News Update
Plas Heli, the Welsh National Sailing Academy and Events Centre at Pwllheli on the Irish Sea coast of North Wales, has been recognised as one of the UK's leading sailing venues as it prepares to host the Topper World Championships…
Northabout Crew Protest at Russian Embassy Over Historian's Imprisonment
28th October 2026 News Update
Irish crew members of the Northabout expedition staged a protest outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin on Tuesday (27 October) to call for the release of historian Yury Dmitriev. The Gulag researcher, historian and human rights activist has dedicated most…
The week to Saturday, 24 October 2026 — An Irish solo sailor’s Golden Globe challenge ends, a second Middle Sea Race line-honours win has an Irish connection, and autumn racing gives way to storm warnings. Here is the week’s sailing…
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs has called for a national policy on the sustainable harvesting of seaweed, along with appropriate structures to improve collaboration and consultation. A report published on Thursday (22 October) also calls for…
Jean Pierre (JP) Mleko, a familiar figure in Irish sailing circles through his associations with Poolbeg Yacht Club, Howth and Dún Laoghaire, died at sea on 30 July 2026, aged 73. Born in France to Polish parents, he made Ireland…
Seaweed Harvesting and Licensing Report To Be Published By Oireachtas Committee
21st October 2026 Seaweed
The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs will publish its report on seaweed harvesting and licensing on Thursday (22 October) at 10am in Leinster House. Earlier this year, the committee began a series of hearings on the issue, following…
Decommissioned Dutch Navy Submarine that Visited Irish Ports Towed for Dismantling
21st October 2026 News Update
A Dutch tug has taken part in a special towage operation of the decommissioned submarine ‘Walrus’ class namesake from the Royal Netherlands Naval Base in Den Helder to Amsterdam for dismantling, writes Jehan Ashmore. The tug Ems Warrior, operated by…
World Ship Society Cobh Branch Elects New President and Announces Talks Programme
15th October 2026 News Update
The World Ship Society’s Cobh branch has elected long-standing member Frank Walley as its new president and announced a programme of maritime talks covering the Battle of Jutland, Cork Harbour forts and shipwrecks off the south coast. Walley takes over…
From around the country, representatives of Irish Port companies have expressed frustration at the rate of progress concerning planning decisions for future developments. As RTE News reports, a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, chief executives from facilities…
Tributes have been paid to former Royal Irish Yacht Club Commodore Henry Leonard, who died on 25 September after a sailing life spanning more than half a century on Dublin Bay. Leonard, who was Commodore of the Dun Laoghaire club…
Warm tributes have been paid to diver, diving instructor, underwater photographer, and DCU assistant professor Brian Stone, who recently died at the age of 67. Brian was a university lecturer and researcher at Dublin City University whose work brought together…
Marine Notice: Bathymetric Survey Operations Along Dublin and Wicklow Coast
30th September 2026 News Update
The Department of Transport has been advised that Hydrographic Surveys Limited will undertake a geophysical survey on behalf of Iarnród Éireann under Maritime Usage Licence MUL240023. Work will commence on Thursday 1 October for a duration of four weeks, depending…
The Department of Transport as been notified by AWJ Limited that a pipeline survey will be conducted on behalf of Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) in the Irish Sea. The works will take place from Wednesday 30 September to Tuesday 6…
Swedish Tallship’s Cherbourg Call Recalls Stena Line's Former Irish Link & New Port Challenges
29th September 2026 News Update
The trainee tall ship Gunilla, the largest visitor at the recent inaugural Dublin City Council Liffey Festival, departed the capital more than a week ago to arrive at Cherbourg, France, where the ferryport faces new challenges, writes Jehan Ashmore. Recently,…
Professional adventurers Hugo and Ross Turner are preparing to attempt a 650-nautical-mile hydrofoil speed record from Land’s End to John O’Groats aboard the Mantaray M25. The “Project Wake Up” challenge is expected to take around 38 hours, with the Turner…
Oireachtas Fisheries Committee Resumes Discussion on Fisheries Amendment Bill
28th September 2026 Oireachtas
BIM and the Marine Institute are among State bodies which will be represented at an Oireachtas Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs hearing on the Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2026. The hearing on Tuesday September 29th is resuming pre-legislative scrutiny…
