Lorna Siggins
Lorna Siggins is a print and radio reporter, and a former Irish Times western correspondent. She is the author of Search and Rescue: True stories of Irish Air-Sea Rescues and the Loss of R116 (2022); Everest Callling (1994) on the first Irish Everest expedition; Mayday! Mayday! (2004); and Once Upon a Time in the West: the Corrib gas controversy (2010). She is also co-producer with Sarah Blake of the Doc on One "Miracle in Galway Bay" which recently won a Celtic Media Award
The Conamara family of sailors known as Clann Johnny Jimmy Pheaitín are profiled in a documentary on TG4. Pádraig, Jimmy and Seáinín are “Na Jimmys”, associated with the Galway Hooker An Mhaighdean Mhara. The programme “Bádóirí- Na Jimmys” interviews the…
Jarlath Cunnane Pays Tribute to Pioneering Multihull Designer & Sailor James Wharram
27th December 2021 News Update
Irish polar adventurer and boatbuilder Jarlath Cunnane has paid tribute to the pioneering skills of fellow sailor and multihull designer James Wharram, who died earlier this month at the age of 93. Wharram, renowned for his Polynesian double-canoe style sailing…
Paschal Hayes Appointed Executive Chair of Sea Fisheries Protection Authority
23rd December 2021 SFPA
Minister for the Marine Charlie McConalogue has announced the appointment of Paschal Hayes as executive chair and member of the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). The appointment follows the recent Public Appointments Service (PAS) open recruitment process, the minister said.…
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority Says EU has Approved Interim Fisheries Control Plan for Ireland
23rd December 2021 SFPA
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) says that a control plan for Irish fisheries management has been approved by the European Commission for the first four months of next year. In a statement issued today, the SFPA said the plan has…
Irish Rower Karen Weekes & Her Solo Row Across the Atlantic to Barbados (Podcast with Shore Manager Suzanne Kennedy)
24th December 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Dr Karen Weekes will be spending Christmas Day, New Year’s day and more at sea on her 3,000-mile row from the Canaries to the Caribbean in her bid to become the first Irish woman to row solo across the Atlantic.…
Maritime Area Planning Legislation Passes All Stages in the Oireachtas, In Spite of Call for Amendments by Environmental Coalitions
18th December 2021 Coastal Notes
The Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021 has passed through all stages of the Oireachtas in what has been described as the most extensive reform of marine governance since the foundation of the State. The Bill establishes in law a new…
Doolin Coast Guard to be "Reconstituted", Naughton Says after Mulvey Report
16th December 2021 Coastguard
Minister of State for Transport, Hildegarde Naughton says she has asked the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) to begin “reconstituting” the Doolin Coast Guard unit in Clare, after it was stood down from operations and training. The unit was stood down…
Ships & Their Role in a Forgotten Murder the Subject of TG4 Documentary
13th December 2021 Maritime TV
When Hilda Hunter eloped with Hori Morse on the SS Barrabool to Australia, little did she know that she would become the last victim of the Auxiliaries. She was on board another vessel, SS Medic, and trying to escape from…
Catherine Merrigan & Living Among the Puffins on Skellig Michael
10th December 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Living on a small island in a cabin with no electricity or running water for five months of the year may not be for everyone, but Skellig Michael's Catherine Merrigan wouldn’t miss a season since she began working as a…
Shackleton Museum Welcomes Commitment by Coveney to Sign up to Antarctic Treaty
9th December 2021 Marine Science
The Shackleton Museum in Co Kildare has welcomed a commitment by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to ensure Ireland signs up to the Antarctic Treaty. The Athy museum said it was particularly fitting in the approach to the centenary…
Over 180 Deep Sea Species Studied by Queen's University Belfast Scientists Added to "Red List" of Threatened Species
10th December 2021 Marine Science
New research from Queen’s University Belfast has led to 184 deep-sea species being added to the global “Red List” of threatened species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s foremost conservation authority, and its “red list”…
French Fishing Vessel Which Lost Anchor During Storm Barra Towed into Port of Galway
9th December 2021 Fishing
The RNLI Aran lifeboat and Port of Galway came to the aid of a French fishing vessel yesterday which lost its anchor during Storm Barra. The 28-metre Ferreira Martinez was one of three French vessels sheltering from the storm in…
Sports psychologist Dr Karen Weekes is due to set off from the Canaries to the Caribbean today in her bid to become the first Irish woman to row solo across the Atlantic. Weekes will undertake the 4,800 km (3,000 miles)…
Boat Journey on Lough Key Marks Start of Project to Update Annals - With References to a Pandemic
5th December 2021 Inland Waterways
A symbolic journey by boat on Lough Key in Co Roscommon at the weekend marked the start of an ambitious project to update annals written by monks five centuries ago. Curator and scribe Colum Stapleton has included references to the…
The Aran island of Inis Mór is moving closer to energy autonomy, with the installation of almost 240 solar panels on 20 buildings on the island. The scheme is part of a European renewable energy project currently being implemented by…
The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) says it is continuing to work as “collaboratively” as possible with key stakeholders in its new three-year strategy. The strategy published late this week was developed in consultation with stakeholders, the regulatory body says. It…
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor has agreed to sell its stake in the Corrib offshore gas project in Ireland to the field’s existing operator, Vermilion Energy. The deal, which is subject to approval by partners, governments and regulatory bodies,…
NGO Calls on Government to Voice Opposition to Sea Patrols & Offshore Detention of Migrants
27th November 2021 News Update
Doras, a non-governmental organisation for migrant and human rights, has called on the Government to voice its opposition to sea patrols, offshore detention of refugees, and troops deployed on French beaches. This follows the deaths of 27 people in the…
EU Ocean Commissioner's Home the Focus of Mural by Spanish Artists for NGO campaign
25th November 2021 Fishing
An internationally-renowned team of Spanish artists has been creating a large mural in the Lithuanian home base of the EU Environment and Oceans commissioner this week to inspire action on climate breakdown. The Boa Mistura team of artists have been…
The Coastal Atlas of Ireland has won the “Best Irish Published Book” in this year’s An Post book awards. The award sponsored by TheJournal.ie aims to reward the excellence of native publishing. Submitted titles must come from an Irish-based publishing…
