Drysuit and marine equipment manufacturer Typhoon International has appointed Galway Maritime as its leisure distributor for Ireland. Galway Maritime will distribute Typhoon’s leisure products across a range of marine-based activities, including sailing, surfing and kayaking in Ireland. “We are delighted to join forces with such a globally renowned brand,” says Pierce Purcell, Galway Maritime managing […]
A new report by Ireland’s Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) has found that the ‘sub-optimal capacity’ of the outboard engine aboard a yacht that caught fire and sank was a contributory factor in its loss (see the video below). The board has recommended that the Irish Minister for Transport should amend or update the code of […]
The board of Irish Sailing has appointed Tim Bourke as its new CEO. The organisation says Bourke is well regarded in both business and sailing circles, bringing a discerning blend of commercial and sporting experience, to lead the organisation. Bourke has a life-long passion for sailing which started with dinghies and continued with instructing, racing […]
The Minister for Tourism, Catherine Martin, and Fáilte Ireland have announced a €19m investment to develop state-of-the-art facilities for outdoor water-based activities. 22 locations will be developed around Ireland. This comes as the country has seen a significant increase in people enjoying outdoor water-based activities such as kayaking, surfing, paddle-boarding and open water swimming. Those […]
A stricken fishing vessel has sunk after a weekend of multi-agency activity to bring her to safety. The Ellie Adamh went under approximately two miles north of the Bull Rock at the entrance to Kenmare Bay after the ship’s seven-man crew were airlifted from the boat by rescue helicopter. Support for the evacuation was provided […]
Working for the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine, Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre and liaising closely with the RNLI, Inland and Coastal Marina Systems (ICMS) has designed, manufactured and installed a new berth for Dunmore East RNLI’s all-weather Trent class lifeboat. Installed in December 2020, the new berthing facility has been built to service the […]
Dublin City Council is looking to gauge interest from potential contractors for a €22 million white-water rafting facility in Dublin, which has been the subject of considerable backlash. The council has issued an ‘expression of interest’ document for a potential contractor to build the facility which will include a white-water rafting course, swift-water rescue training […]
On 2 January 2021, DFDS will commence sailings on a new freight ferry route between Rosslare in the Republic of Ireland and Dunkerque in Northern France, in a direct response to Brexit. The route will be serviced by three ferries, each with a capacity for up to 125 lorries and their drivers in Covid-19 safe […]
An abandoned cargo ship that was last spotted near Africa in September 2019 washed up on an Irish beach yesterday. MV Alta, an 80 metre vessel, was found washed up three miles west of Ballycotton, Co Cork, after being blown in by the winds of Storm Dennis. The ship was made in 1976 and is […]
Some of the largest concrete breakwaters to have ever been transported by road left Cork at the end of last year destined for a large international wave attenuation project in Geelong, Australia. Navigating tight turns and narrow streets, the breakwaters travelled by night to disrupt traffic as little as possible on its way to the […]