News Update
Afloat's Bumper Summer Issue hits the newsstands on Wednesday. The 96–page full colour issue is action packed with updates of this summer's Irish sailing and boating scene. Available from all good newsagents nationwide (and selected chandleries), the high summer issue priced at…
#AtTheMovies - The Irish Independent reports that Irish actor Cillian Murphy has signed on to appear in new maritime adventure film The Heart Of The Sea. Ron Howard is directing the adaption of the Nathaniel Philbrick book, which follows the…
#News - IrishCentral reports that a surfing instructor has been cleared over the death of an American tourist on a beach in Co Kerry two years ago. Rowan Minjon of Castlegregory had pleaded not guilty to the charge of dangerous…
There were no serious injuries when more than 30 passengers were plunged into the water in Albert Dock in Liverpool after the Yellow Duckmarine's "splashdown" landing - where it drives down a ramp into the water - went wrong. LIverpool's…
#battleoftheatlantic – Sea Cadets from across Northern Ireland have been playing a role in the commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of The Atlantic The Cadets were on duty at the formal unveiling recently at Ebrington Square…
#Sewage - Clonshaugh in North Dublin has been chosen as the location for the city's new water treatment 'super plant' which has long faced objections from local campaigners. As The Irish Times reports, a meeting of Fingal County Council yesterday…
#TitBonhomme - The "extraordinary" lack of information solicited by the operator who took the first of two emergency calls from the sinking Tit Bonhomme has been taken to task at the inquest into the loss of the trawler's crew. The…
#IrishSport - Ireland's national bodies for angling, canoeing and swimming have moved into their new home on the National Sports Campus. The new Irish Sport HQ in Blanchardstown, west Dublin was officially opened by Taoiseach Enda Kenny on Wednesday 29…
#TitBonhomme - The inquest into the Tit Bonhomme tragedy has heard testimony from the sole survivor of the incident that took the lives of five fishermen. As The Irish Times reports, Abdelbaky Mohamed explained how he and three other crew…
#TrainForTrade- UNCTAD Candidates have successfully completed final dissertations last month for the TrainForTrade Port Training Programme in Ghana and which also includes Tanzania, as previously reported on Afloat.ie The dissertations were defended before panels of experts that included representatives from…
#News - UTV News reports that a body recovered from the River Foyle on Thursday 9 May is that of missing Dublin teenager Kieran McKeon. The 18-year-old was reported missing two months ago along with a friend, 21-year-old Alexandra O'Brien,…
In a shocking day for sailing and the America's Cup, Artemis Racing has confirmed the tragic death of crew member Andrew "Bart" Simpson during training in San Francisco yesterday. Andrew Simpson (36), a British double Olympic medalist, was one of…
#AmericasCup – The Swedish Artemis Racing AC72 catamaran has capsized during training in San Francisco Bay and has suffered severe damage. At least one crew member from the chllenger of record is reported to be seriously injured and receiving CPR. Local…
#UNCTADTanzania - Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Joe Costello has completed a visit to the United Republic of Tanzania at which he reviewed the impact of the UNCTAD Port Training Programme. Ireland has provided…
Ben Ainslie's AC45 catamaran will be racing on British waters for the first time when it competes in the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race on the 1st June. The iconic Race around the Isle of Wight will…
Somers Payne, the quiet genius of Cork sailing, has died at the age of 87. From a long-established Munster sailing family going back several generations, he was raised in a household where Corinthian sport afloat was a natural part of…
