Podcasts by Seascapes
The RTÉ maritime programme with Fergal Keane bringing you around our coasts and onto traditional and modern boats and yachts for a taste of the great outdoors. Listen live at 10.30pm every Friday night.
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Solo Sailor Alex Thomson from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.938956
Alex Thomson takes time out of his preparations to speak to Seascapes just before the start of the Vondee Globe
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Seascapes 8th Jan 2021 from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.936495
Seascapes pays tribute to the late Tim Severin, adventurer and author, who died recently. We hear extracts from an interview Tim did with RTE Radio, and from his friend in West Cork, Diarmuid O'Mah...
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Seascapes 5th Feb 2021 from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.924777
Joanna McNicholas joined some Clean Coasts volunteers on a beach clean-up in Co. Mayo. The Marine Institute will name its new research vessel The Tom Crean. Fergal talks to Aodhán Fitzgerald, Res...
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Seascapes Podcast 5th March 2021 from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.877736
John Leahy tells us about the Cruising Association of Ireland: www.cruising.ie. Joanna McNicholas reports from County Mayo on a media company bringing the maritime history of the area to life, The ...
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Seascapes 2nd April 2021 from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.858052
A dramatic airlift of seven fishermen from a trawler last weekend, and the Sligo sailing centres who managed to keep young people on the water right through the pandemic.
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Seascapes - 9th April 2021 from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.851329
Fergal Keane meets Michael Fitzgerald, who is retiring after 40 years with the Arklow Lifeboat. And we hear from the Master of the Irish Lights ship, the Granuaile, Dermot Gray.
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Seascapes 7th May 2021 from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.830754
Assistant Prof Nicholas Payne of Trinity College tells of his encounter with Basking Sharks while researching their behaviour in Irish waters. Twitter @nicklpayne Journalist John Lichfield report...
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Seascapes 4th June 2021 - A visit to Ireland's most iconic waterways from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.778534
On the yacht Serendipity, Fergal Keane goes from Killaloe down the lower Shannon, through the biggest locks in the country, to the sea in Limerick.We journey through the Parteen Weir and the histor...
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The Lions that sailed around the world | The new National Marine Planning Framework from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.758191
The sea journey around the world taken by the Lions rugby tour in 1950 plus the new National Marine Planning Framework (NMPF), Ireland’s first national framework for managing marine activities.
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Baltimore Lifeboat and a tour boat to the Skelligs from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.755407
Kieran Cotter has been the Cox of the Baltimore lifeboat for more than 30 years and is the longest-serving lifeboat volunteer in the country. He retired earlier this year and he spoke to Fergal Kea...
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Valentia Island lighthouse and flyfishing in Waterford from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.739413
Noel Sweeney visits Valentia Island, where he hears about the newly refurbished lighthouse and visitor centre. And Fergal Keane tries his hand at flyfishing in Co. Waterford, on a lake run by the ...
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Restored classic racing yacht, Waterford's Metal Man and SFPA regulations from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.726012
A trip on Lady Min, a restored classic racing yacht restored by Simon O’Keefe. Noel Sweeney is in Union Hall as fishermen have catch weighed by the SFPA under controversial new regulations. And we ...
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"Exploiting Irish Fishermen" Film and the Meelick Weir from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.718889
We hear about a new film produced to highlight the unfairness of EU fishing quotas. 'Exploiting Irish Fishermen' was unveiled to TDs in Buswells Hotel in Dublin this week. Mike McCartney visits the...
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New national sail training vessel and kite-surfing from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.716018
There are moves to bring a tall ship from Sweden to Ireland to replace the Asgard II. We hear from Cormac Gebruer and Brid Barrett on how this ship could help train future Irish mariners. Plus Cono...
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The Ernest Shackleton Museum from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.666772
We meet Kevin Kenny from the Ernest Shackleton Museum at the Athy Heritage Centre, Kildare to hear about Shackleton's life. We also hear a piece of music commissioned by the Museum called Shackleto...
