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Tom MacSweeney

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Marine Journalist/Broadcaster. Ireland's only maritime podcast every month. Executive Editor News MARINE TIMES. Columnist THE ECHO Cork; Afloat.

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  • Meitheal Mara Aim for New Maritime Cork Maritime Activity Centre

    6 days ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    "Building a stronger, more connected maritime community," is the aim of a Cork Maritime Activity Centre which would be a hub for community water-based activities. This is the aim of the city's community boatyard, Meitheal Mara, whose announcement coincides with an on-going public consultation started by Cork City Council for its own Docklands Framework Plan. The proposed Meitheal Mara project is not part of the Council's plan.

  • "Sailing in a Sweltering Tiny Box of a boat..." Cork Harbour Sailor in the Doldrums

    1 week ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    "Your world shrinks to this tiny, sweltering box." That is the description of being in the Doldrums by Irish competitor Jakub Ziemkiewicz on BIBI, outlining the psychological toll of the slowest part of the McIntyre 580 round-the-world race in the 19-foot plywood self-built yachts. He told race headquarters, as he is struggling slowly in little wind towards the Marquesas Islands stopover, "In the doldrums, your world shrinks to this tiny, sweltering box.

  • Cove Sailing Club Trophy With 'Amazing History' Will Be Raced for on May 10th

    2 weeks ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    Cove Sailing Club has set this year's date for one of the most popular dinghy races in Cork Harbour - the Ballinacurra Cup. Its top prize is one of the oldest "All-In" dinghy racing handicap trophies in the country. The race brings sailors to the famous pub in Ballinacurra Village for the prizegiving - Creenan's – home of Jacko Creenan, where the family had owned the Brooklands, Ireland's last engineless freight-carrying schooner.

  • “Bibi of Cork” Races Through Pacific on Epic Journey to Fiji

    2 weeks ago | afloat.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    Bibi of Cork, a home-built 19-footer in the 5.8 round-the-world race being sailed by Jakub Ziemkiewicz from Aghada in Cork Harbour, whose progress in the race Afloat are following, is now in the Pacific Ocean. This week he sent an onboard email from the Pacific, on his way to Fiji: “Best wishes from Pacific and Happy Easter. I’m on Leg 2 from Panama (started 25th March) to Fiji, with stops in Marquesas, Tahiti and Tonga.

  • The need for ocean literacy

    3 weeks ago | tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie | Tom MacSweeney

    Yvonne Shields is Chief Executive of Irish Lights which has launched a new strategy up to 2030 for safe navigation around Ireland North and South. This strategy is set in the context of the importance of the sea to the island of Ireland, and the challenging nature of the waters around our coast from a navigational viewpoint.

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Tom MacSweeney @TomMacSweeney
9 May 25

Bantry Bay had its first #cruise ship of the season today. 14 due. Specialist approach gaining a good #marine market. The first arrival is the World Explorer, operated by Quark Expeditions, https://t.co/EFy1q5rgzD

Tom MacSweeney
Tom MacSweeney @TomMacSweeney
9 May 25

RT @FD_Editor: Norway Grants NOK 2.2 Million to Municipal Youth Fishing Projects https://t.co/dFitRHqEgH #norwegianfishingnews #norwegianf…

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Tom MacSweeney @TomMacSweeney
9 May 25

RT @IFPOIreland: Our Chief Executive Aodh O'Donnell pictured with Brendan Byrne (IFPEA) and Patrick Murphy (IS&WFPO) at the Global Seafood…