Tom MacSweeney

Marine Times newspaper November edition view (out now in print and online) of how the fishing industry is treated by Government.

Government should answer the question - Who decided to cut fisheries Budget for 2026 by nearly €20m. when the fishing industry is in crisis? Was it a political decision or recommended by Civil Service. MARINE TIMES November edition out now in print and online investigates.

Tom MacSweeney SEASCAPES Blog new stories worth reading ---Who in Government or the Department of the Marine decided to cut the fisheries Budget for 2026 at a time of crisis in the fishing industry? Maritime heritage of Cork Harbour is under threat tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

Cork Harbour Community Opposes Indaver Incinerator Plan Residents unite against Indaver's incinerator, with Gertie O'Driscoll stating, “They will never be welcome."

The maritime heritage of Cork Harbour is under threat.
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Big turn-out by communities from all around Cork Harbour tonight at Ringaskiddy village for protest against #Indaver reactivation of #incinerator proposal. Exceptionally strong adverse community reaction. Indaver trying to force the incinerator into the area for 24 years. community wide protest.

Why has the Government cutback Budget provision for the fishing industry when the industry is in extreme difficulty? On the November edition of the MARINE TIMES SEASCAPES PODCAST with Executive Editor Tom MacSweeney, industry leaders give their critical response.
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Where do you get the broadcast maritime coverage? On my SEASCAPES PODCAST. November edition now on Apple.. Acast.. Spotify..

Tomorrow Sat Nov 1... SEASCAPES November PODCAST.. The men who guide ships...the shortage of seafarers.. Govt has shortcut finance to fishing .. the lifeboat crew that wouldn't carry out a rescue... tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie and on Apple Acast Spotify and Community Radio Network.

THE ECHO Cork's morning daily today .. Maritime Cork column.

The November edition of SEASCAPES Podcast will be issued this Saturday,November 1. Topics - why Irish pilots are requesting that Government give more attention to pilotage in our harbours; Interview with biggest Irish shipping company, Arklow, about shortage of seafarers; Revenue maritime task force

Monkstown Cork Harbourside #village offers Cork County Council a million Euros to save its village #heritage. THE ECHO Cork today

European #Fish Producers Association has strongly criticised #environmental organisations that have called for retailers to stop selling mackerel. They are attacking European fleet which has protected species rather than countries doing the damage - Norway, Faroes, Iceland, Russia, it says.

New Cutter Joins Revenue Fleet as MV Mathew Costs €10.8M Revenue's new cutter enhances operations while €10.8M spent on MV Mathew, seized with €157M cocaine; preferred bidder identified.

Customs combating drug smugglers. Newest vessel commissioned in Kinsale.
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MARINE TIMES NEWS October 14
Ireland Seen As a ‘Soft Touch’ by the EU and European Fishing Nations
Read more on marinetimes.ie

New Reports on the SEASCAPES Blog website this evening:
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The Association of Marine Pilots, representing pilots in Ireland's commercial ports have called for a government comprehensive review of how pilotage is managed and organised in every Irish port
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The #Marine Institute has deployed a state-of-the-art data #buoy in the tidal Lough Furnace, Co. Mayo. The new buoy is a major boost to Ireland’s capacity to monitor the impacts of climate change and support evidence-based climate action in Ireland and in the EU.

Donegal-based #seafood processor Atlanfish has been awarded the Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) sponsored Seafood Exporter of the Year at the 2025 Export Industry Awards

The #Mackerel Crisis for the Irish fishing fleet. Rogue fishing' by Norway, Faroes, Iceland, Russia, must be stopped by EU. Marine Times October edition has 2-page special in the October edition in print and on digital.

The only regular #sailing column in Irish daily #media sports pages. Thanks to Cork's morning daily, THE ECHO.

#Panama Canal, critical for global #maritime trade, may be at risk from reduced rainfall and increased evaporation due to climate change if greenhouse gas emissions aren't reduced, according to a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. More details on LiveScience website

The October edition of #SEASCAPES Podcast is now on leading platforms - Apple, Spotify, Acast, on Community Radio Stations and on my website: tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie
Hear also the sound of otters on a river and a Dublin Dockers ballad for a hero.

#SEASCAPES October edition issues tomorrow... a sound not often - if ever - heard .. Otters and their future. Their presence indicates clean, clear #water but they are in decline...

An Emergency Services Day will be held for the first time on Inis Mór, #Aran Island next Wednesday, October 1. The #RNLI says there is "an open invitation to members of the public to to meet and greet with Emergency Services personnel. There will be ongoing demonstrations throughout the day.

#Cork Harbour Parishes celebrating memory of #FrCon Cronin tomorrow in St.Mary's Church Passage West. Memorial concert at 5 pm. Big community effort remembering a revered man. Tickets at the door £10. Proceeds to the local SVP and Passage West Meals-on-Wheels Service

THE ECHO CORK today Weds, September 24 - #MARITIME #CORK weekly column.

Three new storylines tonight on the SEASCAPES website Blog- tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

From Castlebar, Co.Mayo, a lovely story... on the SEASCAPES Blog and Podcast on tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie

Chairman of Inshore Fisheries association tells Dail Committee he may leave fishing industry. Marine Times report.
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The Chairman of the National #Inshore #Fishermen's Association has told the Oireachtas Joint Commmitee on Fisheries and the Marine that he may leave the fishing industry because there are so many issues facing small boat fishermen that it is difficult to make a living.