Arrival of the RV Tom Crean to Galway in July 2022. Photo Jason Clarke.
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Showcasing the RV Tom Crean at Galway Science and Technology Festival

Sunday, 13th November 2022

Pupils of Scoil Cholmchille primary school in Malin, Co Donegal have been presented with the inaugural national prize for the Marine Institute’s Explorers Ocean Champions Award by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue TD
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Minister McConalogue presents the Marine Institute’s Explorers national Ocean Champions Award to Scoil Cholmchille primary school.

Explorers Education

President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins and President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on a visit to the newly commissioned research vessel RV Tom Crean berthed in Dublin’s docklands.
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The Presidents of Ireland and Portugal visit Ireland’s new state of the art research vessel RV Tom Crean in Dublin

The newly commissioned research vessel RV Tom Crean.

Granddaughter of Tom Crean, Aileen Crean O’Brien, smashes the bottle to officially launch Ireland’s new marine research vessel, the RV Tom Crean at Dingle Harbour with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie Mc Conalogue & Minister for Education Norma Foley. Picture credit to Andrew Downes, XPOSURE
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Ireland’s New Research Vessel RV Tom Crean Commissioned Today in Dingle

Thursday, 6th October 2022

Alan Haynie (General Secretary of ICES), Ciaran Kelly (Director of Fisheries, Marine Institute), Bill Karp (President of ICES), and Paul Connolly, CEO of Marine Institute at the ICES Annual Science Conference 2022 in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. Picture Jason Clarke
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Ireland hosting a major marine conference this week

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) ‘Annual Science Conference’(ASC)

The Marine Institute Newport research station in the Burrishoole catchment in Co. Mayo
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Marine Institute awarded research grant to study evolutionary potential of Atlantic Salmon

SFI-IRC Pathway programme

High tide at White Rock, Killiney, Co. Dublin
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Marine Institute publishes report on Irish Participation in EU Marine Projects

New Connections IV, A Review of Irish Participation in EU Marine Research Projects 2014–2020

25 primary school teachers took to the beach at Fenit seashore to learn about bringing the ocean to the classroom, as well as learn about marine biodiversity, environmental care and climate change, with the Marine Institute's Explorers Education outreach team Natasha Howard and Anna Kellagher at Sea Synergy, Waterville. The course is supported by the Education Centre Tralee, Co Kerry.
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100 Primary school teachers learn about the ocean with the Marine Institute’s Explorers Education Programme

Teacher's training course

RV Tom Crean entering the Port of Galway. Image Cr Andrew Downes, XPOSURE
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New Irish Research Vessel Tom Crean Arrives in Galway

RV Tom Crean

Dr Niall McDonough, Director of Policy, Innovation and Research Services, Marine Institute
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Launch of Our Shared Ocean

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