Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with special responsibility for the Marine, Timmy Dooley provided the keynote address at the annual National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) Seafarers’ Conference 2025 in Limerick. Now in its fourth year, the event brought together a diverse group of participants from a range areas, including: government, the seafood industry, environmental sectors, as well as training and education institutions. In keeping with the theme of 'Navigating Ireland’s Future Together – Recognising the Future Seafarer, Minister Dooley outlined the vital role which seafarers will continue to play in Ireland’s maritime future. Also pictured are Rory O'Leary, Head of Marine Planning Policy at Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and officials from offshore and marine spatial planning teams. Bord Iascaigh Mhara - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency

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Timmy Dooley, Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with special responsibility for the Marine, provided the keynote address at the annual National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) Seafarers’ Conference 2025 in Limerick.   Now in its fourth year, the event brought together a diverse group of participants from a range areas, including: government, the seafood industry, environmental sectors, as well as training and education institutions.  In keeping with the theme of 'Navigating Ireland’s Future Together – Recognising the Future Seafarer, Minister Dooley outlined the vital role which seafarers will continue to  play in Ireland’s maritime future.

The Tellus Geological Survey Ireland is undertaking the final phases of a national airborne survey over counties Kerry and Clare this year. When finished, the survey will be complete for the whole country, making Ireland one of the best geophysical mapped countries in the world. The survey takes off this spring with the two aircraft crossing the skies of counties Kerry and Clare. The aircraft fly at very low altitudes – 60 metres in rural areas – about eight times the height of a two-storey house – and 240 metres in urban areas, to allow them to make accurate measurements. The survey uses two aircraft, which are white, twin propeller planes. They are easily identified by their red tail and black stripe as well as the word 'SURVEY' and registration numbers C-GSGF and C-GSGP written across both sides of the plane. Darragh O'Brien TD said: Minister Darragh O'Brien said: "I will be delighted to see the survey aircraft back in the air to finish the final phases of the Geological Survey Ireland's Tellus survey after 14 years of work. By the end of the survey, we will have flown all the far corners of the country and everywhere in between, collecting detailed geophysical data. The airborne data is being used to improve our geological maps and search for critical raw materials. By making all the data freely available, we can assist companies, state agencies as well as researchers in better understand the subsurface, in particular studies into radon gas, environmental pollution, agricultural productivity, and the extent of peatlands."

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This St. Patrick’s Day, we pay tribute to Irish people making remarkable contributions to societies in which they live around the world and showcasing the very best of what it means to be Irish. 🎵🔊 'A Rainy Night in Soho', performed by Cat Dowling Happy #StPatricksDay! Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh