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Fibreglass from end-of-life vessels has made its way into the food chain, UK scientists warn. A joint study from the Universities of Brighton and Portsmouth shows that fibreglass, or glass reinforced plastic (GRP), from old abandoned boats is breaking down…

Further to Marine Notice No 38 of 2024, the Department of Transport has been advised that another geophysical survey will be undertaken in the Irish Sea on behalf of McMahon Design and Management. This survey is anticipated to take place…

The Department of Transport has been advised that a geophysical survey will be undertaken in the Irish Sea on behalf of McMahon Design and Management. This survey will involve the deployment of towed equipment from the survey vessel within the…

Polar sailor and mountaineer Paddy Barry and musician and currach oarsman Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich have set off on an overland adventure in a tiny 21-year-old car. As The Sunday Independent reports, the duo are undertaking their own unofficial version of…

The Department of Transport wishes to draw attention to the fact that some European Union member states require the operators of pleasure craft operating within their territorial waters to hold an International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft (ICC). Resolution…

Adventurer Ernest Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, has been located off the Canadian coast, representing the “last link" to a “heroic age of Antarctic exploration.” As The Guardian reports, the wreckage of the Quest has been off the coast of Labrador.…

The Department of Transport has been advised that geotechnical and geophysical surveys are being undertaken in the Irish Sea on behalf of McMahon Design and Management. The survey work, which was scheduled to start on 1 June, will be completed…

Join the Marine Ireland Industry Network (MIIN) for the first in-person event of the year in Killybegs, Co Donegal on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June. An event of two parts, join on the Thursday evening in the Tara Hotel…

The search for a missing sailor off the Connemara coast has been stood down after a body was located this morning (Sat). Identity details for the body have not yet been confirmed. However, the sailor reported missing on Thursday evening…

A search operation is under way off Connemara for a sailor reported missing after attempting to retrieve a small dinghy, as RTÉ News reports. A mayday call was issued from Oileán Máisean, off Carna, before 6pm on Thursday evening (6…

The Department of Transport has been notified by Asso.subsea that they will be performing boulder clearance and pre-trenching works on behalf of Nexans as part of the Celtic Interconnector Project. The works will be located at various points along the…

Minister for Tourism and Sport and Media Catherine Martin has announced at least €250m in funding under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme. The allocation is the largest to date, representing a 50 per cent increase…

Involving months of planning and preparation, quadriplegic adventurer Geoff Holt MBE DL set sail from St. Katherine’s Dock, London in a record-breaking challenge to circumnavigate the UK coastline. The official ‘Finishing the Dream’ journey will call at 17 accessible ports…

Watersports have secured €6,775,655 or 25% of the total allocation in the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, according to official reports. The allocations made in the latest round of the Programme on May 9th saw Rowing…

The 2022 financial statements of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) will be examined on Thursday by the Committee of Public Accounts (PAC). It will meet today. (Thursday, April 25th) in Committee Room 3 of Leinster House. The meeting at 9.30 am…

“The families of those who died in the Whiddy Island Disaster, are steadfast in their pursuit of justice and are not going away,” the Irish solicitor who represents the French/Irish Association of Relatives and Friends of the Betelgeuse has told…