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Lough Derg RNLI were requested to launch on Monday afternoon (1 July) to assist a person on a 27ft cruiser that had suffered engine failure. The casualty vessel was reported to be at anchor at Curraghmore Point, a location north…

On Merseyside, where the RRS Sir David Attenborough was launched in 2019 at the Cammell Laird shipyard, hundreds of workers are to be balloted for strike action. The ballot is to open next week, on Monday 8 July. The development…

Monkstown Bay Sailing Club’s 'At Home' on Saturday for dinghies had two Laser sailors finishing overall on three points each at the top of Class 1. Harry Pritchard and Brendan Dwyer both sailed ILCA 7s. Dwyer won the first race,…

Dublin Port Company (DPC) has welcomed Temple Bar Gallery + Studios (TBG+S) to the Pumphouse for ‘Longest Way Round, Shortest Way Home’. ‘Longest Way Round, Shortest Way Home’ features two solo exhibitions that will run simultaneously, and present ambitious work…

Porto Cervo on Sardinia's Costa Smeralda is usually associated with the top end of the superyacht world. Yet in mid-June the super-value boats of the International J/24 Class homed in on its glamour-pot setting for their Euros. Defending champions Ireland,…

British Marine, the trade association for the UK leisure, superyacht, and small commercial marine industry, has appointed Robert Parton as its new President, effective from 18 July 2024. Having served as President-Elect for the past two years, Robert Parton is…

This month marks the centenary of the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), the world’s leading non-governmental organisation for the development and improvement of maritime search and rescue (SAR) capacity and operational effectiveness. Founded as the International Lifeboat Federation at the…

Shipbuilder Harland and Wolff Group, based at its main Belfast yard, which has one of the largest drydocks in Europe, lost another £43 million last year, according to its latest financial statement. The group, with yards also in Arnish and…

Swim Ireland is taking bookings for its open water “aquatics academy” for children and adults which takes place this summer on inland waterways and off beaches around the coast. The organisation has set four levels within the academy for children…

An Irish crew onboard the Volvo 70 Tschuss 2 has broken Sweden's Gotland Runt Offshore Race speed record in what is s the world's largest annual ocean race. Ireland's Johnny Mordaunt, Simon Johnson, Cian Guilfoyle and Sonia Zugel were onboard the boat…

Tom Dolan's third overall in the intense Le Havre Allmer Cup Series in early June was gained against many of the best solo sailors currently at their peak in France. The best of his achievement came in the long offshore…

North Sails Ireland would like to congratulate Jack Young and his crew Ellie Aneiros on a great performance last week in the UK. The Royal Cork Yacht Club pairing took second overall in the UK Dayboat Nationals sailing in a…

The Round the Island Race circling the Isle of Wight is numerically one of the biggest events in the world, but seldom - if ever - has the large fleet gone through the near gale conditions 2024's June staging experienced…

The Smyth family have been well in the frame in cruiser-racing in Ireland and abroad for many years, but Pete Smyth's move into the still-competitive 2010 Ker 46 Searcher has made them extra-distinctive as "The Men In Black In The…

Waterways Ireland advises users of the Royal Canal feeder in Mullingar that the towpath between the Royal Canal and St Oliver Plunkett GAA Club will remain closed until 15 August. This extended closure is to facilitate new culvert construction underneath…

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has opened the fourth and final draw for anglers wishing to catch and keep salmon from Cork’s Lower River Lee in 2024. ‘Brown tag’ regulations came into force on the river from 1 February and will…