Seascapes

Noel Sweeney reports from Banna Strand.

Fergal Keane went to the Ireland Angling Show in Swords recently and met several of the exhibitors and visitors.

We visit the boatyard in Cork where the AK Ilen, the century-old wooden sailing ship is being rebuilt - we hear a piece on the ship from the Penguin News, Gary McMahon gives an update on the project, and Hugh Oram has been looking at the man behind the ship, one of Ireland's most renowned sailors, Conor O'Brien. Fergal speaks to Alex Thomson, one of the world's best sailors and a huge supporter of Ireland; and we have an item on the Write By The Sea festival in Kilmore Quay.

We visit the boatyard in Cork where the AK Ilen, the century-old wooden sailing ship is being rebuilt. The ship was built in Baltimore in Co Cork and spent seventy years in service in the Falkland Islands. She was rescued and returned to Cork and is now almost ready to take to the seas again.

Fergal speaks to Alex Thomson, one of the world's best sailors and a huge supporter of Ireland.

Lucy Moore tells Fergal about the Write by the Sea festival in Kilmore Quay and Mary Kavanagh reads her poem "Paradox Island", which won the poetry competition at the festival last year.

Tonight, we hear how Fergal Keane got on at the Irish Sailing Awards last week - he spoke to winners and organisers on the night. Photograph: Simon Hoffman, Santiago Alegre, Johnny Durcan, Jack Roy, Jay Stacy and Colin Byrne at the Volvo Irish Sailing Awards. Photograph: David Branigan/Oceansport

Tonight, we review the new Colin Firth movie, The Mercy, based on the 1968 Golden Globe Race & the story of Donald Crowhurst; we speak to Gregor McGuckin who'll take part in a rerun of that race this year & Mark Costigan reports from Bantry Bay where controversy has arisen over the granting of a licence for the commercial harvesting of Kelp in the Bay.

We review the new Colin Firth movie, "The Mercy", based on the 1968 Golden Globe Race & the story of Donald Crowhurst and Fergal visits Gregor McGuckin on his boat and talks to him about his preparation for taking part in a rerun of that race this year.

Mark Costigan reports from Bantry Bay where controversy has arisen over the granting of a licence for the commercial harvesting of Kelp in the Bay.