Marine Institute

Press Releases Archive 2022

Dr Niall McDonough, Director of Policy, Innovation and Research Services, Marine Institute
Press Releases :
June 30, 2022
Launch of Our Shared Ocean

Our Shared Ocean, a collaboration between Irish Aid -Department of Foreign Affairs and the Marine Institute

McConalogue launches new public online Aquaculture Information Management System - AQUAMIS
Press Releases :
June 28, 2022
McConalogue launches new public online Aquaculture Information Management System - AQUAMIS

AQUAMIS

Dr. Paul Connolly, Marine Institute CEO, Dr Jorge Miguel Alberto de Miranda, IPMA, José Maria Costa, Portuguese Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs and Ralf Victory, Irish Ambassador to Portugal, attended the signing ceremony.
Press Releases :
June 23, 2022
Marine Institute enters MoU with Instituto Portugues do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA)

The MoU will enhance cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean area between the two organisations, particularly in relation to strategic cooperation on marine research.

RV Tom Crean
Press Releases :
June 1, 2022
Oceans of Learning celebrates the future of marine research with the RV Tom Crean

RV Tom Crean

The Irish Maritime Transport Economist, Vol 19
Press Releases :
May 24, 2022
Marine Institute welcomes The Irish Maritime Transport Economist report, published by the IMDO

Volume 19, Ireland's maritime freight industry

RV Celtic Voyager and RV Celtic Explorer. Photo credit Andrew Downes, XPOSURE
Press Releases :
May 23, 2022
Oceans of Learning celebrates Irish Marine Research Vessels, the Celtic Voyager and Celtic Explorer

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Dr. Paul Connolly, Marine Institute CEO presenting the award to Peter Kane Kilglass National School. Photo Credit Cushla Dromgool-Regan
Press Releases :
May 20, 2022
Galway School receives the European Blue Schools Award – Find the Blue Challenge

Kilglass National School (NS), Ahascragh, Co Galway

Oceans Of Learning
Press Releases :
May 16, 2022
Oceans of Learning Celebrates Irish Research Vessels and Ocean Explorers

Oceans of Learning 2022

SMARTBAY Obsesrvatory family day
Press Releases :
May 16, 2022
The Marine Institute and BlueWise Marine Presents: The SmartBay Observatory Family Fun Day

Saturday, 21st May

The Explorers Team look forward to joining teachers on the seashore for this year’s CPD summer training courses in five counties this year, teaching how to bring the seashore to the classroom. Photo: Cushla Dromgool-Regan
Press Releases :
May 5, 2022
Explorers Education Programme Teacher Training Courses available in five counties this Summer

4th - 8th July

The Marine Institute's Explorers team around the country are planning a Kraken Family Day on the beach for European Maritime Day on the 21st May. Photo: Cushla Dromgool-Regan, Camden Education
Press Releases :
May 3, 2022
The Explorers Kraken Family Day celebrates European Maritime Day-Save the Date

Saturday 21st May at 12pm

Marine Institute on board for Ireland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day 2022
Press Releases :
April 29, 2022
Marine Institute on board for Ireland’s National Workplace Wellbeing Day 2022

Friday, 29th April

The Explorers Education programme outreach team are delighted to be working with over twenty primary schools in 14 coastal counties around Ireland, where they will all be completing Healthy Ocean projects within their local communities, so as to be in with a chance to win the first Marine Institute Explorers Ocean Champion Award for schools. Photo: Aengus McMahon Photography
Press Releases :
March 10, 2022
Over Twenty Primary Schools selected to complete Explorers Healthy Ocean projects for Ocean Champion Awards

This Award is part of the Explorers School Project.

Joe Silke, director of Marine Environment and Food Safety Services, Marine Institute Chairman Dr John Killeen, Martin Heydon T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Research and Development, Farm Safety, and New Market Development, Dr Ciaran Kelly, Director of Fisheries, Ecosystems and Advisory Services and Dr Niall McDonough, Director of Policy, Innovation and Research Support. Photo Andrew Downes / XPOSURE
Press Releases :
March 7, 2022
Research highlighted in visit of Minister Heydon to the Marine Institute

Minister Heydon was provided with an overview of four significant research projects funded by DAFM.

An Argo Float being deployed. Photo credit Tomas Szumski, Marine Institute
Press Releases :
February 28, 2022
Celebrate Engineers Week with Galway Atlantaquaria and the Marine Institute

An ocean journey with the Argo float ‘The Argo Adventure’

Dr Grace Cott and Dr Mark Coughlan, University College Dublin
Press Releases :
February 24, 2022
Investing in Blue Carbon

Two major research projects funded to study how coastal and marine habitats can reduce climate change

Women in Science
Press Releases :
February 11, 2022
Marine Institute celebrates Women in Science

Marine Institute celebrates Women in Science

Bluefin Tuna, Donegal Bay. Photo courtesy of David Morrissey and Inland Fisheries Ireland.
Press Releases :
February 4, 2022
Scientific ‘catch-tag-release’ survey programme opens for charter skippers

Over 1,100 Atlantic bluefin tuna, the ‘giant of the sea’, have been successfully tagged and released under ‘citizen scientist’ partnership

Ocean champions project and awards. Photo Andrew Downes, XPOSURE.
Press Releases :
February 1, 2022
Explorers Ocean Champions Project launch to celebrate International Education Day

Explorers We Are Ocean Champions School Project

Bursary Scholarship Programme
Press Releases :
January 28, 2022
Applications open for the Marine Institute’s Bursary Programme

Bursary Programme 2022