Tom MacSweeney
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Tom MacSweeney's Seascapes Podcast/Blog is a broadcast voice for Ireland's marine sector. Tune in at: https://tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie
THE ECHO Cork's morning daily today. The Harbour community battle goes into another generation.
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
THE ECHO Cork's morning daily today. The Harbour community battle goes into another generation.
Our Maritime Heritage is essential to our nationhood. The MARINE TIMES includes a Heritage Page each month. In the November edition published now in print and online... how 300,000 people went to Canada
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Our Maritime Heritage is essential to our nationhood. The MARINE TIMES includes a Heritage Page each month. In the November edition published now in print and online... how 300,000 people went to Canada
Marine Times newspaper November edition view (out now in print and online) of how the fishing industry is treated by Government.
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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
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.
November 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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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November 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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..
November 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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.
October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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.
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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
October 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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
New Reports on the SEASCAPES Blog website this evening:
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October 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
New Reports on the SEASCAPES Blog website this evening:
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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
October 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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.
October 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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.
#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
October 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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.
Hear also the sound of otters on a river and a Dublin Dockers ballad for a hero.
October 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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.
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...
September 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#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.
September 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Three new storylines tonight on the SEASCAPES website Blog- tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie
September 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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
September 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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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September 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Chairman of Inshore Fisheries association tells Dail Committee he may leave fishing industry. Marine Times report.
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