Fergal Keane visits the Coastguard station in Valentia Island in County Kerry. Valentia is one of the main marine search and rescue centres in the county and plays a major role in rescue efforts right along the south west coast.We also hear fro

Seascapes

Mar 10th, 2023 26m 16s

Seascapes this week comes from the Ireland on the Water Expo. We hear from Olympic gold medal rower, Fintan McCarthy, ambassador for the event. We hear from Bloom Field House Boats. Madeline Kelly tells us about women in angling. We hear about

Seascapes

Mar 3rd, 2023 26m 27s

Lorna Siggins reports from the recent Skipper Expo in Limerick and also meets the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue. Fergal Keane hears about a new pier in Howth which has just been opened for large trawlers. Ch

Seascapes

Feb 24th, 2023 26m 19s

Author Jon Gower chats about his new book, The Turning Tide, A Biography of the Irish Sea. It is a facinating mix of travelogue, nature and history of the stretch of water which separates us from Wales. Also, Joanna McNicholas reports on the

Seascapes

Feb 17th, 2023 26m 25s

Senator Sean Kyne speaks about the ongoing crisis in Inland Fisheries Ireland, where the Minister for Environment this week removed the last remaining board members, on a no fault basis. We also hear about the annual Seafarers Conference and th

Seascapes

Jan 27th, 2023 26m 35s

We hear how the number of Navy ships available for active service has dropped dramatically. Norman Freeman remembers how he was recruited from maritime college in Dublin to join the Marconi company as a radio officer. And Andrew Crowley of Sher

Seascapes

Jan 20th, 2023 26m 15s

We the fishing port of Casatletownbere in West Cork to hear about the de-commissioning scheme for fishing trawlers. We also pay tribute to Captain Brendan Forde who died recently, aged 90. And we hear about the adventurers of Conor O'Brien, who

Seascapes

Jan 13th, 2023 26m 4s

Fergal Keane visits a troop of Sea Scouts on Bull Island in Dublin. Also, Norwegian adventurer, Astrid Furholt was the first woman to ski to the South Pole and she spoke to Lorna Siggins.

Seascapes

Dec 23rd, 2022 26m 10s

Seascapes, the RTÉ maritime programme with Fergal Keane. Seascapes brings you around our coasts and onto traditional and modern boats and yachts for a taste of the great outdoors.

Seascapes

Dec 16th, 2022 25m 56s

Fergal meets windsurfer Oisin Van Gelderen, who holds the Irish speed record for windsurfing. Norman Freeman has the story of how a Frenchman conducted an experiment to drift across the Atlantic on a dinghy and survived by living off the sea. A

Seascapes

Dec 9th, 2022 26m 2s

We hear from the programme maker of the TV series, The Great Lighthouses of Ireland, David Hare. We also hear from the Chief Executive of the Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation, Patrick Murphy, about a decommissioning scheme whi

Seascapes

Dec 2nd, 2022 26m 22s

Joanna McNicholas reports form the Erris Peninsula on recent dolphin strandings. Norman Freeman recalls meeting a ships captain who fell on to difficult times after his ship was wrecked. And we talk to outgoing Chief Executive of the Irish Sa

Seascapes

Nov 25th, 2022 25m 35s

We hear from photographer Denis Horgan about his new book, 'Ireland's Guiding Lights'. We also visit Assistant Professor of Marine Biology Nick Payne in Trinity College to hear about his work and research.

Seascapes

Nov 18th, 2022 25m 58s

We hear how pods of Orcas, or Killer Whales, have been attacking yachts off the coast of Portugal. We also attend the Navigating to 2050 conference hosted by the Commissioners of Irish Lights this week. Ann Plelschke of Ocean Infinity Uk tells

Seascapes

Oct 28th, 2022 26m 4s

Seascapes tonight visits the Galway Docklands festival which took place last weekend.

Seascapes

Oct 21st, 2022 25m 26s

Seascapes tonight hears from Norway about polar explorer, Roald Amundsen and the 22nd annual Shackleton Autumn School in Athy. Waterford Harbour Master, Captain Darren Doyle, tells of the rescue of a 140 metre container ship in the Irish Sea t

Seascapes

Oct 14th, 2022 26m 3s

Tonight Seascapes comes from Aberdeen, where Irish Fishing representatives were inspecting offshore, floating wind farms this week. There were mixed opinions in the group about how the fishing industry and wind farms can co-exist.

Seascapes

Oct 7th, 2022 26m 30s

Lorna Siggins meets transatlantic rower Damian Browne on the Galway docks as he finishes his epic journey. Norman Freeman tells us why cats are considered lucky on board ships and we hear from Bangor University academic and nautical architect,

Seascapes

Sep 2nd, 2022 26m 5s

We hear from Irish solo sailor Pat Lawless. Pat leaves Les Sables-d'Olonne in France on Sunday on a journey which could take him up to nine months. We also hear from Gregor McGuckin, who was the Irish entry in the 2018 Golden Globe and from the

Seascapes

Aug 19th, 2022 26m 13s

Tonight, we are on board Ireland's new sail training ship, the Grace O'Malley. We hear from former TD, Catherine Noon, of the Atlantic Trust. International sailor Tom Dolan speaks from France as he is about to set out on his fifth Figaro ra

Seascapes

Jul 29th, 2022 26m 24s

Seascapes tonight is at the Superyacht Cup in Palma, Majorca. We hear about these huge multimillion euro yachts and the people who sail them. Among contributors to tonight's programme are young Irish sailor Oisin McClelland and international u

Seascapes

Jul 15th, 2022 24m 26s

This week we have tales of survival and endurance, the medevac of an Irish rower from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and advice on how to sail the Round Ireland Yacht Race.

Seascapes

Jul 8th, 2022 26m 25s

Seascapes tonight visits Cahersiveeen in County Kerry for the coastal regatta, which kicked off the rowing season in Kerry for this year. We also hear from Lorna Siggins about her new book, Search and Rescue, true stories of Irish Air-Sea rescu