The annual Joyce Country Truck Run in Connemara raised funds for the Corrib Mask Search and Rescue volunteers.

RNLI urges caution over New Year sea dips, highlighting cold water shock, hypothermia risks and vital safety advice.

Charles Haughey expressed concern over a 1991 incident where a British marine threatened a Dublin sailor with a gun.

Larne RNLI tows broken fishing boat to safety near Maidens Lighthouse; crew safe. Volunteer team thanked passing vessel for ...

Minister Helen McEntee announces €1.92 million for 64 cross-border projects, including €18,000 for marine literacy.

Tributes paid to Peter Browne, long-time SLYC member and Flying Fifteen champion, who died on Christmas Eve aged 94.

According to Australian Sailing, Rule 55.3 (a) allows a headsail clew to be connected to a whisker pole, but only if a ...

Irish seafood sector received €48M in 2025 for grants and infrastructure, supporting 1,606 operations and harbour upgrades.

We've got a favour to ask More people are reading Afloat.ie than ever thanks to the power of the internet but we're in stormy seas because advertising revenues across the media are falling fast.

Irish fishing vessel owners challenge the government’s trawling ban, citing economic impact and loss of historical fishing ...

Six RNLI volunteers are recognised in The King’s New Year Honours for more than 200 years of lifesaving service.

Biologist and environmentalist Éanna Ní Lamhna has launched the first ever Irish book on aquatic plants, featuring 401 different river, lake and pond plant species. The 576-page Aquatic Plants in ...