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Dingle Boatmen Direct Ire at Government for Lack of Support 8th May 2021 File image of Dingle Harbour Credit: Jim Linwood/Wikimedia Dingle’s boatmen have been hit hard by the double whammy of pandemic restrictions on the tourism trade and the disappearance of Fungie last autumn. But as the Business Post reports, the boatmen of the Kerry Gaeltacht town have directed their ire at the Government for what they believe is a failure to support their industry — such as the absence of a freeze on harbour fees. Dingle Sea Safari owner Jimmy Flannery says: “It looks like, once again, when it co...

Marine Industry Coastal Notes Coastal Notes covers a broad spectrum of stories, events and developments in which some can be quirky and local in nature, while other stories are of national importance and are on-going, but whatever they are about, they need to be told. Stories can be diverse and they can be influential, albeit some are more subtle than others in nature, while other events can be immediately felt. No more so felt, is firstly to those living along the coastal rim and rural isolated communities. Here the impact poses is increased to those directly linked with the sea, where dail...

Political Storm Brews Over Marine Planning Framework Bill 28th April 2021 File image of tug Husky at the Arklow Bank wind farm Credit: Alpha Marine/Facebook Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien has been accused of “railroading” the National Marine Planning Framework through the Dáil without pre-legislative scrutiny, as The Irish Times reports. Opposition TDs say that while they broadly support the framework — which will provide key guidance for planning within Ireland’s marine and coastal areas — they should have more time to scrutinise the 300-p...

Marine Industry Coastal Notes Coastal Notes covers a broad spectrum of stories, events and developments in which some can be quirky and local in nature, while other stories are of national importance and are on-going, but whatever they are about, they need to be told. Stories can be diverse and they can be influential, albeit some are more subtle than others in nature, while other events can be immediately felt. No more so felt, is firstly to those living along the coastal rim and rural isolated communities. Here the impact poses is increased to those directly linked with the sea, where dail...

It’s understood that the man had been part of a group camping overnight at the beach on Saturday night 24 April