Pike species in Irish waters may have changed their diet preferences according to a new report launched today by Inland Fisheries Ireland. The report, entitled ‘Pike (Esox Lucius) in Ireland. Developing knowledge and tools to support policy and management’ looks at new research…
Author: Derry O Donnell
Sea Sessions, The Biggest Beach Party Weekend Of The Year, Announces Barefoot Beach Sports, Clean Coasts Surf Competition & The #2minutestreetclean BMX And Skate Jam
Sea Sessions headliners Dizzee Rascal, Walking On Cars and Rudimental will be joined at the biggest beach party weekend of the year by some of the best competitors on the international surf circuit, BMXers and Beach sports fanatics this June! Adding to an already stellar line-up of music acts, Sea Sessions has…
Fun and Adventure as Lough Derg Blueway Opens for Business
The Lough Derg Blueway was officially launched on Tuesday 6th March 2018 a special ceremony in Killaloe in the presence of providers of commercial and recreation service providers around Lough Derg. The launch of the initiative is the culmination of a…
Registration Now Open for Aura Boyne Swim on 16th June 2018
ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH TO BATTLE THE BOYNE?! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN – https://events.fitlive.ie/boyne-swim-2018 The newly titled Aura Boyne Swim will take place on Saturday the 16th June 2018 (Start time 1pm TBC) Drogheda Triathlon Club will host the Aura Boyne Swim 2018 once again with the continued and…
Dive Ireland International Expo is coming to Limerick March 3rd and 4th 2018
Aughinish Diving Club and Limerick Sub Aqua Club are jointly hosting the annual Dive Show in the Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa in Limerick on March 3rd and 4th 2018. The gathering of Ireland’s diving community is a jam packed…
It’s Application Time for the 2018 Waterways Ireland Event Programme
The Waterways Ireland 2018 Event Programme is now open for 2018. The programme welcomes applications from waterway and waterside communities seeking support to start and grow sustainable events. Taking place annually for the past 12 years the Programme…
A Master Class in Life-Saving Sport
The Irish National Masters Life-Saving team took a magnificent silver medal place at the recent international Life Saving Championships held in Leeds 50-metre pool in England. The 7-strong team took home a total of 18 individual event medals, narrowly…
Clean Coasts’ Big Beach Clean 2017 – Join the world’s largest coastal cleanup #BigBeachClean
Clean Coasts Big Beach Clean 2017 weekend will take place on the 15th, 16th and 17th of September 2017. We are delighted to team up again with the International Ocean Conservancy for the International Coastal Cleanup event. In 2016, over half a million volunteers in 112 countries removed 8 million kg of…
EPA is making waves with new beaches.ie website
The EPA has launched beaches.ie, a new mobile enabled website providing information about bathing water at Ireland’s beautiful beaches and lakes. The website will allow people to access the information they need before a day out at the seaside. beaches.ie is set…
Don’t Let Water Destroy Summer – Always Watch Your Children Near Water
372,000 people drown around the world every year, that’s over 40 every hour. And it’s shocking to realise that 37 Children (aged 14 and under) have died in Ireland as a result of drowning over a ten year period…