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Tom MacSweeney

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Marine Journalist. Exec Ed Marine Times. Columnist THE ECHO & Afloat. Podcast/Blog

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  • Crosshaven Celebrates 30 Years of Traditional Sail Regatta

    1 week ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    Crosshaven celebrated the 30th anniversary of its Traditional Sail in Cork Harbour on Sunday (June 15th). Classic boats evoke a sense of nostalgia. They are admired for their timeless designs and the skilled craftsmanship that went into their creation, as well as for their elegant lines, which inspire appreciation for the designers and builders, and admiration for the owners who have maintained them, often at considerable expense.

  • Kinsale Yacht Club Cancels Friday Racing to Protest Against Mussel Farm

    2 weeks ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    Kinsale Yacht Club located in Kinsale, County Cork lies just 120 nautical miles from Wales, 240 from North West France and only 500 from the Galician Coast of North Spain.

  • Kinsale Yacht Club Appeals Mussel Farm Approval Decision

    2 weeks ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    Kinsale Yacht Club is to appeal against Ministerial approval given to the proposed mussel farm in Kinsale Harbour. The club had already objected to the development in 2019 when it was first proposed. "KYC lodged an objection to this development in 2019 when it was first mooted, and we will again be objecting, this time in the form of an appeal to the decision made on May 16 and published on May 31," Club Commodore Anthony Scannell has told members.

  • Cork Harbour Pupils Learn Lobster Conservation on World Oceans Day

    2 weeks ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    While world leaders, climate activists, scientists and others are gathered in Nice, France, this week at the United Nations Ocean Conference, Sixth Class pupils at St. Mary's National School in Carrigaline, Co.Cork, marked World Oceans Day this week by delving into the world of sustainable fisheries and conservation efforts in a meeting with the State fisheries board, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), in its Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC).

  • Opposition to Kinsale Mussel Farm Launch Petition

    2 weeks ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    Opponents of a mussel farm in Kinsale Harbour claim to have collected 2,349 signatures on a petition against it since approval was given for the project last week. Woodstown Bay Shellfish Limited, with an address at The Harbour, Dunmore East, was given permission by the Marine Minister for a bottom-culture mussel farming on a 23.1626-hectare site as Afloat reports here.

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Tom MacSweeney
Tom MacSweeney @TomMacSweeney
6 Jun 25

The Secretary-General of the International #Maritime Organisation (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, has called on the international community to demonstrate the “power of multilateralism” by renewing global commitments and actions to protect the #Ocean. https://t.co/aCV58qTCK9

Tom MacSweeney
Tom MacSweeney @TomMacSweeney
6 Jun 25

Two #Dublin #beaches closed to swimming. Banned for the entirety of the bathing season to September 15 at Sandymount Strand. Temporary ban in place at Dollymount Strand. Closure due to poor water quality.

Tom MacSweeney
Tom MacSweeney @TomMacSweeney
5 Jun 25

Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) is urging #anglers to report any sightings of Pacific pink salmon in Irish rivers this summer. They are threat to the survival of native Atlantic salmon and sea trout estuarine and coastal marine fish species ecosystems according to IFI. https://t.co/r7spjyJbRJ