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Experiences of Non-EEA Workers in the Irish Fishing Industry, and Rossaveal Harbour from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.646021
We hear about the working conditions of some non-EU fishers in the Irish Fishing Industry. We hear of workers' very long working weeks, little time off, minimum wage or less and living on board the...
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Rowing Across the Atlantic from 2022-03-26T02:37:55.639197
Jim Scofield recently completed a solo trans Atlantic race on his home-built 19-foot yacht. Jim took part in a race with five other boats. Also, Dr Karen Weekes has just completed a seventy day row...
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Seascapes podcast from 2022-03-07T03:56:44.878731
Tonight we visit the ISA club of the year, Malahide Yacht Club&hear about their sail training programme which caters for 500 young sailors every year. Also, we speak to Eddie English of Sail Cork a...
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Beachcombing and Super Trawlers from 2022-02-11T12:00
Joanna McNicholas is on Cross Beach in Belmullet, County Mayo, with beachcomber Fergus Sweeney. And five super trawlers have arrived in Irish waters to fish for Blue Whiting. The controversial ship...
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Washed up shotgun cartridges in Mayo, and the Russian Navy from 2022-01-28T12:00
We get to the bottom of the mystery about all those shotgun cartridges washing up on Irish beaches. And Cork TD Christopher O'Sullivan tells us about a €35 million EU fund being made available to l...
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Flotsam, jetsam and an industrial dispute from 2022-01-21T12:00
Joanna McNicholas is on Carrowmore Beach in Co Mayo to see some of the fascinating pieces of flotsam washed up on our coasts and talks to Mairead Staunton, winner of the individual Ocean Hero of th...
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Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse&the 75th Anniversary of the Irish Naval Service from 2022-01-14T12:00
We visit the historic Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse in Co Cork. And we hear from artist Eve Parnell about a unique project to mark the 75th anniversary of the Irish Naval Service. Eve went on boa...
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Cork's America's Cup bid, the whaling industry, and The Chieftains! from 2021-12-17T12:00
We hear the latest on the bid by Cork to host the 2024 America's Cup. Eoin English of the Irish Examiner says that the America's Cup could still be held in Cork. Norman Dunlop recalls the brutal, i...
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Fishing for pike on the River Inny from 2021-12-10T12:00
Tonight we are on the banks of the River Inny in Co. Westmeath. Fergal Keane goes winter fishing for pike with renowned angling guide Mick Flanagan. Mick can be contacted on http://www.midlandangli...
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Dublin Port expansion&Dublin Bay water quality from 2021-11-26T12:00
We visit Dublin Port and hear about ambitious expansion plans from the port Chief Executive Eamonn O'Reilly. Details of the plan can be found at: https://www.dublinport.ie/masterplan/3fm/ We are al...
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Fenit Lighthouse and Row Hard Or Go Home from 2021-11-19T12:00
We stop off at Fenit Lighthouse in Co Kerry, operating since 1854. Noel Sweeney met tour operator Mary O'Brien Browne and got a history lesson from John McGibney. Also on the show, an Irish team, R...
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Life on water with Tom Lewis, the sea shanty singer from 2021-11-12T12:00
We visit a couple in Leitrim who have opted for life on board, on our inland waterways. Tom Lewis is a renowned singer of sea shanties and a folk singer who is well known in folk circles. Tonight, ...
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Shackleton Autumn School, Lighthouse Storybook, and a dive into the archives from 2021-10-29T12:00
Sir Ranulph Fiennes speaks to Lorna Siggins about Shackleton's legacy and his own upcoming adventures. https://shackletonmuseum. Lighthouse Storybook is a new children's book, by very young writers...
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More from the Southampton Boat Show from 2021-10-22T12:00
We are back at the Southhampton Boat Show. It's the nearest boat show we have to Ireland at the moment and we hear from many of the exhibitors: https://epropulsion.uk/ https://www.dadsboats.com/...
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Loop Head Lighthouse, and highlighting climate change from 2021-10-15T12:00
Noel Sweeney visits Loop Head Lighthouse in Co. Clare and meets former lighthouse keeper, Stephen Rowan. Lorna Siggins speaks to Tobias Carter who plans to use 47-foot aluminium yacht Northabout ...
