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Aoife Hegarty on a Weather Buoy at Lough Furnace. Photo Credit Damien Glynn
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May 3, 2019
Cullen Fellowship research on ocean observation technologies
Aoife Hegarty is studying for a PhD through the Marine Institute's Cullen Fellowship Programme and the Centre for...
Marine Institute Residue Lab
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May 1, 2019
Marine Institute laboratories receive latest international accreditation
Marine Institute laboratories have been accredited with the latest international standard (ISO/IEC 17025-2017) for '...
Macdara O Cuaig
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April 30, 2019
The power of tides is explored in epic TG4 documentary series
Oceans flow over nearly three quarters of our planet and no matter how far from the shore that we live, oceans still...
Dr Peter Heffernan, CEO Marine Institute. Photo: Andrew Downes, Xposure
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April 29, 2019
CEO successor campaign commencement
The Marine Institute has announced the commencement of the process to find a successor to Dr Peter Heffernan when he...
Patricia Wilson, Marine Institute
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April 26, 2019
Faces of the Sea - Patricia Wilson, Fish Health Unit
As an Administrator in the Marine Institute's Fish Health Unit, Patricia Wilson deals with the health of fish and...
Pictured at the launch of SeaFest, Ireland’s largest free family-friendly maritime celebration, which takes place at the Port of Cork, Cork City from 7 – 9 June are (back l-r) Colum Byrne, Second Lieutenant; Mick Finn, Lord Mayor of Cork; Dr Peter Heffernan, CEO of the Marine Institute; Cathy Buchanan, General Manager, Meitheal Mara; and Jim O'Toole, CEO of BIM with (front l-r) Lola Grainger (10), Archie Murray (6) and Marvin Grainger (7).
Press Releases: 
April 24, 2019
Ireland's largest free maritime celebration comes to Cork city in June
SeaFest, Ireland's largest free family-friendly maritime celebration, unveils its exciting 2019 programme today for...
Image 1: "Without the ocean, we wouldn't have a living: it's our only source of income in this rural part of Ireland.Climate change is definitely happening: growth periods are longer than they ever were. But higher water temperatures and higher rainfall could be catastrophic for our business." Oyster and mussel fishermen, Cromane, Co. Kerry. By Róisín Curé
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April 23, 2019
Capturing the Importance of the Ocean for Irish and Welsh Coastal Communities through art
A series of watercolour illustrations and interviews have captured the importance of the ocean to coastal communities...
Dr Liam Carr, Disipline of Geography, Co-ordinator for MSc in Coastal and Marine Environments NUI Galway; Niamh Santry Administrative Officer Marine Spatial Planning at Dept of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Caitriona Nic Aonghusa, Marine Institute. Photo: Andrew Downes, Xposure.
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April 18, 2019
Marine planners take on Board Game Challenge for ICES Working Group
The Marine Institute recently welcomed an international group of experts to Galway to discuss how marine spatial...
Environment Activist and former US Secretary of State John Kerry to deliver keynote address at Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Cork
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April 17, 2019
Our Ocean Wealth Summit - Shared Voices from Small Island Nations
Ireland's Our Ocean Wealth Summit 'Shared Voices from Island Nations' Brings Island Nations and Global Leaders...
Bite sized plastics for Sea-Birds; artwork from Coore National School. Photos by Michael Mulcaire Photography
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April 17, 2019
Children of Clare show off spectacular artwork at Circular Revolution Exhibition
The Circular Revolution - Towards Zero children's marine art exhibition (15th April – 3rd of May), was launched last...

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