Shannon Estuary and River
Shannon Foynes Port Company which is state-owned, has reported a 7.6 per cent decline in turnover last year to €12.9 million as pre-tax profits fell from €4.9 million to €3.1 million due to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. Chief…
Limerick City Reclaims Ancient Maritime Rights in Shannon Estuary From Deck of the Ketch Ilen
15th June 2021 Ilen
It has emerged there was much more to the diplomatic voyage of Limerick’s 56ft trading ketch Ilen to Galway at the weekend with the Mayor of Limerick. Councillor Michael Collins, on board. Officially, it was to launch the Ilen Marine…
Limerick Ketch Ilen Finds Another Weather Window to take Valuable Cargo Down Shannon Estuary
21st May 2021 Ilen
In the decidedly unsettled weather of this 2021 Spring and early Summer, the restored 56ft trading ketch Ilen of Limerick is acquiring the reputation of being a lucky ship in finding gentler conditions when sea work has to be done…
Government Support for Move on Fracked Gas Likely to Scupper Shannon Estuary Terminal Plan
19th May 2021 Shannon Estuary
A new policy statement from the Government will prevent Ireland from importing fracked gas, which is likely to scupper moves to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Shannon estuary. The statement, drawn up by Minister for the…
Residents of a Limerick suburb on the banks of the River Shannon say they were not consulted about plans for a new kayaking facility in a local park. As the Limerick Leader reports, locals close to Shannon Fields have hit…
Shannon Foynes Port: The 'Aberdeen' of the Irish Atlantic Rim (PODCAST)
6th May 2021 Wavelength Podcast
The Aberdeen of the Irish Atlantic rim – that’s the potential future for Shannon Foynes, the State’s second port after Dublin. It faces an exciting future, with ESB’s Moneypoint site in County Clare to be transformed into a green energy…
Most people’s memories of the already pandemic-constricted Bank Holiday Weekend will be of Monday's wet and windy storm. But the training crew on the restored Conor O’Brien ketch Ilen of Limerick have only pleasant memories, as a fair weather passage…
Trading Ketch Ilen to Make Foynes Her Base as 2021 Programme Gets Under Way in May
14th April 2021 Ilen
Global circumnavigator and sailing ship designer Conor O’Brien (1880-1952) inevitably saw his most noted vessels, the 42ft world-girdler Saoirse and the 56ft trading ketch Ilen, being closely associated by the rest of the world with their birthplace in Baltimore. But…
Limerick's Ketch Ilen Prepares for Kingship Research & Training Programme in Shannon Estuary
25th March 2021 Ilen
The good ship Ilen, the 56ft Trading Ketch of Limerick, has been in the slipway cradle at Liam Hegarty's boatyard in Oldcourt upriver of Baltimore in West Cork this week, enjoying the relatively dry weather and the attention of her…
Scientists Ask Boat Owners to Keep Lookout for Japanese Kelp in Irish Harbours & Marinas
23rd March 2021 Marine Science
Scientists from NUI Galway and Seasearch Ireland are asking divers and marina users to keep an eye out for Undaria pinnatifida, commonly known as Wakame or Japanese kelp. This species was first recorded in Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland in 2012,…
Dublin Bay 21 Class Restoration in Kilrush Honoured in Annual Wood Awards Ireland
13th January 2021 Historic Boats
The continuing restoration of the Dublin Bay 21 class of 1902, in the longterm project guided by Hal Sisk and Fionan de Barra of Dun Laoghaire, has seen the work of Master Shipwright Stephen Morris of Kilrush and his team…
Shannon Estuary Has Potential to Become Global Hub for Floating Offshore Wind Generation
8th December 2020 Power From the Sea
The Shannon Estuary has the potential to become a global hub for floating offshore wind according to a major new study. If such a project were to be progressed, writes the Limerick Leader, it could attract up to 12 billion…
Kilrush RNLI’s volunteer crew were called out yesterday morning (Sunday 8 November) to a report of a capsized catamaran drifting near Corlis Point on the Shannon Estuary. The lifeboat crew launched within minutes of the 11.30am call and quickly reached…
Gas Terminal Permission on Shannon Estuary is Overturned by High Court
9th November 2020 Shannon Estuary
Formal orders by the High Court have been made in overturning An Bord Pleanála’s extension of planning permission for the Shannon LNG controversial gas terminal. Mr Justice Garrett Simons made the orders on Monday arising from a recent decision of…
Limerick-Foynes Rail Freight Line Reopening ‘Makes Sense’, Says Minister
2nd October 2020 Shannon Estuary
The Limerick-Foynes rail line is the focus of a plan to revive the link which will boost efforts to develop the Shannon Estuary as a centre for shipping and energy. Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, told the Dáil recently that…
Cork-Based Shipping Company Mainport Enters Offshore Wind & Research Markets
28th September 2020 Cork Harbour
Cork based shipping company, Irish Mainport Holdings, has announced its entry into the Offshore Wind Sector with its investment in a 50-metre Survey and Research Ship, the Mainport Geo, and at the same time buying a share of Wicklow based…
