January Podcast – How maritime history relates to modern marine developments

The question is now being asked in fishing communities around the coast – does the Government want a fishing industry? There are serious concerns and a deep feeling amongst fishermen, their families and in the industry generally – that...

The question has been asked, reflecting opinion in coastal communities – Does the Government want an Irish fishing industry? All sectors of the industry are now asking it and there are fears that the industry is in terminal decline.

Being lost at sea is a terrible tragedy when no bodies are found. That haunts families for generations. There is no funeral, no grave and no closure. There are so many unanswered questions. This edition tells the story of the Cork City Steam Packet...

Shipwrights are being lost, a skill needed in the maritime sector. That is the ‘lead’ story on the July Podcast , which tells the story of a dedicated maritime family in Dublin Port maintaining the craft and building East Coast Skiffs. Also...

This month – a renowned fisheries expert says that 82 per cent of the fish being sold in some Irish supermarkets is imported … The only boat of its kind in the world, a 143-year-old dipping lugger is sailing a 1,000 mile ‘living heritage’ voyage to...