Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland

On this edition - Ships. Ports. Shells on the seashore. Whales. Shipbrokers. Marshes. Even butterflies. All on our first hour long edition.

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On this edition, the Organisation of National Ex-Servicemen and Women will tell us what they're doing for former members of the defence forces who may have fallen on hard times.

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On this edition - The 46 year-old barge which is changing Irish marine technology, and how small sector fishermen feel about the difficulties they're facing.

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On this edition - A woman's lifetime association with the sea and what it means. A 14 year old who follows a lifeboat for his father, and young people get their say on what should happen on the offshore islands.

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Sound Supervision by Justin Maher -

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Broadcast on 18 Community Radio Stations around Ireland and featuring on the Marine Times website

Listings of all stations can be found at:

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On this edition - What’s happening in the Irish Coast Guard? Are seagulls losing the run of themselves? And the weather problems for anglers.

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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland is broadcast on 18 Community Radio Stations around Ireland and features on the Marine Times website https://marinetimes.ie/

Listings of all stations can be found here: https://tommacsweeneymarine.ie/where-to-listen/

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On this edition - Exploiting Irish fishermen. The problem is the EU's Common Fisheries Policy.

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

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

Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland is broadcast on 18 Community Radio Stations around Ireland and features on the Marine Times website https://marinetimes.ie/

Listings of all stations can be found here: https://tommacsweeneymarine.ie/where-to-listen/

You can stay up to date with Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland by subscribing to the show on Apple Podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/tom-macsweeneys-maritime-ireland/id1451636162 or on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/2DX9F5F

You can also follow Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Ireland on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maritimeirelandradioshow/

On this edition - There are about 30 million shipping containers and 6,000 container ships around the world, but what about their safety and security?

We hear about the offshore island communities, that they’ve had enough Government reports about their future and it’s time action was taken, we capture a special moment for an RNLI lifeboat Coxswain as he describes how he followed his father, and we discover the stories behind the sinking of the HMS Wasp.

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

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

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On this edition - Women dockers. Has the walrus really gone home? And a new €25m ship honours Ireland's legendary explorer.

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On this edition- will Irish salmon survive the challenges of climate change? Is the EU biased against Irish fishermen? And why the past summer was not a good one for safety on Irish waters.

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On this edition - the threat to maritime security, shipping, fishing, ports and navigation aids and the wonderful people of the West who fix old boats.

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