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The Southampton Boat Show from 2021-09-24T12:00
We visit the Southampton Boat Show, the nearest one to Ireland. Fergal Keane speaks to many of the exhibitors, including luxury Sunseeker Yachts, paddleboards, foils and a new Beneteau yacht. We a...
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Ireland's Bid for The America's Cup and Solo Sailor Tom Dolan from 2021-09-17T12:00
RTE Olympic sailing analyst, Maurice O'Connell, gives a rundown of what the America's Cup is and what it would mean to Ireland if it were to be held here. Journalist Paul Lewis in Auckland tells us...
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Blacksod Lighthouse and Ireland's first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world from 2021-09-10T12:00
We visit Blacksod Lighthouse in Co. Mayo and catch up with Peter Lawless, a sailor who is a month into what he hopes will be Ireland's first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
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Concerns of low water levels on The Grand Canal from 2021-08-27T12:00
RTÉ's Michael Lawless travels to Vicarstown, County Laois as one boat hire company questions if it can stay open, as low water levels make it extremely difficult for boats to navigate our canals. A...
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Galway Hooker from 2021-08-27T12:00
As Ireland moves into the 21st century, a group of musicians from the western islands have found a unique way to gather and preserve their islands heritage and culture, and foster friendships and r...
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Seascapes Full Programme 28.08.21 from 2021-08-27T12:00
We visit Vicarstown in Couty Laois and the Barrow Line of the Grand Canal. Michael Lawless hears from boat owners and from Barrowline Cruises', Orla Crean, on their concerns about the current low ...
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The sinking of the Lusitania and a visit to Inis Oirr from 2021-08-20T12:00
An in-depth report on the sinking of the Cunard liner, the Lusitania, in May of 1915. And Lorna Siggins visits the Aran Island of Inis Oirr, to hear about their campaign for a new pier and visits t...
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A solo, non-stop, around the world sailing bid from 2021-07-30T12:00
We meet Peter Lawless who is about to embark on a solo, non-stop, around the world sailing bid. We hear about his preparations, about Waxwing and about his remarkable family history in long-distanc...
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Boat auction, rebuilding classic yachts and Ireland's bid for the America's Cup from 2021-07-23T12:00
We cast an eye over boats that were abandoned/seized from waterways and being auctioned by tender. Stephen Morris has been rebuilding the classic yachts, Dublin Bay 21s. The first three rebuilds ar...
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The Clare Island Ferry, fishing in New Zealand and sea angling in Kinsale from 2021-07-16T12:00
Joanna McNicholas hears how the increased frequency of the Clare Island ferry in Co. Mayo will improve life for the islanders. Alex Taylor is a young Irishman who is working in the fishing industry...
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The Americas Cup in Cork and a replica of The Saoirse from 2021-06-18T12:00
We hear from Oliver Lee in New Zealand about an audacious bid by Ireland to host the Lorna Siggins is on board a new ferry service to the Aran Islands, with skipper Shane McCole. We hear about the...
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Life as a coast guard on board helicopter 117 from 2021-06-11T12:00
Sarah Courtney is a paramedic who swapped her old job at the ambulance for a role at the Irish Coast Guard. She is the only female in the role and her job sees her winching people to safety, someti...
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Seascapes 31/05/2021 from 2021-05-28T12:00
We report from the protest in Cork this week, when 65 trawlers went out into the city centre to protest over restrictions in the industry. And Fergal Keane visits the Haulbowline Naval Base and m...
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Seascapes - 21st May 2021 from 2021-05-21T12:00
Tim Ryan (Dun Laoghaire Rathdown CoCo) talks about work being carried out at Dun Laoghaire Harbour to secure its future. Owen Brannigan spent years working trawlers. He tells Conor Sweetman about...
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Seascapes - 14th May 2021 from 2021-05-14T12:00
Former Irish Navy Captain, Brian Fitzgerald, captained ships involved in fisheries protection, drugs raids and rescuing migrants. Brian's new career is with energy provider, Simply Blue Energy. Noe...
