Boatyards
Buttimer Opens Community Services Programme Call at Meitheal Mara Visit
1st April 2026 Maritime Training
Department of Rural and Community Development has opened a new call for applications under the Community Services Programme (CSP). The announcement was made by Jerry Buttimer in Cork on 30 March 2026 at the Meitheal Mara boatyard and workshop. The programme…
Buttimer To Launch 2026 Meitheal Mara Community Services Programme In Cork
27th March 2026 Boatyards
The 2026 Community Services Programme Open Call will be launched at Meitheal Mara in Cork on Monday, 30 March. The event will be led by Jerry Buttimer, Minister of State for Community Development, Charities and Rural Transport. Proceedings begin at…
Jimmy Furey: Celebrating the Irish Boatbuilder Whose Craft Shaped Generations of Wooden Boats
16th March 2026 Shannon One Design
For more than half a century in a modest boatshed at Mount Plunkett on the banks of the Shannon, master boatbuilder Jimmy Furey quietly shaped wood into vessels that carried generations of sailors and fishermen across Irish waters. Working largely…
Many Tributes To Meitheal Mara's Outgoing General Manager Cathy Buchanan
5th February 2026 Historic Boats
Warm tributes have been paid to Cathy Buchanan, who has recently retired after many years as general manager of maritime cultural organisation and community boatyard Meitheal Mara in Cork. “Kind, dedicated, hard-working, principled and fair” was how board member Joan…
Australia’s marine trade sector strengthened ties with Southeast Asia through the Australia–Thailand Rendezvous held in Phuket on 22nd–23rd of January. Hosted at Phuket Yacht Haven Marina, with visits to Ao Po Grand Marina, the event brought Australian industry leaders face-to-face…
A West Cork boatyard has announced a major investment aimed at improving safety and increasing service capacity for marine users. Oldcourt Boats Ltd has acquired a heavy-duty telehandler with a remote-operated man basket to support repair and maintenance work at…
McDonald’s boatyard on Donegal’s Inishowen peninsula is undertaking what may be the last restoration of a drontheim in Ireland. As reported by RTÉ Radio 1 Countrywide, Brian McDonald and Bernard Barr, first cousins and sixth-generation shipwrights, have been working on…
The Galway Hooker Sailing Club has received €35,000 towards the development of a dedicated boatbuilding and training centre at Galway Docks. The funding has been provided by the Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) West programme. It is part of the…
Meitheal Mara has launched its Bádóireacht Pathways Programme for 2026, offering young people in Cork a structured route into maritime activities. The initiative brings together existing rowing and sailing programmes under one umbrella for the first time. It supports young…
The Cork Harbour Half Tonner Miss Whiplash is back on the water after an extensive refit at Alchemy Marine in Doneraile, Co Cork. The 1986 Andrieu-designed yacht won the IRC Spinnaker class at the Royal Cork UK Sailmakers Ireland May…
A Dutch company says 3D printing can play a “transformational role” in building boats. As BBC News reports, the company has spent two years of experimentation to devise a particular mix of thermoplastics and fibreglass that has no need of…
Safehaven Marine of Youghal Awarded Contract for Pilot Boat at the Port of Blyth, UK
29th October 2025 Safehaven Marine
Boatbuilder Safehaven Marine of Youghal, Co. Cork, has just announced that it has been awarded the contract to build a new pilot boat for the Port of Blyth in northeast England. The newbuild cutter will become the Munster-based company’s…
Ireland's Sailing Kaleidoscope Well Expressed On County Clare's Shannonside Shore With America's Cup Hall of Fame
26th April 2025 America's Cup
It has been some time since it was pointed out here that although Cork Harbour may have been the world leader in creating the concept of the sailing club, and Dublin Bay led the way in pioneering the development of…
Holyhead Marine Delivers £1.6m Pilot Boat to Falmouth Harbour Which Celebrates is Arrival
31st October 2024 Boatyards
Boatbuilder Holyhead Marine Services in Anglesey, North Wales, has delivered a new £1.6m pilot boat, Atlantic to clients Falmouth Harbour in Cornwall. Its arrival to the south-west England port was celebrated by the harbour with the boat designed by Camarc and…
Mooney Boats Deliver Multi-Role Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) for Irish Client's Operations in Germany
23rd October 2024 Boatyards
Mooney Boats Ltd of Killybegs has delivered a newbuild multi-role Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) for Atlantic Towage & Marine Ltd of Bere Island, off Castletownbere. The 14 person crew capacity newbuild Ocean Transfer with yard no. B53 was built by…
A Co Wexford boatyard says that a €340,000 investment under the Brexit Blue Economy enterprise development scheme will allow it to work with heavier fishing and leisure vessels for dry dock and repair. New Ross Boat Yard has taken delivery…
