The Baltimore RNLI was called to assist a yacht in distress near Crookhaven, West Cork on Sunday evening, 17 August. The yacht, with one person onboard, encountered difficulties while trying to return ...

A jellyfish swarm caused the temporary shutdown of the Gravelines nuclear plant in France, affecting three reactors.

Ex-RORC Commodore Andrew McIrvine says Cape 31 boats should race in their own class at Cowes Week to protect larger boat entries.

Sometimes a marine story comes along that brings together communities in different parts of the world, arousing a bit of emotion and pleasure. This is one such story about the successful completion of ...

Barry McCartin and Conor Kinsella claimed the Fireball National Championship title at Tralee Bay Sailing Club with five race wins.

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Waterways Ireland advises users of all of its inland waterways that blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) has been detected in isolated locations, and is likely to become more prevalent over this period of ...

There has been a change of the watch in the Chairmanship of the cheerfully complex Cruinnui na mBad (the Gathering of the Boats) festival at Kinvara in the southeast corner of Galway Bay. 2025's ...

Analysis of dead wild sea birds washed up on the shorelines of Kerry, Clare and Galway has confirmed that some died of avian flu. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said ...

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has recorded the first capture and tagging of an Atlantic bluefin tuna of 2025. The enormous fish, measuring 1.95 metres, was caught, measured and tagged in the waters ...

Marine Minister Timmy Dooley TD, has launched the 2025 Seafood Processing Capital Investment Scheme. This initiative aims to support the seafood processing sector through grant aid for product ...