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Project development works at Fenit harbour and Knightstown pier are to be prioritised for funding under the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure.

The announcement was made at Monday’s full meeting of Kerry County Council (KCC) by KCC Director of Service for Roads, Transportation and Marine, Charlie O’Sullivan.

Fifty-seven piers and harbours in the county are under the control of KCC. However, due to specific funding criteria and a limited time-frame in which projects must be completed, only two projects in the county were given priority.

Fenit Marina and Inner Harbour works will receive €1million under the scheme, while the Breakwater works will get €250,000.

The Kerryman has more on this development.

Published in Irish Harbours
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So it's full steam ahead at one of Ireland's most popular visitor attractions as profits at Titanic Belfast increased last year by 63% to £4.2m.

According to the Belfast Telegraph, in the 12 months to the end of last March, more than 900,000 people visited the world's largest Titanic visitor experience in Belfast. This contributed to revenues increasing by 10% from £16.3m to £17.9m.

The 9% increase in visitors helped Titanic Belfast Ltd's pre-tax profits increase from £2.5m to £4.2m.

The visitor attraction celebrates Belfast as the birthplace of the ill-fated Harland & Wolff built liner that sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.

More on the story here.

Published in Belfast Lough

THE RORC:

  • Established in 1925, The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) became famous for the biennial Fastnet Race and the international team event, the Admiral's Cup. It organises an annual series of domestic offshore races from its base in Cowes as well as inshore regattas including the RORC Easter Challenge and the IRC European Championship (includes the Commodores' Cup) in the Solent
  • The RORC works with other yacht clubs to promote their offshore races and provides marketing and organisational support. The RORC Caribbean 600, based in Antigua and the first offshore race in the Caribbean, has been an instant success. The 10th edition took place in February 2018. The RORC extended its organisational expertise by creating the RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Grenada, the first of which was in November 2014
  • The club is based in St James' Place, London, but after a merger with The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club in Cowes now boasts a superb clubhouse facility at the entrance to Cowes Harbour and a membership of over 4,000