Expert starts work to prevent super ferry making wavesA NAVAL architect is due to begin work in Dublin Bay shortly in a "King Canute" attempt to reduce the large wave generated by…Mon Aug 19 1996 - 01:00
Tall ship enables people with disabilities to find sea legsHE WAS a Jack Tar, a shell back, a "salt"Sat Aug 17 1996 - 01:00
Solitary mariners return to foetal positionTHEY talk to the sun, they talk to the stars, they quote Thomas Hardy to "dim moon eyed" fishWed Aug 14 1996 - 01:00
Baltimore tourist trade "hinges" on £3.3m harbour planBEWARE "another Solent, south Brittany or Channel Islands, full of huge tinkling soul less overpriced marinas and concrete blockhouse…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
AN IRISHMAN'S DIARYIGNOMINIOUS was the word for it, but the resonance wasn't quite rightTue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Fishermen call for code of practice for oil rigs after damage to boatsTHE Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation (KFO) has called for a code of practice to be drawn up by the offshore oil industry, following…Tue Aug 13 1996 - 01:00
Howlin called on to clarify Supreme Court rulingFIANNA Fail has called on the Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, to clarify the implications for local authorities, following…Mon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
Department defends switch in contract for air sea rescue serviceTHE Department of the Marine has defended its decision to switch the contract for west coast air sea rescue from Irish Helicopters…Mon Aug 12 1996 - 01:00
Navy abandons its plans to convert seized yachtTHREE years after its seizure at sea in the State's biggest drugs haul, the 64 foot ketch, Brime, has been put up for sale by…Sat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00
Marine accused of acting brazenly over fish farm licences issueA LAWYER has accused the Department of the Marine of "acting in a brazen manner" over fish farm licences, despite its defeat …Sat Aug 10 1996 - 01:00
Protected species now seen by many as the enemyTHEY don't speak Spanish. They don't have fishing quotas. They don't even have gear or boatsThu Aug 08 1996 - 01:00
Irish would be biggest sea "ranchers" in the ECIF every EU citizen was given a sea field in the morning, Irish people would be the big "ranchers" of EuropeTue Aug 06 1996 - 01:00
New safety standards threaten to cut ferry links with islands, group warnsOVER two years after the Castletownbere ferry accident, Ireland can pride itself on having some of the toughest marine safety…Mon Aug 05 1996 - 01:00
Wales considered as alternative site for navigation mastEUROPEAN partners involved in the Loran C radio navigation project are considering Wales as an alternative to Clare, following…Mon Aug 05 1996 - 01:00
Passengers on new liner live life of "Splendour"A MARBLE whirlpool tub, king size bed, queen size sofa and a baby grand piano are just a few of the modest "royal suite" fillings…Sat Aug 03 1996 - 01:00
Irish lose air-sea rescue contractFIVE years after the State's first west coast air sea rescue unit was established at Shannon, Irish Helicopters has lost its …Sat Aug 03 1996 - 01:00
Councils liable for pollution under fish actsLOCAL authorities are now liable to prosecution for pollution under fisheries acts following this week's Supreme Court ruling…Fri Aug 02 1996 - 01:00
Clare group wins case over licensing of fish farmSEVEN years after its first protest, a group of Clare shellfish farmers, guesthouse owners and environmentalists has won its …Fri Aug 02 1996 - 01:00
Trials aim to cut large wave generated by ferryDUBLIN Port is conducting trials with Stena Line's "superferry" in an attempt to reduce the large wave caused by the vessel's…Mon Jul 29 1996 - 01:00
Nurturing the child of the tidesMARTIN McGuinness wrote a poem about it last year; others have lamentsFri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00
Review of policy on Gaelscoileanna hintedWHAT could be more important for Ireland in Atlanta than Michelle Smith's triple win? The swimmer's recognition of her own "teanga…Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00
British stance on flagships may stall EU plans to cut fishing fleetEU efforts to reduce the Union's fishing fleet may be stalled by a British government ultimatum on the "flagships" issue.Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00
Burton rejects charge of "guilt by association" on arms linksIRELAND is not a producer of armaments and will not become one, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said last night during…Fri Jul 26 1996 - 01:00
