

All Ten Irish Marinas Awarded in 2022 Retain Blue Flag Status for Coming Season
19th May 2023 Irish Marinas
An Taisce has announced the recipients of the International Blue Flag and the National Green Coast Awards for 2023. All ten marinas awarded in 2022 have retained Blue Flag status for the coming season. (Download PDF below for recipients). A…

Bangor Marina’s First-Ever Nautical Car Boot Sale Raises Money for RNLI
23rd April 2023 Northern Ireland Waters
Despite a dreary, dull wet, windy morning, Bangor Marina’s first-ever Nautical Car Boot Sale was a huge success, and it raised £150 for Bangor RNLI. A section of the Marina car park was filled with cars, tables, and even a…

Works on Marina Entrance and Closure of Access Gate at Kinsale Yacht Club Next Week
17th April 2023 Kinsale
Kinsale Yacht Club advises members that next Monday 24 April, LCF Marine Services will be on site to add new support piles to the marina access walkway. Working from a barge, they will be driving new tubular steel piles and…

The Turkey/Syria Earthquake Appeal prompted Bangor Marina on Belfast Lough in Northern Ireland to engage in a fund-raising effort by organising a raffle. The ticket holders proved very generous, and Harbour Master Kevin Baird was delighted with the response. "We're…

Schull Harbour Regeneration Plan Directors Mull Over ’Next Actions’ After Expiry of Planning Permission
8th January 2023 West Cork
Directors of the Schull Community Harbour Development Company Limited (SCHDC) say they have met to discuss “next actions” and “continue to consider all options available” following the expiry of planning permission for redevelopment of the West Cork harbour. In a…

Development of a marina on the Aran island of Inis Mór is one step closer with Brexit-related funding approved by Minister for Marine Charlie McConalogue. A sum of 475,000 euro has been granted for the provision of a floating pontoon…

Damaged Dingle Marina May Not Be Repaired Until Next Summer, Putting Regatta Calendar in Jeopardy
2nd December 2022 Irish Marinas
It’s feared that damage to Dingle Harbour’s marina caused by a runaway boat last week may not be repaired until next summer. And as The Kerryman reports, it could cause major disruption for regattas on Dingle’s 2023 calendar, not least…

Boats Damaged After Trawler Incident at Dingle Marina in County Kerry
27th November 2022 Irish Marinas
A marina pontoon and several small craft berthed at Dingle Harbour in County Kerry were damaged on Saturday, November 26th, by a trawler manoeuvring in the harbour. Local reports say the visiting trawler was reversing at the time of the…

New County Offaly-Built Floating Concrete Breakwater Facilitates Berthing Expansion at Haslar Marina in Gosport
18th November 2022 Irish Marinas
Berthing at boatfolk’s Gosport-based Haslar Marina in the UK is being boosted with the installation of a 70m wave attenuating breakwater in an exposed area of the marina. As part of this two-phase project, pontoon and water access specialist Inland…

Crosshaven Coastguard RIB Unit Gets New Drive-up Pontoon at Royal Cork Marina
24th October 2022 Coastguard
Crosshaven Coastguard has installed a new drive-up pontoon for its RIB rescue boat in Cork Harbour. The floating pontoon, that has been installed at the Royal Cork Yacht Club marina gives the local Coastguard unit a much safer and quicker response…

Inland and Coastal Marina Systems Kicks off 20th Anniversary Celebrations at SIBS 2022
6th September 2022 Irish Marinas
Pontoon manufacturer and water access specialist, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems, is celebrating the company’s 20th anniversary on its stand (J150) at the Southampton International Boat Show, 16-25 September 2022. Born out of Banagher Precast Concrete (BPC), an Irish precast…

Marina For Westport Proposed As Major Local Facility And Vital Link For Cruising Atlantic Seaboard
24th August 2022 Irish Marinas
The almost absurdly picturesque township of Westport at the head of Clew Bay has been variously acknowledged and nationally recognised as “Ireland’s Best Place to Visit”, and Ireland’s “Best Place to Live”. Even if dedicated misanthropes would argue that any…

Works Coming Soon to Install New Floating Pontoon at Cheekpoint Harbour on River Suir
7th August 2022 Irish Marinas
Work will commence in the coming weeks on a new floating pontoon at Cheekpoint harbour in Co Waterford. It comes a year after the Cheekpoint Boat Owners Association received planning permission for the 63-metre pontoon, which is being supplied by…

All ten Irish marinas awarded in 2021 have retained Blue Flag status for the coming season. 85 Beaches and 10 marinas were awarded the Blue Flag for 2022 by Malcolm Noonan TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage and Electoral…

One of the country’s leading marinas will become unusable for keelboats unless urgent action is taken to address increasing silting in the harbour area writes David Forsythe in West Cork Kinsale-based Fine Gael councillor Kevin Murphy told the recent meeting of…