Mar 29, 2025 · Minister for Sport Patrick O’Donovan was joined by Minister of State Charlie McConalogue in announcing annual investment for 2025 in the High Performance programme of €27m that will be distributed through Sport Ireland. This record investment, an increase from over €25 million awarded in 2024, will continue to support high performance athletes and the National Sports Policy aim to ...

3 days ago · Minister O’Brien welcomes the Merchant Shipping Act 2025 to regulate vessels in the offshore renewable energy sector.

Mar 20, 2025 · The opened bow shell doors of Stena Superfast VII, one of two Belfast-Cairnryan 'Superfast' ferries on the North Channel link, undergoes dry-docking at Harland & Wolff, Belfast, to include a fresh painting of livery. Whilst delays continue to affect customers on sailings in both directions on the Rosslare-Cherbourg route since the late introduction this week of a chartered ropax from DFDS ...

Feb 2, 2025 · Danish ferry giant DFDS has revealed to Afloat that it is also to introduce a ‘fourth’ ship (a ro-ro freight ship) as part of its new contract of Jersey-only UK-France lifeline ferry services, which launches next month. Among them, Stena Vinga recently at Oresund Drydocks AB’s floating dry-dock facility in Landskrona, Sweden, the ropax has been designated on the Portsmouth-Jersey (St ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Sail Training Ireland has announced its 2025 Voyage Calendar, aiming to engage over 500 young people across thirty voyages on six ships. The initiative, which was unveiled today, builds upon the charity's successful history, having already provided self-development training voyages for over 4,000 participants since its inception. Bookings are now open for new projects, including STEM at Sea ...

Dec 31, 2024 · The South Wales Port of Milford Haven has confirmed it will facilitate a third daily ferry sailing from Pembroke Dock Ferry Terminal on a temporary basis from 7th January 2025.

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Mar 21, 2025 · Ireland's Future Framework for Offshore Renewable Energy sets out plans for Ireland to deliver 20GW of offshore wind by 2040 and at least 37GW by 2050. This includes both fixed-bottom and floating wind turbines. It is generally recognised the scale of port infrastructure needed to facilitate fixed ...

Ahead of Manannan’s return to operating seasonally between Dublin-Douglas, the Isle of Man Steam Packet’s high-speed craft (HSC) ferry arrived at Dublin Port today to undergo routine safety inspections, writes Jehan Ashmore. Earlier this morning the InCat-built 96m catamaran craft departed its owner’s homeport of Douglas, where it was tracked underway in the Irish Sea at over 30 knots ...

Mar 19, 2025 · 15 teams, including Royal Irish and Hong Kong Yacht Clubs, enter the 2025 Admiral's Cup, showcasing global offshore racing talent