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The Great Western lakes village of Tourmakeady is the focus of a TV programme on TG4 this week. The programme presented by Síle Nic Chonaonaigh is part of a series entitled Bailte which explores the resilience within townlands and rural…

Dublin Bay round-the-world sailor Pete Hogan reviews two sailing movies now on air via Youtube and Netflix Two yachting movies are doing the rounds at the moment. Netflix has released True Spirit, the story of Jessica Watson, the youngest sailor…

An Irish short film featuring communities who make a living from the sea is set to reach global audiences tonight (Tuesday, February 7th). Fair Seas: The Kingdom of Kerry has been selected for inclusion at the Festival of Ocean Films…

Friday night's RTE Nationwide Television Programme features three maritime stories at the start of the new year. Young people learning to sail a Tall Ship on the Irish Sea will be interviewed on the Pelican on Dublin Bay. Zainab Boladale…

As Netflix Viking Valhalla fans prepare for season two on our screens from January 12, it's worth noting the marine sequences are all shot in Ireland and were designed and managed by Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Alistair Rumball.  Stunts are a…

Searching online for B&B by the Sea more than likely brings up a list of Bed and Breakfasts, but there is soon to be aired a 15-part series of BBC programmes with that title. It is billed as “ A…

Ireland’s newest national marine research vessel, the RV Tom Crean, will feature on RTÉ Nationwide on Monday, 7th November, at 7 pm on RTÉ One. Ireland’s latest marine research vessel is named the RV Tom Crean after the legendary Irish…

The river Blackwater which rises in Kerry and flows into the Celtic Sea in Co Cork’s Youghal, has inspired a new four-part TV series on TG4. Presenter Diarmuid Ó Drisceoil follows in the footsteps of Annraoi Ó Liatháin using his…

One of Ireland's most eagerly awaited films releases in cinemas this Friday, the 21st of October 2022. On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, Pádraic is devastated when his buddy Colm suddenly puts an end to their lifelong…

The chequered history of a Viking prison island, a sinister story about a hidden beach known as the “Back of Beyond”, and how seaweed restored the fortunes of a seaside town are themes in a new aerial documentary about Ireland…

Three years ago, adventurer Jamie Young set sail for Greenland on his 15 metre (50ft) aluminium yacht, Killary Flyer as Afloat reported here. The 1500 nautical mile course aimed to take Young and his crew to the West Greenland coastline,…

A new BBC documentary series will go behind the scenes to report on the working lives of the crew and staff who serve the Scottish west coast communities across the CalMac ferry network. It will also focus on many of…

“They were our friends, our colleagues...it was just hard to comprehend that we were trying to rescue the rescuers themselves...” These are some of the comments made by members of a Mayo community, recorded by filmmaker Fergus Sweeney, for a…

Rowing a currach across Kerry waters features in one of five TG4 projects to be screened at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh which opens this week. Four of the actors in the film, entitled Tarrac, take to their oars on…

The RTÉ Documentary on One production Miracle in Galway Bay, which told the story of stranded paddleboarders Sara Feeney and Ellen Glynn, has won Best Radio Documentary at the Celtic Media Festival in Brittany. In the documentary, Sara Feeney and…

Great Lighthouses of Ireland (series two, programme three) continues this Sunday, May 22nd 2022 on RTÉ One TV at 6.30 pm Lighthouse technology is constantly evolving, ensuring that lights are as bright as possible for the safety of the mariner…