You may already be aware that the carpet-sea-squirt (Didemnum vexillum) was discovered in Strangford Lough in 2012. This marine animal has caused major difficulties around the world, because of its ability to quickly out grow native organisms and cover…
Over 200 years of activity could be killed off with the stroke of a Minister’s pen. The Inland Waterways Association of Ireland (IWAI) says – “if Mr. Jimmy Deenihan, T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht signs these amended…
The Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S92 helicopter was launched on Thursday, January 16 at the Search and Rescue base at Waterford Airport. The new helicopter will serve the South and South-eastern region of the country on a 24 /…
Waterways Ireland 2014 Sponsorship Programme opened on 30 October 2013. The programme is designed to support events taking place along the Lower Bann Navigation, the Erne System, the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the Shannon Navigation, the Barrow Navigation, the Grand Canal and…
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website www.subxerosports.com Together with some of Dublin city’s most exciting adventure sports companies we are having a family fun day and BBQ. Food and soft drinks (BYOB) will be on hand…
A team of researchers from University College Dublin, the University of Salford and Inland Fisheries Ireland has reconstructed the origin of the endangered Killarney shad in Lough Leane, Co. Kerry, providing genetic evidence for the timing of colonisation of the…
Ryan and Michaela Robinson from South Africa are the 2013 Mirror World Champions 182 sailors competed for five days on Lough Derg, at Lough Derg Yacht Club, Dromineer, Co. Tipperary Today was the final day of 2013 Mirror World…
Day 4 of the Mirror World Sailing Championships and the weather forecast for Lough Derg was more amenable that had been expected. Boats launched in incessant rain with a light southerly breeze. The first race took three attempts as has…
Day 3 and PRO Con Murphy made it clear from start he was going to try and get 4 races in, especially after losing a race on Tuesday and with an uncertain forcast for Thursday and friday. However, with over eager sailors and a few…
David O’Caoimh, from Killiney in Dublin, has taken the Bronze Medal in Wakeboarding at the World Games. O’Caoimh delivered spectacular passes with spins and inverts to get through to the Finals and managed to beat athletes from seventeen other countries…