Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, Co. Galway Photo by Andrew Downes
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Ireland’s ‘Go Atlantic Blue’ goes global

More than 50 famous landmarks and buildings in Ireland and across Europe are lighting up blue this weekend (8-10…

L-R: Andrea Carbulotto (OGS - Instituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Captain Denis Rowan (RV Celtic Explorer), Anneli Strobel (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany), Aodhán Fitzgerald (Research Vessels Operations Manager, Marine Institute) and Dr Peter Heffernan (CEO Marine Institute).
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Eurofleets+ is officially launched at SeaFest in Cork

Significant increase in ship-time for scientists researching across seven seas

The Map of Ireland Is Bigger Than You Think
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The Map of Ireland Is Bigger Than You Think

Ireland is one of the largest countries in Europe.

RV Celtic Explorer lit up blue in the Port of Cork, for SeaFest 2019. Photo Gerard McCarthy.
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Landmarks across Ireland ‘Go Atlantic Blue’ to celebrate our Atlantic Ocean

The global day connects people worldwide in celebrating the ocean, its importance in our lives and how each of us…

Pictured at the launch of SeaFest, Ireland’s largest free family-friendly maritime celebration, which takes place at the Port of Cork, Cork City from 7 – 9 June are (back l-r) Colum Byrne, Second Lieutenant; Mick Finn, Lord Mayor of Cork; Dr Peter Heffernan, CEO of the Marine Institute; Cathy Buchanan, General Manager, Meitheal Mara; and Jim O'Toole, CEO of BIM with (front l-r) Lola Grainger (10), Archie Murray (6) and Marvin Grainger (7).
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Sea Change: Ireland’s largest free maritime festival to raise awareness of plastic pollution

Specially commissioned installations set for SeaFest

The Tale of Cill Stifeen. Co. Clare.
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Primary School Children discover Our Ocean – Marine Legends, Fairy Tales and Folklore in Ireland

The Marine Institute's Explorers Educati…

Annual Ocean Climate Survey 2019. Photo by Tomasz Szumski.
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Ocean Climate research survey underway on RV Celtic Explorer

The Marine Institute's annual ocean climate research survey is underway on the RV Celtic Explorer and will culminate…

The first Irish Crayfish Seminar, organised by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and hosted by the Marine Institute convened on 21 - 22 May.
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Marine Institute hosts first Irish Crayfish Seminar

The first Irish Crayfish Seminar, organised by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and hosted by the Marine…

Deep sea species the Orange Roughy. Photo Cr Hans Gerritsen.
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The Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey goes deeper

The Marine Institute's annual Irish Anglerfish and Megrim Survey extended the depth of its survey area to 1,500m…

Doug Allan swims beside Humpback Whale and her calf, Tonga, South Pacific
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Whales, wildlife and weather on show at SeaFest in the Marine Institute’s Wild Atlantic Theatre

Ireland's largest free family-friendly maritime celebration, SeaFest, will take place from 7 - 9 June 2019 at the…