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In the 1250-mile Trans-Tasman Sydney-Auckland Race, which started last Saturday, the "Irish boat", Mike Martin's TP 52 Frantic (ex-Eamonn Conneelly's Patches, with Clontarf's Trevor Smyth on the strength) is looking good. Four of the five competitors elected to go to…

Shipyard Harland & Wolff along with Navantia UK and BMT which formed the consortium, Team Resolute, have encouraged businesses in the United Kingdom, in particular SMEs, to get involved in the £1.6 billion contract from the UK Ministry of Defence…

Dun Laoghaire Harbour's Saskia Tidey will make her third Olympic Games appearance in 2024 after being named as one of ten sailors for Team GB. Returning for another tilt at Olympic glory is Saskia Tidey, who, with two previous Olympic…

Coastal tourism could be “revolutionised” by a new EU-funded project to improve the digital capabilities of the blue economy on the Atlantic seaboard, the Western Development Commission (WDC) says. The WDC has announced details of the Digital Innovation in the…

At BJ Marine, we know the continued popularity of boating on Ireland’s inland waterways and the exceptional cruising grounds available to us, writes BJ's General Manager James Kirwan. We found that many major boat manufacturers had evolved their motorboat designs to…

Ireland has reaffirmed a pledge to protect 30 per cent of Ireland’s marine areas by 2030. Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien reaffirmed the original commitment made by Minister of State for Heritage Malcolm Noonan at a seminar involving the European…

The volunteer crew of Sligo Bay RNLI served up another fish supper last Friday (6 October) to 200 guests at The Strand Bar in Strandhill. The seafood night raised an amazing €6,587, all of which will go towards training and…

BirdWatch Ireland has welcomed the announcement of a new scheme for the protection and conservation of breeding waders. €30 million has been set aside for the Breeding Wader EIP (European Innovation Partnership), according to the Minister of State for Heritage…

The Norwegian Star, the largest-ever cruise ship to drop anchor in Lough Foyle, arrived spectacularly at 7am, marking the end of the 2023 cruise season for Foyle Port. The ship has a gross tonnage of 91,740 and a length of…

Bremore Ireland Port has unveiled its vision for what it says “will become the first new deepwater port development since the foundation of the Irish State.” The ‘Vision for Bremore Ireland Port’ developed by Henning Larsen,’ a leading global architecture…

Dublin Port Company (DPC)has announced that it has officially signed the Agenda 2030 by AIVP (International Association of Ports and Cities). DPC Chief Executive Barry O’Connell was joined at Dublin Port’s Substation today by José Sanchez, Director of the Agenda…

Liam Shanahan Senr was widely known in the sailing community as a determined offshore racing and cruising owner-skipper and a pillar of the National Yacht Club in Dun Laoghaire, both as a longtime Club Trustee and a racing and sea-going…

The British Labour Party has promised to fast-track infrastructure such as wind turbines, pylons and solar farms through the planning system and to protect developers from legal challenges. The Labour Party has promised British voters it will pledge to protect…

Mayo Mayhem, Ireland's biggest windsurfing competition, was held last Friday and Saturday on Elly Beach Belmullet Co Mayo. This year, the Mayhem event achieved a ranked two-star event on the International Windsurfing Tour. Elly Beach was filled with colour as…

After their win in the Maxi A World Championships in Porto Cervo, Italy in September, a crew with some of Ireland's top superyacht racing talent onboard Galateia took third overall in the MAA division at Les Voiles de St. Tropez Regatta…

University College Cork researchers have completed a survey of the offshore islands, which concludes that long-term secure, affordable, available housing is essential to maintain and build resilient, vibrant, and sustainable communities. The researchers, Dr Conor Cashman and Dr Siobhan O’Sullivan,…

Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour will resume the running of the October League on Saturday with two races for Class 1 and 2 dinghies. The club says seven races are planned for the October League, with one discard…

Fingal County Council, in accordance with the provisions of its bye-laws, has removed a number of small boats which were illegally chained to the railings on Harbour Road in Skerries. Owners can make arrangements to retrieve their boats on payment…

The RS Sailing Super Series is about to kick off in Dun Laoghaire Harbour, bringing together sailing enthusiasts from various RS classes and the highly popular Waszp class. With an action-packed schedule, this series promises an exhilarating display of skill,…

Housing and the impact of holiday homes on islands was a theme of this year’s European Small Islands Federation annual general meeting held on West Cork’s Bere Island. Energy self-reliance and greener ferries were high on the agenda, according to…