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Never mind what's going on elsewhere In Ireland this weekend; with Shania Twain in Belfast's Ormeau Park, Taylor Swift at the Aviva, the All-Ireland Quarter GAA Finals in Croke Park and the Foyle Maritime Festival in Derry, there was plenty…

Leading alternative investment firm Elkstone has announced a new partnership with Irish Olympic sailor Finn Lynch. The Irish athlete first represented Ireland at the 2016 Olympic Games, and he secured his place at the 2024 games after a bronze medal…

The K25 team will represent Howth Yacht Club in the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Commodore’s Invitational Regatta, which will be raced from Cowes in the Isle of Wight next week between Monday 1 and Wednesday 3 July. This is an inter…

Newcastle RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat, the Leonard Kent, was requested to launch around 7.20pm on Thursday evening (27 June) after HM Coastguard received a pan-pan message from a yacht some 20 miles south-east of Newcastle in Co Down, Northern Ireland. The…

Our header photo really says it all. It was 2011 when Rives Potts' now four times Bermuda Race winner Carina rounded the Fastnet Rock in conditions a whole world away from the murky early morning eleven hours earlier, when George…

The Rankin dinghy 'Worlds' will be sailed out of the Royal Cork Yacht Club at Crosshaven this weekend. The highly reverered class based across Cork Harbour in Cobh was revived in 2016 and is moving to the world's oldest yacht…

The Italian J/70 Cup Event starts today in Riva del Garda. Team Wildcard, the only Irish entry for this year's highly competitive event, will fly the flag for Ireland. Team Wildcard from Royal Cork Yacht Club comprises Harry Twomey, Neil…

Blue light and voluntary rescue services will participate in an “emergency services open day” which is being held as part of the “Coastival” festival in Dun Laoghaire. Free guided tours of the Naval Service patrol ship LÉ George Bernard Shaw…

Monkstown Bay Sailing Club's weekly evening leagues have big numbers on the water in Cork Harbour. Twenty-six dinghies have registered to race Class 1 in the June League. After seven races, the club’s Laser ‘veteran, David O’Connell, took over the…

June at Antrim Boat Club on the north shore of Lough Neagh has been a busy month with the conclusion of the Rolo's Summer Series, the annual regatta and the Interclub event The Cat's Cradle. Unfortunately, the scheduled Races 5…

INSS ‘graduates’ Luke Galvin and Eoin McKeon recorded strong performances in the 53rd running of the biennial Newport Bermuda Race which finished earlier this week. Bowman on OC86, a Maxz86, Luke was second across the finish line in the early…

Friday (Day 6) 08:15 hrs: Wicklow SC and the pierhead finish line for the Round Ireland were buzzing with activity yesterday (Thursday) evening, with strong to fresh southwest winds bringing in a steady stream of finishers. High point of the…

Strangford Lough's Stuart Cranston in the Bolero prototype Purple Haze was the top Irish performer in this week's Quarter Ton Cup in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Sam Laidlaw's Aguila won the seven-race event with four wins on 7.5 points from…

RNLI lifeguards are returning to their full-time regime patrolling a total of 11 Northern Ireland beaches along the Causeway Coast and in Co Down. The charity along with the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, the National Trust and Newry,…

A new Atlantic 85 class inshore lifeboat has officially gone on service at Bangor RNLI in Northern Ireland. The Ruby Robinson arrived at the Co Down station on Tuesday afternoon (25 June) and replaces the Jessie Hillyard, which has been…

Stena Line is currently recruiting for a fleet superintendent, with a competitive basic salary of €75,000–€90,000 dependent on experience. This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented professional with a passion for maritime excellence to make a significant impact on…