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On this edition - Government ministers with different views about public consultation to protect the seas around Ireland. The Maritime History of Valentine's Day and which are best to save life in an emergency at sea, flares or electronic signals? Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at http://tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

On this edition – The state maritime research agency’s new Chief Executive outlines his plans for the Marine Institute. The owner and skipper of Ireland’s best racing yacht says young people have been key to its success. We’ll recall how maritime history relates to modern marine developments and look at 200 years of the RNLI. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at http://tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

On the December edition of Maritime Ireland, the only marine broadcast program in this island nation - From chocolate making, to the craft of sail making, to the development of a deep water port on a river that has been charted since the second century, to why you should get out and go angling. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

The November edition of the programme tells the story of the power of the sea, smashing apart a West Cork lighthouse and the man who survived and attended his own ‘wake’. The programme also reports on the big interest of young people in aquaculture, the company which has won the national business award for new aquatechnology and 30 years of the Shannon Dolphin Project. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

On this edition - A 34 year old sailor from Greystones in County Wicklow who wants more women to take up sailing and is being backed by Brittany Ferries. The boat gallery being set up by the National Museum in CastleBar. 23 of the 24 seabird species in Ireland are now in conservation danger. And, there is not enough housing on the offshore islands. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

On this edition - there's an increase in houseboats on the canals because of the housing shortage. We hear about the Waters of Life project, to reverse the deterioration of Ireland's most pristine rivers, and why angling is so important to Ireland. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

On this edition - we go underwater with Diving Ireland, hear a warning about the squeeze on space in Irish waters and the emotional story of a Dundalk ship’s bell. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

On this edition – We hear about the paradise of Inishbofin Island off the Connemara coast, from the woman who successfully fought Trinity College to get the skulls of islanders returned there. We follow mini-boats from West Cork across the Atlantic, celebrate inshore lifeboats, and hear that Killybegs fishermen in Donegal are challenging international fisheries scientists. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

On this edition - The view of the fishing industry on alternative energy development, the Baltimore Wooden Boats Festival and the man who believes he was born to sail prepares for the Mini Globe Race. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Find all our links at https://linktr.ee/tmmaritime

On this edition - The Breen Brothers, Tommy and John, talk about their ballad “Calling Me Home’ about the tragedy of the fishing boat Alice. First broadcast in June 2022. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/ Or on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tmmaritime

On this edition - The story of Radio Caroline and the 1980 sinking of the radio ship MV Mi Amigo. First broadcast in April 2021. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/ Or on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tmmaritime

On this edition - We remember those who died on the battleship HMS Mars in 1902. First broadcast in May 2022. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/ Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3qfVLEr or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/ Or on Twitter - https://twitter.com/tmmaritime