Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
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Tom MacSweeney presents Maritime Ireland - covering Ireland's maritime culture, history, tradition and development. All so important to this island nation where the connection with the sea is as old as time itself. A fundamental part of Ireland, socially and economically.
Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
2w ago
On this edition - small boats crossing the Atlantic Ocean, how the city of Ragusa crossed that ocean, and what I think of the RNLI.
Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney
Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at http://tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
1M ago
On this edition - The squeeze on marine space close to Ireland's shoreline, as wind farm development confronts the fishing industry and coastal communities. We also hear about 200 years of the lifeboats, how there will be more transparency about fish farm developments and why ferry operators are providing special cabins for pets.
Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney
Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at http://tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
2M ago
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
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
3M ago
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/
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
5M ago
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/
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
6M ago
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/
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
8M ago
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/
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
9M ago
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/
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
10M ago
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
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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland
11M ago
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/
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