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Consultant Kieran Mulvey made the recommendation in a report prepared for Minister of State for Fisheries Timmy Dooley to inform a new five-year strategy for the fisheries sector under the Programme for Government. Mulvey said discussions across the sector consistently…
An international search is underway for the Irish-flagged sailing yacht Maple after Italian and Greek maritime rescue authorities issued an all-ships distress broadcast seeking assistance from vessels in the Ionian Sea. The search is being coordinated by the Italian Maritime…
EU ocean diplomacy is one of the themes of a conference on the EU Ocean Act in Wexford this week. The two-day conference at the National Opera House in Wexford has been planned as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency programme.…
Environmental regulation, boating safety and the future of sustainable propulsion were among the key topics discussed at the latest meeting of the European Boating Association (EBA). Delegates from 18 countries met in Sweden in April 2026 to review financial, governance…
"Oceanwide Were Fantastic" - Irish Hantavirus Survivor Ann Lane On Her Ordeal
28th June 2026 News Update
Ann Lane, one of two Irish passengers on the MV Hondius ship hit with hantavirus, says she would go to sea again with the same company. “Oceanwide Expeditions were fantastic,” Lane told The Sunday Independent. “We all got a letter from the captain,…
Oireachtas Committee To Resume Discussions on Aquaculture and Water Quality
22nd June 2026 Oireachtas
The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs is to resume discussions on aquaculture and water quality with stakeholders on Tuesday (June 23). The meeting at 11am in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House will hear from representatives from IFA…
‘Surreal’ Experience for British Couple as Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots Near Their Yacht
18th June 2026 News Update
“Surreal” is how a British couple sailing across the English Channel described their encounter with a Russian warship that fired warning shots near their vessel. According to Marine Industry News, retirees Alan and Jane Kelvey were sailing their 12m yacht…
When Imperial Russia went to war with Imperial Japan in 1904, most of the Russian Navy was based in the Baltic and had to be sent off on the Grand Imperial Voyage right round Africa, and just about everwhere else,…
Trust in news in Ireland has fallen significantly over the past year, according to the Digital News Report Ireland 2026 published by Coimisiún na Meán. The annual study shows that 42% of Irish people say they trust most news most…
Tributes have poured in from across the sailing world following the death of French offshore racing star Charlie Dalin, the reigning Rolex World Sailor of the Year who received the sport's highest honour in Dún Laoghaire last year. Dalin died…
New Oireachtas Report Makes Recommendations on Wexford's Lady's Island Lake
9th June 2026 Oireachtas
Regular publication of nutrient-level data is one of 11 recommendations from a Joint Oireachtas committee on restoring Wexford’s Lady’s Island Lake. As Afloat has reported, the lake’s environment has deteriorated significantly. The latest report by the Joint Committee on Climate, Environment…
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs will meet on Tuesday to examine a revised proposal aimed at supporting Ireland’s inshore fishing sector. The committee will hear from National Inshore Fishermen’s Association (NIFA) chairman Michael Desmond and vice-chairman…
A body has been recovered in the search for a person missing after a fishing boat sank in Carlingford Lough on Tuesday afternoon (2 June), as BreakingNews.ie reports. A major multi-agency search and rescue operation was launched after the alarm…
Analysis by Tom MacSweeney Rebuilding trust is difficult to do, but that is at the core of the detailed report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Marine Affairs into the operation of Ireland’s sea fisheries protection system. Can…
Ombudsman To Oversee Fisheries Protection Called for In Oireachtas Committee Report
26th May 2026 SFPA
An Oireachtas committee has called for an Ombudsman to be appointed to consider complaints and to interrogate the effectiveness of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). It also calls for an “immediate assessment” to be conducted at the various fishery…
The Department of Transport has been informed that the Irish Air Corps intends to conduct an air-to-ground firing exercise within the confines of the EID1 Danger Area firing range, east of Gormanston in Co Meath, this week. Defence Forces personnel…
