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The Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer set sail to west Greenland in July, to facilitate a collaborative research survey between three American universities. The voyage will take the RV Celtic Explorer to remote locations beyond it’s typical expeditions in Irish…

Open water swimmers have raised at least 140,000 euro for Cancer Care West during the Frances Thornton Memorial Swim across Galway Bay. The 124 swimmers who participated in the 13km crossing faced “very challenging” conditions, the organisers have said, which…

July has been non-stop for RS Sailing and its various classes in Ireland. With the recent announcement of the Sports Capital Grants, many sailing clubs throughout Ireland submitted successful applications for new sports equipment in their training classes. The RS…

Royal Huisman, the renowned Dutch shipyard, has reached a significant milestone with the hull turning of Project 410, marking the shipyard’s 140th anniversary. This secretive project, known as the "85m New World Sloop," will be the world’s largest yacht with…

Devoti Sailing is set to breathe new life into the SB20 sportsboat class with plans for a comprehensive revival and revamp. Under the guidance of Olympic silver medallist and America’s Cup campaigner Luca Devoti, the boatbuilder will oversee the international…

Doolin Ferry has been honoured with the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2024, a recognition reserved for businesses that consistently receive excellent reviews. The boat tour operator is based in Doolin, Co.Clare and offers a seasonal passenger ferry service (Mar-Nov) to…

The Boyne Swim celebrated its tenth anniversary on Saturday, July 20th, 2024, with 154 participants taking on the challenging 2.7-kilometre course in the historic River Boyne. Ben Moran of Aer Lingus Swim Club emerged as the overall winner, and Cliodhna…

Royal Irish's Paul O'Higgins, sailing the JPK 1080, Rockabill VI, was the winner by over eight minutes on corrected time of Thursday evening's (July 25) Dublin Bay Sailing Club (DBSC) Summer Series in a four-boat turnout in Cruisers IRC Zero. Winds were…

Newly elected MEP Ciaran Mullooly has sought to reassure the Irish fishing industry that he will remain “fully engaged” on fisheries issues. The Independent Ireland MEP for the Midlands-North-West constituency was responding further to concerns expressed by Irish Fish Producers’…

Mayo Sailing Club's Joan Mulloy has signed up for the 2024 Double Handed World Offshore Championships in September. That adds to a busy sailing schedule as she is also looking forward to the next stage of 'The Famous Project' in…

This Saturday (July 28) marks the beginning of the Olympic journey for Irish rowers in Paris. Both the Men's and Women's Double Sculls are set to compete in their respective heats, aiming for a spot in the semi-finals. Men's Double…

Galway City Museum has been recognised by Tripadvisor as a 2024 Travellers’ Choice award winner for Top Tourist Attraction in Ireland. Based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, award winners are known for consistently receiving great traveller feedback, placing…

Two fishermen had the fright of their lives earlier this week when a large whale breached on top of them and capsized their vessel. According to Marine Industry News, the men were flung from their boat in the incident off…

In the newest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) published today, Irish Ports handled 12.1 million tonnes of goods in the first quarter (Q1) of this year. The figure RTE News reports is an increase of 2% when compared…

'Let's go sailing way out west' went up the cry, and with that, 121 young sailors and their families travelling from all over Ireland headed to Galway Bay for the IODAI Optimist Connaught Championships 2024. Such was the flawless programme…

Double Ree saw the return of the 29er Westerns and the trophy presented by Tralee Bay Sailing Club a few years ago. Whilst two partnerships were on the deck in Lake Garda to represent Ireland at the Youth Worlds, the…