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French Solo Figaro Race - Kinsale from 2021-05-04T01:52:54.286467
Seascapes comes from Kinsale where the French solo Figaro Race has made a stopover. The race is one of the biggest sailing events in Europe & a a huge fixture on the French sporting calendar. Fe...
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Seascapes 30th April 2021 from 2021-04-30T12:00
Katelin and Andrew O'Shea on sailing around the globe on a small yacht. Isolda lightship was sunk off the Irish coast by a German bomber in the early days of WWII. Eleesa Rushby is a researcher who...
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Seascapes 16th April 2021 from 2021-04-16T12:00
With Fergal Keane. A traditional Dublin Bay sailing boat being handbuilt in the capital; some tales from Waterford harbour; and a trip on the Liffey from the archives.
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Seaescapes 26th March 2021 from 2021-03-26T12:00
We hear from one of the world's authorities on Sea Shanties, Tom Lewis is a one-time submariner who lives on a boat on the Shannon Waterways. And Paul Stott, senior lecturer in ship production at N...
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Seascapes 19th March 2021 from 2021-03-19T12:00
New Zealand retains the Americas Cup; we visit one of Ireland's biggest fish processing co-ops and Fergal visits the once largest shipyard in the Republic of Ireland.
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Seascapes - 12th March 2021 from 2021-03-12T12:00
We visit Ireland's newest survey ship in Cork. The Majuro is owned by Irish Mainport, and Chief Executive, David Ronayne, shows Fergal Keane around. - Oliver Lee reports from New Zealand on the Am...
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Seascapes 26th February 2021 from 2021-02-26T12:00
Lorna Siggins visits renowned sailor and adventurer, Jarlath Cunnane, in his boatyard in Mayo. We also have advice on what to do if you are considering buying a boat from the UK post Brexit. An...
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Seascapes 19th February 2021 from 2021-02-19T12:00
Noel Sweeney was in Dingle to speak to brothers Laurence and Gene Courtney, musicians and singers. Jan Ashmore from Afloat.ie tells us where to get information on sea traffic in Ireland and around...
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Seascapes 12th February 2021 from 2021-02-12T12:00
Pat Lawless speaks to Helen O'Riordan about his preparations for the Golden Globe round the world race, due to start in two years time. David Hare speaks about a new RTE series of Great Lighthouses...
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Re-development of Balbriggan Harbour from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our regular contributor Hugh Oram on the re-development of Balbriggan Harbour in North Dublin.
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Blessington Street Basin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our regular contributor Hugh Oram visited Blessington Street Basin, a little known water gem in the centre of Dublin city.
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WW1 sunken Japanese liner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Fergal speaks to David James of the West Wales Maritime Heritage centre on the forgotton story of a Japanese liner, Hirano Maru sunk by a U Boat in WW1, off the east coast of Ireland. dnjames1938@...
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Ferry to Cape Clear Island from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Fergal baords the Serena 2 ferry leaving the pier on Baltimore with its cargo for Cape Clear & met up with Skipper Pat Collins & crew Lucan Konwiki & Davey Ryan. Poem 'High Island' is by Richard ...
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Irish Youth Sailing Championships from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Niamh Hayes reports from the Irish Junior Sailing Championships held in Crosshaven last weekend.
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Irish Whale & Dolphin Group from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Noel Sweeney speaks to Mick O'Connell of the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group about the three Sperm Whales which stranded on Irish beaches last month.
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Currach racing on River Liffey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Fergal Keane hears about Currach racing on the River Liffey this weekend.
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Rossaveel - Co Galway from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rossaveel in Co Galway is the gateway to the Aran Islands & an historic fishing village in the West of Ireland. When Seascapes Lorna Siggins visited Rossaveal recently she found much concern about...
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BIM - New fishing Net from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Recently Fergal was at the Skipper Expo, the trade show for Irish fisherman looking at some new technologies for the commercial fishing sector. Matthew McHugh of BIM had a net on display there whi...
