by Niall Duffy | Jan 28, 2023 | Featured Article, Ireland, News
A Spanish fishing captain has been returned for trial after he was charged with a total of 12 fishing offences relating to his German registered trawler which was detained by the Irish Naval Service for alleged breaches of EU fishing regulations in Irish waters. Juan...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 17, 2022 | Ireland, News
A NEW purpose-built house for service users of CoAction in Beara, which was funded by a €250,000 donation from Castletownbere Fishermen’s Co-operative Society, has been officially opened for use. The house on Tallon Road, Castletownbere, was opened at an event which...
by Niall Duffy | Jun 11, 2020 | News
On sale today (June 11th), with royalties from all sales supporting the lifesaving charity, a new book providing a collection of first-hand accounts of some of the most dramatic rescues carried out by RNLI lifesavers around Ireland and the UK over the past 20 years,...
by Niall Duffy | May 5, 2020 | Featured Article, News
A French-flagged, Spanish-owned longliner that landed in Castletownbere less than two weeks ago has been quarantined in a Spanish port after the skipper and several crew members onboard tested positive for coronavirus. According to reports in the Spanish press, the...
by Niall Duffy | Jan 17, 2020 | Ireland, News
Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat crew are to be honoured by the charity for a dramatic rescue of a fishing crew that took place in challenging conditions and resulted in the lives of six fishermen being saved. Coxswain Dean Hegarty is to be awarded a Bronze Medal for...
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