Third-level students join the Marine Institute for Summer Bursary Programme
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Third-level students join the Marine Institute for Summer Bursary Programme

The students will gain valuable practical experience across the field of marine science and related areas.

‘Our Ocean – Marine Legends, Fairy Tales and Folklore’
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Children present book ‘Our Ocean – Marine Legends, Fairy Tales and Folklore’ to President Seychelles at SeaFest 2019

The importance of engaging with our marine heritage through story-telling at a local and international level.

Andrew Power - Cullen Fellowship research on contaminants in seabird eggs.
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Cullen Fellowship research on contaminants in seabird eggs

Andrew Power is a PhD student at Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and a Cullen Fellow at the Marine Institute.…

John Kerry, Alicia O'Sullivan, Simon Coveney and Selina Neirok Leem in discussions at the Our Ocean Wealth Summit 2019 in Cork.
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Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Cork puts the Health of Our Oceans in Focus

Global Climate Change and Role of Island Nations Highlighted at Our Ocean Wealth Summit 2019 in Cork

SeaFest 2019. Cork. Photo Brian Lougheed
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Thousands flock to SeaFest in Cork

Cork was transformed into a giant interactive 'sea world' for the three day festival.

Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, Co. Galway Photo by Andrew Downes
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Ireland’s ‘Go Atlantic Blue’ goes global

More than 50 famous landmarks and buildings in Ireland and across Europe are lighting up blue this weekend (8-10…

L-R: Andrea Carbulotto (OGS - Instituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale), Captain Denis Rowan (RV Celtic Explorer), Anneli Strobel (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany), Aodhán Fitzgerald (Research Vessels Operations Manager, Marine Institute) and Dr Peter Heffernan (CEO Marine Institute).
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Eurofleets+ is officially launched at SeaFest in Cork

Significant increase in ship-time for scientists researching across seven seas

The Map of Ireland Is Bigger Than You Think
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The Map of Ireland Is Bigger Than You Think

Ireland is one of the largest countries in Europe.

RV Celtic Explorer lit up blue in the Port of Cork, for SeaFest 2019. Photo Gerard McCarthy.
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Landmarks across Ireland ‘Go Atlantic Blue’ to celebrate our Atlantic Ocean

The global day connects people worldwide in celebrating the ocean, its importance in our lives and how each of us…

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).
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Sea Change: Ireland’s largest free maritime festival to raise awareness of plastic pollution

Specially commissioned installations set for SeaFest