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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast - covering Ireland’s maritime culture, history, tradition and development. All so important to this island nation where the connection with the sea is as old as time itself. A fundamental part of Ireland, socially and economically.

Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast Tom MacSweeney

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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast - covering Ireland’s maritime culture, history, tradition and development. All so important to this island nation where the connection with the sea is as old as time itself. A fundamental part of Ireland, socially and economically.

    Offshore Implications

    Offshore Implications

    On this edition - The squeeze on marine space close to Ireland's shoreline, as wind farm development confronts the fishing industry and coastal communities. We also hear about
    200 years of the lifeboats, how there will be more transparency about fish farm developments and why ferry operators are providing special cabins for pets.

    Presented by Tom MacSweeney -
    https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney

    Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at
    http://tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/

    Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here:
    https://apple.co/3qfVLEr
    or on Spotify here:
    https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA

    Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

    • 30 min
    Seas Off Wexford

    Seas Off Wexford

    On this edition - Government ministers with different views about public consultation to protect the seas around Ireland. The Maritime History of Valentine's Day and which are best to save life in an emergency at sea, flares or electronic signals?

    Presented by Tom MacSweeney -
    https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney

    Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at
    http://tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/

    Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here:
    https://apple.co/3qfVLEr
    or on Spotify here:
    https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA

    Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

    • 29 min
    Swuzzlebubble

    Swuzzlebubble

    On this edition – The state maritime research agency’s new Chief Executive outlines his plans for the Marine Institute. The owner and skipper of Ireland’s best racing yacht says young people have been key to its success. We’ll recall how maritime history relates to modern marine developments and look at 200 years of the RNLI.

    Presented by Tom MacSweeney -
    https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney

    Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at
    http://tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie/

    Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here:
    https://apple.co/3qfVLEr

    or on Spotify here:
    https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA

    Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

    • 28 min
    A New Port

    A New Port

    On the December edition of Maritime Ireland, the only marine broadcast program in this island nation - From chocolate making, to the craft of sail making, to the development of a deep water port on a river that has been charted since the second century, to why you should get out and go angling.

    Presented by Tom MacSweeney -
    https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney

    Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at
    https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/

    Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here:
    https://apple.co/3qfVLEr

    or on Spotify here:
    https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA

    Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

    • 30 min
    The Power Of The Sea

    The Power Of The Sea

    The November edition of the programme tells the story of the power of the sea,
    smashing apart a West Cork lighthouse and the man who survived and attended
    his own ‘wake’. The programme also reports on the big interest of young people
    in aquaculture, the company which has won the national business award for new
    aquatechnology and 30 years of the Shannon Dolphin Project.

    Presented by Tom MacSweeney -
    https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney

    Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at
    https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/

    Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here:
    https://apple.co/3qfVLEr

    or on Spotify here:
    https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA

    Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

    • 29 min
    The Boat Gallery

    The Boat Gallery

    On this edition - A 34 year old sailor from Greystones in County Wicklow who wants more women to take up sailing and is being backed by Brittany Ferries. The boat gallery being set up by the National Museum in CastleBar. 23 of the 24 seabird species in Ireland are now in conservation danger. And, there is not enough housing on the offshore islands.

    Presented by Tom MacSweeney -
    https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney

    Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at
    https://maritimeirelandradioshow.ie/

    Stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here:
    https://apple.co/3qfVLEr

    or on Spotify here:
    https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5FA

    Follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

    • 29 min

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