On Friday 27 November 2015, the Viking SAC will host a presentation entitled “RMS Lusitania” by Dr Edward Bourke in the Bell pub
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Cormac Lowth retells the story of the Palme
Cormac Lowth retells the tragic story of the Palme, also referred to as the Kingstown Lifeboat Disaster of 1895, on YouTube: David Owens was the camera man. subtitles are optional
Between the Tides
Roy Stokes examines some of the historic shipwrecks of the Irish coast.
Sat 5 Sept: Frontline Emergency and Security Services
ON THE MORNING of Saturday 5 September Dublin city will be overrun with emergency service workers – and not because they’re expecting some massive disaster.
It will be a day for celebrating the work each of the services do every day and giving the public a chance to interact with them and have a bit of fun.
Irish Willow
On 16 March 1942, U-753 stopped the Irish Willow, While they waited on instructions from Berlin, whether or not to sink her, they shared schnapps to honour St Patrick
Donal Murray ‘Chasing Lighthouses’
Irish artist Donal Murray will unveil his latest collection of paintings entitled ‘Chasing Lighthouses’ at the National Maritime Museum, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin on Friday, August 21st, 2015. Inspired by the famous French impressionist painters of the 19th Century, Monet, Pissarro and Renoir, Murray travelled the coastline of Ireland with just his easel and… Continue reading Donal Murray ‘Chasing Lighthouses’
National Model Boats Show 30Aug15
The Irish Model Boat Club will host the National Model Boats Show on 30 August 2015. A National Heritage Week event. Barney Yourell, lectures officer of the Maritime Institute of Ireland has organised accompanying lectures
Lecture30April15
Cormac Lowth will deliver an illustrated lecture on the Lusitania in the Maritime Museum
Lecture16April15
Baltimore Maritime Centre, the final lecture in this series. “Mutiny & Murder on the Earl of Sandwich”. Peter Brady, a sports diver since 1980, links his interest in maritime history to his early dives on the wreck of the Tayleur at Lambay Island. His research into the ‘Earl of Sandwich’ began with the stories he heard of how pirates were once hung on the Muglins. The information he has gathered adds new insights into the tale of the ship, its crew and its passengers.
Lecture24April15
click to enlarge Viking Sub Aqua Club Present The Raising of the Concordia 24 April 2015 at 8pm The Bell D15 Tickets €10.00 With guest speaker Brian Mc Allister, the diving supervisor on the salvage. Presentation and Q & A.