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2012 Cork Harbour Open Weekend!!!
 This successful initiative is now in it’s 4th year, and was the outcome of a research project (COREPOINT) led by UCC’s Coastal and Marine Research Centre (http://cmrc.ucc.ie)
 A map of the current activities on the programme can be found here: http://cmrc.ie/news/2012/08/21/cmrc-involved-in-cork-harbour-open-weekend-.html

'No Swim' warning removed from seven Cork beaches

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0824/no-swim-warning-removed-from-seven-cork-beaches.html

E coli detected in water at seven Cork beaches

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0821/swimming-ban-at-co-cork-beaches-to-remain-in-place.html

Cork County Council has said it will be at least two days before it knows whether swimming can resume at seven beaches in the county, including three blue flag beaches.

New photos about the President's visit to Cobh to commemorate the Titanic Tragedy have been uploaded to our facebook page. 

President Michael D. Higgins visits Cobh and the Naval Base to commemorate 100 Years of the Titanic Tragedy (11th April 2012)

President Michael D.Higgins comes to Cobh Wednesday April 11th at 2pm. 

President Michael D.Higgins visits Cobh this Wednesday April 11th to oversee the National Tribute and pay respects to the 123 passengers who left Cobh onboard Titanic 100 years ago. There will be a Naval Fleet review and a Fly Over from the Irish Air Corps. 

Source of information: 
http://www.titanic100.ie

Ocean to City 2012 Maritime Festival

Is taking place in Cork Harbour, Ireland from Saturday 2nd June to Sunday 10th June.

The 2012 festival will start with the Ocean to City boat race 2012 - An Rás Mór on Saturday 2nd June.

For more details see http://www.oceantocity.com/

INFOMAR Programme. Coastal mapping in Ireland -- needs, costs and results
http://youtu.be/N9zlFtinaHw

Cork St. Patrick's Day Parade 2012

Cork was very lucky with the weather for 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade. The sun was shining all the way through, although, the rain started 30 seconds after parade was finished ;-)! See the video from parade in our video section of this blog or on http://www.youtube.com/user/CostaEire

Check out the newly added "Fishing" tab - providing summary of the main sources of information on all types of fishing in Ireland.

Check updates to the "Weather & Tides" section of this blog. Links to seven day predicted tides have been added for over 100 coastal locations around Ireland.

Check out the newly added "Webcams" section proving links to most operational coastal Webcams providing useful insight into live weather and sea state conditions.

Did you know that INFOMAR data is available for FREE!

http://www.infomar.ie/data/DataAccess.php#INFOMARSurveyData

Coastal Ireland (Costa Eire): The INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Develop...

Coastal Ireland (Costa Eire): The INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Develop...: The INFOMAR programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland and the Marine Institute and is the successor to the...

East Coast Charts (Dublin Bay, INFOMAR)

INFOMAR has released new charts of the Dublin Bay. http://www.infomar.ie/data/Charts/East_Coast/East_Coast.php

INFOMAR Coverage

You can view or download the free PDF Chart of the INFOMAR bathimetric data collected to date from http://www.infomar.ie/documents/Ireland_Coverage_Chart_21Sep11.pdf

GSI puts specialist personnel framework agreement in place

For more detail see http://www.infomar.ie/

The Real Map Of Ireland (offshore landscapes)

You can view and download the Real Map of Ireland in PDF format form http://www.infomar.ie/documents/RealMapIreland.pdf

The INtegrated Mapping FOr the Sustainable Development of Ireland’s MArine Resource (INFOMAR)

The INFOMAR programme is a joint venture between the Geological Survey of Ireland and the Marine Institute and is the successor to the Irish National Seabed Survey.  Covering some 125,000 km² of Irelands most productive and commercially valuable inshore waters, INFOMAR will produce integrated mapping products covering the physical, chemical and biological features of the seabed.

Initially, INFOMAR will focus on 26 bays and 3 priority areas (shown in map). Click on the map to view information collected to date. (http://www.infomar.ie/)

Open Calls For Marine Research Funding

Check out http://www.marine.ie/home/funding/FundingCalls/opencalls/

New mapping method leads to seabed discovery

See the article in the Irish Times about new offshore bedrock geology mapping produced by geologists from University College Cork http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/1212/1224308953138.html

Irish Marine Institute

The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for Marine Research, Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI). For more information visit http://www.marine.ie

Irish Marine Weather Buoy Network

"The Irish Marine Weather Buoy Network is a joint project designed to improve weather forecasts and safety at sea around Ireland. The buoy network provides vital data for weather forecasts, shipping bulletins, gale and swell warnings as well as data for general public information and research. " (for additional information and live reports form these buoys please see http://www.marine.ie/home/publicationsdata/data/buoys/)

Follow the Fleet is an online teaching resource for the SESE curriculum for primary school children aged between 7 and 12 years old.

http://www.marine.ie/home/community/education/Follow+the+Fleet+Programme.htm

European Commission outlines plans for Atlantic Forum

For full detail see http://www.marine.ie/home/aboutus/newsroom/news/EuropeanCommissionoutlinesplansforAtlanticForum.htm

Check out the Weather & Tides section if you are planning any coastal or marine activity. Get latest coastal and marine weather forecast, real time wave height, wind speed and sea water temperature from offshore weather buoys. Also get free seven day tidal predictions for the main coastal locations as well as most recent tidal information from coastal tide gauges.

Coastal Ireland (Costa Eire) is a joint initiative of maritime enthusiasts who would like to share their knowledge and appreciation of Ireland’s coastal and marine environments, heritage and maritime activities. On our page you can find information about weather and tides, coastal and marine geology, activities such as kayaking, sailing, fishing, surfing, swimming, coastal erosion, coastal zone management. You can find links to our youtube videos about coastal and marine Ireland.

Coastal Ireland (Costa Eire) is a joint initiative of maritime enthusiasts who want to share their knowledge and appreciation of Ireland’s coastal and marine environments, heritage and activities.