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NUIG students plough the ocean waves aboard the Celtic Explorer

Scientists and students from NUIG's Ryan Institute spent a day on the seas aboard the RV Celtic Explorer for Ocean Sampling Day 2019. Ocean Sampling Day...

German composer makes music from the ocean on Celtic Explorer expedition

A boundary pushing artistic programme in Galway that looks to ocean exploration and marine science for inspiration finished up a great year aboard the...

Celtic Explorer returns to Galway after exploring 3km deep ocean canyon

The RV Celtic Explorer has returned to the Marine Institute in Rinville after an expedition mapping an underwater canyon 320km off the coast of Dingle. The Celtic...

Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Voyager goes up for sale

The Marine Institute's RV Celtic Voyager is being up for sale after 25 years of service with the Galway based scientific institute. The Celtic Voyager came into service in...

32,000 miles across the sea – RV Tom Crean celebrates first year of service

The RV Tom Crean recently celebrated its one year anniversary of arriving in Galway, with the marine research vessel already racking up some impressive...

Deep sea coral could block COVID-19 virus

A deep sea coral discovered by NUI Galway researchers in the Atlantic Ocean contains a potential wonder chemical which that acts against the virus...

Marine Institute’s new €25m research vessel splashes down

The Marine Institute's new state of the art research vessel has made a splash with its first launch to the waters it will soon...

Galway school’s mini boat found 3,000km from home

Students of Kilglass National School in Ahascragh undertook an epic sea voyage without ever having to leave home, courtesy of the unmanned mini sailboat...

Sperm whales thriving off the west of Ireland GMIT study finds

Sperm whales, one of the largest species of marine mammals in the world, live in abundance in the deep waters off the west coast...

Galway Science Festival’s annual family day takes place this Sunday

Galway Science and Technology Festival will present its 2020 annual Family Day Exhibition as a virtual nationwide event this year. It will be broadcast from...

NUIG and GMIT receive €500k for marine science scholarships

NUI Galway and GMIT have been awarded half in million in grant aid funding for PhD scholarships organised by Galway's Marine Institute. Funding has been...

Underwater earthquakes and whale songs – Atlantic seismometers return to Galway

The groaning of the earth in underwater earthquakes and the the songs of great baleen whales in the North Atlantic are some of the...

Spanish shipyard to build research ship for Galway’s Marine Institute

Galway's Marine Institute has announced that Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon Vigo S.A. has been chosen to build their new state of the art marine...

Marine Institute forms partnership with Portuguese counterparts

Galway's Marine Institute has formed a partnership with its Portuguese counterpart the Hydrographic Institute to deepen cooperation on ocean research in the Atlantic. A Memorandum...

Composer and writer Ailís Ní Ríain discovers a bold new world at sea

Ailís Ní Ríain, a contemporary classical composer and writer, spent three weeks at sea this August on board the Marine Institute’s RV Celtic Explorer searching for...

Three year survey of underwater reefs comes to a close

Voyages of exploration might be confined to historical fiction in many minds, but there are many corners of the world that are still being...

Artists head to sea to look for inspiration under the waves

Two Irish artists joined a six day research aboard the RV Celtic Explorer to find inspiration as part of the Galway 2020 Aerial/Sparks project. Artists Gareth...

Hammerhead shark spotted in Irish waters for the first time ever

A hammerhead shark has been spotted in Irish waters for the first ever time by a research team from Galway's Marine Institute. A survey group...

Barna students get up close and personal with sharks

Pupils from Scoil Shéamais Naofa in Barna recently got to get a close up look at sharks about the RV Celtic Explorer. The second class pupils completed...

Contract awarded to design cutting edge marine research ship

The Marine Institute has chosen Norwegian ship design consultants Skipsteknisk AS to design a new cutting edge marine research ship that will be based...

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