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The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) has expanded its activities to the Indian Ocean. The agency has adopted the first joint deployment plan (JDP) for this ocean area. The plan relates to control and inspection of activities by EU purse…

Seaweed is central to a €1.4 million research project exploring opportunities to produce more effective and inexpensive food supplements. Researchers at University College Dublin (UCD) have been given the four-year award by Science Foundation Ireland for the project, which is…

For sailing folk in Dublin Bay, coastal rowing and racing with skiffs in their many forms seem a world unto itself. As too does the Tolka Estuary, that mysterious waterway in the North City that makes it way southeast to…

The Volvo Dun Laoghaire Regatta is the largest sailing event in Ireland. To deliver a quality experience for almost 3,000 participants (30% visitors), sailors, and volunteers both ashore and afloat, a sophisticated management team is required. As the biennial event…

The Port of Waterford is gearing up to host a 'Port & Cheese' Waterford Chamber Business Afterhours event on Thursday, June 20th, 2024, starting at 5:30 pm. CEO David Sinnott and the Port of Waterford team are anticipating the opportunity…

Wicklow Sailing Club is preparing to host the inaugural Little Dragon sponsored J24 Southern Championships on July 27th and 28th, 2024. Promoters say the event will spotlight the J24 class for the first time in Wicklow and is the result…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it is continuing to investigate a major fish kill in Co Cork in which at least 5,000 fish have died. The pollution incident occurred on the River Allow, a tributary of the Munster Blackwater catchment…

Waterways Ireland advises users of the Royal Canal feeder in Mullingar that the towpath between the Royal Canal and St Oliver Plunkett GAA Club is closed until Monday 1 July inclusive. This closure is to facilitate new culvert construction underneath…

At 10.55pm on Friday evening (7 June), Enniskillen RNLI’s inshore lifeboat John and Jean Lewis was launched at the request of Belfast Coastguard to assess a boat with six people onboard, which had encountered difficulties while making its way from…

Youghal RNLI’s volunteer crew in East Cork were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat at 4.03pm on Sunday (9 June) to assist a sailor onboard a 35ft yacht that had suffered steering failure some two miles south of Mine Head…

This past Saturday, the RS400 and RS200 Eastern Sprint Championships at Greystones Sailing Club showcased thrilling dinghy sailing action off the County Wicklow coast. A total of 19 boats participated, from both the 200s to 400s. The day promised 12-18…

Saturday, June 8th, brought the first of the 2024 waterfront regattas, which was hosted by the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club. All four Dun Laoghaire clubs agree on the format, and the sailing instruction is standard to all clubs. This…

A newbuild ferry, which is due to enter service for Scottish west coast islands operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), has been successfully launched in Turkey. The MV Loch Indaal, which is to serve Islay and Jura, was launched at the Cemre…

Following the success of the first of the four Dun Laoghaire Harbour waterfront yacht club regattas last Saturday (June 8th), where over 100 yachts competed in the DMYC's opening regatta of the 2024 summer season, next weekend (June 15th) is…

UK cruise operator Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition made its inaugural call offshore of Dun Laoghaire Harbour this morning, having recently also anchored off the Normandy coast during the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 1,200 passenger cruise ship…

British air assets assisted the Irish Coast Guard with two medical evacuations off the Irish coast within a two-day period. A British Coast Guard Rescue99 aircraft provided support for the Shannon-based Rescue 115 Irish Coast Guard helicopter on Sunday (June…