Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, and Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney TD with students, Myles Ó Raghallaigh, and Cáit Ní Drisceoil, Coláise Dáibhéid, at the announcement that Cork will host the national maritime festival, SeaFest from 2019 – 2021
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SeaFest sets sail for Cork in 2019

Ireland’s largest Marine Festival comes to Cork in 2019

President Michael D. Higgins and his wife Sabine been presented with a framed picture of the Real Map of Ireland at Feilte 2018. Photo Conor McCabe Photography Ltd.
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Explorers showcase bringing the Ocean into the Classroom at Feilte 2018

highlighting the value of teaching students about our marine.

Dr Peter Heffernan Chief Executive of the Marine Institute and Professor Mark Ferguson, Director General of Science Foundation Ireland and Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of Ireland at the launch of the Blue Bioeconomy Cofund (BlueBio).
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Marine Institute and Science Foundation Ireland to co-fund €1.5 million research project on the Blue Bioeconomy

through enhanced cooperation and coordination of national research programmes.

Call to collaborate: INvertebrateIT connects aquaculture stakeholders to exploit invertebrate-based solutions for sustainable feed
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Call to collaborate: INvertebrateIT connects aquaculture stakeholders to exploit invertebrate-based solutions for sustainable feed

a key challenge facing aquaculture.

Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin
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Daring Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin returns home to a hero’s welcome

Heroic Irish sailor Gregor McGuckin returned to Ireland yesterday.

Students looking at crustacean larva on the screen at the Marine Institutes exhibit held at CuanBeo event in Clarenbridge. Photo courtesy of Andrew Downes, Xposure.
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Marine Institute attends Cuan Beo event reconnecting the land and sea

as part of the Clarinbridge Oyster Festival 2018.

SmartBay MRE test site.
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SmartBay Ireland is now recruiting for the following position:

Community Liaison Coordinator

3D image of an underwater mountain. Photo Cr INFOMAR
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The Seabed – our final frontier

Maps of discrete areas of the seafloor have vastly improved in the last 20 years.

RV Celtic Explorer
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Minister Creed confirms new marine research vessel for Ireland in Budget 2019

Replacement of the 21 year old RV Celtic Voyager

Loch Ness Mometer
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SEA-SEIS mission success with all seismometers safely deployed in North Atlantic.

after 16 days at sea.