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Trying to Get to the Truth About Shooting Seals
One of the most difficult, controversial and upsetting marine environment stories I have reported in my time as a marine correspondent concerns seals. I've seen them rehabilitated by a sanctuary and...
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Progress on Restoring the Vintage Cork Harbour Yacht 'Lady Min' in Ballydehob
"The Lady Min is pretty special, and she performs really well…." The world was a great place to be when the Lady Min was an idea, and there was a 'can do' attitude in West Cork. Simon O'Keeffe is...
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Offshore Wind Farms - What Does Public Consultation Really Mean?
The photomontage published in Afloat a week ago of 60 'supersize' wind turbines planned for Dublin Bay should raise substantial debate about the impact of offshore wind farms on Irish waters and the...
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An Opportunity From COVID for Sailing?
The pandemic could provide an opportunity for sailing. That is an interesting view and comes from Irish Sailing's Regional Development Officer, Gail MacAllister. "There is such a massive interest in...
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Baltimore Thoughts: The Beacon, The Kowloon Bridge & Richard Bushe
The Beacon at Baltimore can be a miserable place. It's nice to see on a good Summer's day sailing by and bound for the harbour entrance, but it's different in nasty weather. That's what I had...
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Monkstown Bay Sailing Club's Resurgence in Cork Harbour: Podcast with...
Despite the impact of the pandemic Monkstown Bay Sailing Club in Cork Harbour has had a resurgence of numbers in dinghy league racing. So outgoing Commodore Ciaran McSweeney told club members as he...
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Linking Mariners, Naval Forces & Sport in Cork Harbour
Coincidence is amazing, even if it's hard to believe. This week I'm inclined to credibility after Foreign Affairs, and Defence Minister Simon Coveney espoused the importance of the Naval Reserve when...
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Where is the Government's Missing 'Marine Leisure Section'?
The "sleeping giant" of the marine sector is how the marine tourism and leisure sector has been described. It may well be, despite how hard the Covid pandemic has hit it this year. The last...
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Irish Sailing President Urges Joint Approach Between Clubs & Association to...
Sailing should be marketed in the widest way possible to the public to increase participation. Clubs and the national association can do this together to emphasise its accessibility, the President of...
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Concern for the Future of Our Coastal Communities
What would our island nation be like if we did not have thriving coastal communities? How much awareness is there amongst government politicians and the mandarins of the civil service that there is a...
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Boats are Excluded From State COVID Support Because They are Mobile
It seems logical, boats move, but that is their business. The Department of Finance takes a different view. It has told boat operators that this mobility excludes them from being given the supports...
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Anchovies, Blue Tuna, Sardines & Marine Tourism; Do State Agencies Talk to...
"Someone needs to bang the table and bang heads together. Do State agencies talk to each other?" That blunt statement caused me to think a lot this week when I am still disappointed at official...
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Royal Cork Yacht Club Admiral Says 'Volunteerism' is The Heart of Club Spirit
It is time to look at renewing club memberships. With lockdown continuing and no certainty about when the country will "re-open", renewals are easy to forget. But clubs need them and many saw a...
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Water Safety CEO Urges Fishermen to Take a 'Risk-Based' Approach
The Chief Executive of the State agency, Water Safety Ireland, has made an appeal to all fishermen to take a "risk-based approach" to safety throughout the year to reduce tragedies which coastal...
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Catch Up With Golden Globe Race Solo Sailor Gregor McGuckin
Two and a half years after Dublin solo sailor Gregor McGuckin returned from the Golden Globe Race, the strong public interest in Gregor's story led me to Malahide Marina Boatyard in County Dublin for...
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More Young Sailors Going Offshore is an Encouraging Trend - SCORA's Daragh...
More young sailors are interested in racing offshore, an encouraging trend that should be fostered. It can help to bridge the problems that have been encountered in sailing where younger sailors have...
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ICRA Plan to Increase Cruiser Racer Numbers
There will be more boats on the water in the season ahead, crewed by young sailors supported by the Irish Cruiser Racing Association's Under 25 programme which has been so successful that ICRA is now...
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Major New Lusitania Museum Planned for Old Head of Kinsale
The community group at the renowned South Coast landmark, the Old Head of Kinsale, plans to build a major, new Lusitania Museum to replace the present small museum at the site, where they have also...
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Royal Cork Yacht Club Finds Popularity of Powerboats is Increasing for...
The oldest yacht club in the world has noted an increase of interest amongst members in motorboating. The Royal Cork Yacht Club at Crosshaven held a webinar in response to the interest of members in...
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Rosslare Port Breathes Maritime Atmosphere & Will Have 36 Ferry Services Next...
Rosslare just breathes the atmosphere of the sea. Next month Rosslare Europort will hit a new record – a total of 36 shipping services a week operating from the port, which, its General Manager tells...
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