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Seascapes 29th January 2021 from 2021-01-29T12:00
We hear about the incredible finish of the Vendee Globe race. Pro sailor and RTE sailing analyst, Maurice O’Connell, explains how it all unfolded. And a new book on the Dunmore East lifeboat, one ...
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Seascapes 22nd January 2021 from 2021-01-22T12:00
Seascapes tonight hears from the Naval Service’s first-ever woman diver, Sub Lieutenant Tahalia Britton; Donegal Independent TD, Thomas Pringle on the ongoing dissatisfaction among fishermen over t...
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Seascapes 15th January 2021 from 2021-01-15T12:00
Jack O'Leary tells us about his book, Sailing Ships of Wexford 1840s to 1940s, we hear about the TikTok Sea Shanty phenomenon which is sweeping the world of social media and Denis McCarthy from Ach...
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Cargo ship, the Lily B, rescued. from 2020-10-23T12:00
Waterford Harbour Master, Captain Darren Doyle, tells how a 4,000 Ton cargo ship was rescued from near disaster off Waterford.
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Auriel Robinson of Seatrails from 2020-10-23T12:00
Joanna McNicholas goes to Streedagh Beach in County Sligo to meet marine expert Auriel Robiinson and hear about the walks she leads, Seatrails
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Fungie still missing. from 2020-10-23T12:00
Marine Biologist Kevin Flannery of Dingle Seaworld, on the search for Fungie the Dolphin
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Navigation courses from 2020-10-23T12:00
Eddie English of SailCork.com speaks about the online navigation courses he is offering this year
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Seascapes October 16 from 2020-10-16T12:00
Pamela Lee and Kat Hunt on their attempt to set records sailing around Ireland. TD Holly Cairns on the controversial decision to overturn a ban on large trawlers operating in inshore waters
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RNLI Volunteers from 2020-05-22T12:00
Lorna Siggins reports on RNLI volunteers around Ireland during Covid-19.
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RTE Archives from 2020-05-22T12:00
A sample of the nautical-related audio being digitised in RTE Archives.
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Seascapes 30th Anniversary podcast from 2019-12-20T12:00
Seascapes very first programme was in the summer of 1989 & this year we are celebrating our 30th year on air. Tonight we take the opportunity to look back into the archives to remember some of the ...
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Below Deck on the Stena Adventurer Car Ferry from 2019-06-14T14:00
Most of us have been onboard some car ferry, from small vessels to some of the biggest in Europe. Eager to get to our next stop, we rarely think of the people below deck or what life is like inside...
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Seascapes - Friday 14th June Full Programme from 2019-06-14T12:00
Tonight on the programme, we're onboard one of Ireland's biggest ferries as it sails to Dublin, we're sailing around Donegal and we have the latest on Rockall.
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Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival from 2019-05-31T14:00
Seascapes visits Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival in West Cork to hear from owners & lovers of traditionial boats. Curragh rower Martin O'Donoghue - Leo McDermott talks about his boat the Sile A Dó ...
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Up-coming Maritime events from 2019-05-31T14:00
A new Life Boat, the Michael O'Brien arrives at the lifeboat station in Clogherhead, Co. Louth on Sunday at 1.30pm. Also in Poolbeg, Dublin a traditional boat regatta & this weekend, the Cork Harb...
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Tall Ship the Lord Nelson from 2019-05-24T14:00
A group of people with spinal cord injuries as well as some able bodied sailors boarded the Lord Nelson Tall Ship in Cork Harbour on Wed for a 6 day expedition to Poole in the south of England. Br...
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Skipper Show Galway from 2019-05-24T14:00
Upcoming events & Fergal speaks to Brian O'Sullivan of O'Sullivan Marine in Tralee at the recent Skippers Show in Galway.
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Women in the RNLI Galway from 2019-05-17T14:00
Loran Siggins with the women of the RNLI in Galway.
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Cape Clear Island - new road surfaces from 2019-05-17T14:00
Last week Seascapes travelled on a ferry transporting tens of tons of material & equipment to Cape Clear island to surface all the roads. Fergal spoke to Máirtín Ó Méalóid, Bannistoir of the Co-Op...
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