Join us for a tour of Dun Laoghaire's yacht clubs with author Peter Pearson on Sep 15th. The tour will visit the Royal Irish, Royal St. George and National yacht clubs, all built in the 19th Century. For more info & to book click here igs.ie/events/yacht-c…

Land ahoy! 🔭 The first ships have begun to dock for #BelfastMaritime Festival this weekend. Experience life on board Gunilla, Granuaile, Leader, Brian Boru & La Malouine, along with free live music, family activities & more this Sat 9 & Sun 10 Sept. ➡️ belfastcity.gov.uk/maritime

Today, Minister Paschal Donohoe opens the Substation, an iconic redbrick building restored into a modern interpretive centre, housing a piece of Dublin's 18th-century sea wall. 🌊🧱 Learn more: dublinport.ie/minister-pasch… #DublinPort #PortCityIntegration #PortCity Darmody Architecture

Interesting online talk from our friends in National Museum of Ireland about how a curator charts a course when they prepare a new exhibition at a museum - 1pm on Thursday 28th Sept - free, but registration required!

bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p0g… Fascinating five minute documentary from BBC on the Tower of Hercules - the world's oldest lighthouse. It has been beacon of light and guidance for over 2,000 years and allegedly Ireland was discovered from the top of the tower by Íth, son of Breogán...!

Book your ticket to visit Santa here: mariner.ie/christmas-expe…

The annual National Commemoration Service for Irish Seafarers takes place on Sunday 19th November 2023 at the City Quay Memorial in Dublin. Wreath laying ceremony at 12:00 hrs will be followed by light refreshments in Stella Maris Seafarers Centre 3 Beresford Place.

Quick Reminder: The City Quay Memorial service will be held on Sunday 19th November, an appreciation of the Irish Merchant Seamen and the crew of the fishing fleets who did not come home in World War II. Ceremony is at noon. The event is sponsored by the Dublin Port Company.

In this latest #MuseumBlog post from the NMI blog, Traditional Boats of Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, visual artist Dan Shipsides details how traditional vessels inspire his work. #MartimeHistory #Tradition #BoatHistory #irishboats ouririshheritage.org/content/archiv…

This is to wish all our friends and supporters a very pleasant and healthy 2024. As always your help and support is much appreciated. A gentle reminder: it is time for membership renewal. Full details are on our website Very best wishes, Joe Varley President

This is an “early bird” on the Kerlogue exhibition, which will open at the Maritime Museum in late May. This will commemorate unparalleled heroism when the crew of the Wexford vessel rescued 168 German sailors from Biscay in late December 1943. We will keep you informed.

Something to look forward to: marine author, Cormac Lowth will present a lecture entitled “A History of Lifeboats in Dublin Bay” here at the Maritime Museum on 12th March at 1:30pm.

Cormac Louth’s lecture last Tuesday, entitled “The History of Lifeboats in Dublin Bay”, was a great success! Cormac recounted some of the history of the heroic rescues carried by the lifeboats since their amalgamation into the RNLI in 1862. RNLI #lifeboat #maritime #museum

This incredible exhibition at the National Maritime Museum of Ireland highlights the lifesaving work of generations of brave RNLI volunteers during our 200th year. You can even experience what it's like to be one of the crew with a Virtual Reality Headset 👉 rnli.social/3zeEVMu #RNLI200

Learn how communities along the coast in South-Mid Kerry successfully fought back against a trend of rural depopulation which threatened the local tradition of the seine boat, a carvel-built rowboat. #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog ouririshheritage.org/content/archiv…