Coalition's stance against arms trade shattered, says FFFIANNA FAIL has accused the Government of a "hypocritical" approach to the international arms industry, and has called on the…Thu Jul 25 1996 - 01:00
Irish firms flout policy on neutrality with links to arms trade, study findsMORE than a dozen Irish companies have links with the arms trade and military industry, in spite of Ireland's policy of military…Wed Jul 24 1996 - 01:00
Barrett to look at judgment's implicationsTHE Minister for the Marine is to review the implications of yesterday's Supreme Court judgment.Fri Jul 19 1996 - 01:00
Irish aid groups say stay out of EU defence bodiesDOCHAS, the association of development aid agencies, says Ireland should stay out of any European defence links to the Western…Wed Jul 17 1996 - 01:00
Ireland retains 19th place on UN world development indexTHE REPUBLIC of Ireland has retained its 19th place on the UN world human development index which reflects life expectancy, education…Tue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00
Ireland still falling behind on gender and equality issuesEMPOWERMENT of women is a sound investment which will benefit the economy and society as a whole, Ms Leueen Miller of the UN …Tue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00
UN calls for international intervention on trade to reduce gap between rich and poorTHE very rich are getting richer, and the assets of the world's 358 billionaires exceed the combined annual incomes of almost…Tue Jul 16 1996 - 01:00
Bound for Bantry BayFRENCH Lieutenant Proteau could not have foreseen a reception quite like thisMon Jul 15 1996 - 01:00
Is Ireland's EU image for the fairies?SEEN any elves recently? Well, that's the generic term applied by the French Reportages, to your very own local leprechaunSat Jul 13 1996 - 01:00
Visitors salute Naval Service jubileeRITUALS. Symbols. Pipes. Guns. But no victories, no defeatsSat Jul 13 1996 - 01:00
AN IRISHWOMAN'S DIARYPITY poor Martin Howley, skipper of Atlantic Challenge - the latest super-trawler to steam into KillybegsThu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
Senator says Red Cross committee head `out of touch' on poverty issuesA FIANNA Fail senator has described the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as being "out of touch…Thu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
Cautious response to call for rapid reaction forceMILITARY intervention in complex crises without clear objectives can undermine international humanitarian law, the president …Thu Jul 11 1996 - 01:00
New Achill lifeboat to extend rescue rangeTHE State's largest island welcomed its first offshore lifeboat this week when the Waveneyclass Helen Turnbull picked up its …Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
State fisheries policy criticisedDONEGAL fishermen have criticised the Minister of State for the Marine, Mr Eamon Gilmore, over his apparent failure to make a…Wed Jul 10 1996 - 01:00
Summer school dips into lore of the currachMIKEY Siuneara, King of the Currachs, was not a man to underestimate the seaFri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
Employers' body to lobby on fishing issuesTHE Irish Business and Employers' Confederation (IBEC) has formed a special council to lobby on marine issues, particularly the…Fri Jul 05 1996 - 01:00
Campaign initiator criticises report on fishing fleet safetyTHE Government's report of fishing vessel safety has been criticised by the Donegal fisheries researcher, Ms Joan McGinley, who…Wed Jul 03 1996 - 01:00
Pirates helped to chart safe waters around the coastADMIRALTY charts of Irish waters may still be out of date and dangerously flawed, but the nefarious activities of foreign "renegades…Wed Jul 03 1996 - 01:00
No nuclear weapons on "JFK" for Dublin visit - commanderTHE commanding officer of the US aircraft carrier, USS John FSat Jun 22 1996 - 01:00
Showboat!A Navy ship is sovereign US territory that can move offshore anytime, anywhere and kick the door down if needed, All Hands, magazine…Sat Jun 22 1996 - 01:00
House search yields missing Arabic atlasBIT WAS described as a "minor" theft at the time, but the Arabic manuscript taken from the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin on…Wed Jun 12 1996 - 01:00
First round in battle over fishing fleet cuts todayTHE first round in the European Fisheries Commissioner's drive to trim community fleets is due to be fought in Luxembourg today…Mon Jun 10 1996 - 01:00
