Book Review
‘I Knew I Could Not Sail Back, So I Had to Make a Decision’: Kerry Windsurfer Tells of His Fight for Survival
12th June 2022 Book Review
In the second of three extracts from Lorna Siggins’ new book, Search and Rescue, the journalist and regular Afloat.ie contributor revisits the fateful day in November 2018 when a sudden wind drop left windsurfer Lorenzo Cubeddu cast adrift off Ballybunion in…
‘It Was Horrible to Be Out There’: Galway Cousins Share the Story of Their Harrowing Paddle Board Ordeal
5th June 2022 Book Review
In the first of three extracts from Lorna Siggins’ new book, Search and Rescue, the journalist and regular Afloat.ie contributor recounts the harrowing ordeal of two Galway cousins, Sara Feeney and Ellen Glynn, who were reported missing on 12 August…
New Book on True Stories of Irish Air–Sea Rescues and the Loss of R116 is Published
15th May 2022 Book Review
On 13 March 2017, the Rescue 116 crew of Capt. Dara Fitzpatrick, Capt. Mark Duffy, Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith took off from Dublin airport just after 11 p.m. for a medical evacuation off the west coast of Ireland. The…
New Book Brings ‘Long-Lost Treasure’ of Irish Angling to New Generations Around the World
2nd March 2022 Angling
Traditional Irish salmon flies, commissioned 120 years ago for the Cork International Exhibition in 1902, are set to feature in a new historical picture book to mark World Book Day on Thursday 3 March. Fly tying involves the ‘dressing’ of…
Catherine Merrigan & Living Among the Puffins on Skellig Michael
10th December 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Living on a small island in a cabin with no electricity or running water for five months of the year may not be for everyone, but Skellig Michael's Catherine Merrigan wouldn’t miss a season since she began working as a…
Murder, Mutiny & The Muglins: New Book on a Thrilling 1765 Dublin Bay Saga
5th December 2021 Dublin Bay
Mysterious maritime events that happened on Dublin Bay exactly 256 years ago are recounted for the first time in a new book about an extraordinary seafarer, Captain George Glass and his brave wife. The saga involves piracy, mutiny, and murder…
The Coastal Atlas of Ireland has won the “Best Irish Published Book” in this year’s An Post book awards. The award sponsored by TheJournal.ie aims to reward the excellence of native publishing. Submitted titles must come from an Irish-based publishing…
RMS Carpathia’s Role in Rescuing 705 Titanic Survivors Told by Belfast Author Flora Delargy
17th September 2021 Wavelength Podcast
Harold Cottam was a 21-year old radio operator who was on duty on the night of April 14th, 1912 on board passenger ship RMS Carpathia when he received a Morse code message he would never forget. Nor would the world,…
Surfer-Turned-Scientist Easkey Britton Sees ‘The Power of Telling Your Story’
12th September 2021 Surfing
On the publication of Easkey Britton’s memoir Saltwater in the Blood, the Irish Examiner profiles the former professional surfer-turned-marine scientist whose philosophy has taken on a new significance for many amid the pandemic. Much as Dr Britton’s current career sees…
A new illustrated story of quiet bravery tells in detail how the little ship Carpathia saved 705 passengers of the Titanic from the icy waters of the North Atlantic. The intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight into…
An Ocean of Stories - An Anthology of Children’s Ocean Stories Launched Ahead of World Oceans Day
6th June 2021 Book Review
The Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme has launched a new book, An Ocean of Stories - An Anthology of Children’s Ocean Stories, leading up to World Oceans Day this Tuesday 8 June. The book, published by Explorers Education officer Carmel…
John McVea, class captain of the now 100-year-old River Class which sails regularly at Strangford Lough Yacht Club, had been looking forward to a 2020 season of centenary celebrations. Covid 19 put paid to that, but one achievement which has…
In 1896 a yacht club was founded on Lough Boderg which lies between counties Roscommon and Leitrim. The club thrived until 1929 when the profile of Irish society was changing from a landlord controlled society to a more democratic society.…
Irish Lighthouses Celebrated by Young Authors in Book Benefiting Two Charities
15th November 2020 Lighthouses
Young authors have contributed to a new book published by The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) which aims to benefit two charities. The organisation’s Young Storykeepers’ Project has put together The Lighthouse Storybook, a collection of stories written by young…
Running a sports body has become increasingly onerous. Many sporting entities have become companies and now need to abide by the Companies Act. All entities funded by Sport Ireland must comply with a code of governance, adopted by Sport Ireland,…
Old Ireland in Colour celebrates the rich history of Ireland and the Irish through the colour restoration of stunning images of all walks of Irish life, and the Irish abroad, throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From the chaos of…