The Irish Times

Golden kelp: how did the alien seaweed end up in Irish waters?

Golden kelp is notably bare of other sea life, so there are concerns over its possible impact

Sat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00

Lobsters and crabs walking around Dublin Bay with 'overcoat of silt on their backs'

Dublin Port Company’s dredging and dumping making waters unusable, say divers

Mon May 07 2018 - 17:40

Body found during search for missing swimmer in Galway Bay

Man, in his mid-40s, seen in difficulty in water at Salthill on Thursday afternoon

Fri Apr 13 2018 - 11:17

Man (41) died while snorkelling due to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

Ukrainian man Vitaliy Pecheroha had been spearfishing with friend in Co Sligo

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 14:07

Rescue 116: Timeline of a tragedy

How four Coast Guard crew lost their lives off the Mayo coast and what happened since

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 15:04

Data monitoring buoys to be deployed in Dublin Bay

Devices to monitor impact of spoil dumping on marine mammals during Alexandra Basin redevelopment

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 21:38

Transatlantic oarsmen close to breaking world records capsize

Brian Conville and Joseph Gagnon winched to safety 165 miles off west Cork coast

Fri Jul 21 2017 - 20:44

Rescue 116 crash: Search for missing airmen to continue

Official says there is ‘no scaling back’ of the recovery effort as more debris is found

Mon Apr 10 2017 - 01:00

Divers to challenge Dublin Bay dumping

Concerns about impact on special area of conservation

Wed Jul 06 2016 - 01:00

Dublin Port dumping plan attracts record number of objections

Underwater Council warns contaminants could damage special area of conservation

Tue Jun 21 2016 - 01:00

Divers express concern over Dublin Port plans to dump spoil in protected habitat

Irish Underwater Council calls on Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw permit

Wed Mar 30 2016 - 21:37

EPA seeks more information on Dublin Port spoil dumping

Firm’s application to dump 10 million tonnes of spoil has attracted widespread opposition

Mon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00

Plans to dump 10m tonnes of waste in Dublin Bay announced

Dublin Port Company accused of ‘pre-meditated and cynical’ timing of notification

Mon Aug 17 2015 - 01:00

Divers urged to take care following deaths of two men in Cork

Inquest hears men ascended too quickly while diving at World War II submarine

Thu May 28 2015 - 19:37

Another Life: Anemones, urchins and, in Lough Hyne, the richest rock pool in Ireland

It’s 50 years since the films of Jacques Cousteau inspired the first Irish sub-aqua adventurers. Today 80 clubs, all over the country, are affiliated to the Irish Underwater Council

Sat Nov 29 2014 - 01:00

No emerging trend among six diving deaths, governing body says

Irish Underwater Council expresses condolences to bereaved families and friends

Fri Jul 18 2014 - 01:00

Distressing start to summer season for divers in Irish waters

Four divers have died off the Irish coast in the past three weeks

Sat Jul 05 2014 - 01:00

50 years of the life aquatic

They started with no boats, no cylinders and woolly diving gear. Half a century on, the Irish Underwater Council is coming up for air

Sat Nov 16 2013 - 01:00

You’ve heard of the greenway. What about the blueway?

Inspired by the Great Western Greenway cycling route, a sequence of kayak and snorkel trails on the Wild Atlantic Way in Co Mayo and Co Galway give a glimpse of another world

Sat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00