Mother awaits news of Irish victim in Air France crash
Irish officials in Paris are in contact with the airline in the hope of recovering the bodies of the two Irish victims who were never found.
View ArticleAir France crash investigators uncover part of flight recorder but crucial...
Investigators fear that without recovering the “black box” flight recorder the mystery of the plane’s last moments will never be solved. The crash over the Atlantic two years ago killed all 228 people...
View ArticleAir France pilot 'wasn't in cockpit' when disaster struck
A report says pilot Marc Dubois was not in the cockpit when the accident on the Airbus A330 when a ‘deep stall’ kicked in.
View ArticleData shows Air France flight 447 fell 38,000 feet before crashing
Plane fell faster than 11,000 feet a minute as it plunged towards the water in crash which killed all 228 people on board, including three young Irish women.
View Article75 more bodies found in wreckage of Air France plane
A victims’ association says another 75 bodies have been found in the Atlantic, almost two years after the Airbus disaster.
View ArticleIrish scientists discover new life beneath the sea
The discovery came during a 23-day mission out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
View ArticleVIDEO: If you're admiring the waves, roll your windows up
Especially when the waves can get this high, this quickly.
View ArticleGroup of children free dolphin trapped in rockpool
The mammal – believed to be a striped dolphin – became stuck in shallow water in rocks on Kilkee Beach.
View ArticleThere are hundreds of glow-in-the-dark jellyfish off the coast of Mayo
They may sting your face off, but they’ll look pretty when they glow at night.
View ArticleMeet the man attempting to become the first Irish person to row 2,100 miles...
Philip Cavanagh is hoping to raise €100,000 as part of the challenge, which will involve roughly four weeks of continuous rowing.
View ArticleVIDEO: Man rescued from air pocket after boat sinks in the Atlantic
All of Harrison Odjegba’s colleagues on the boat sadly perished in the incident.
View ArticleEU Commission sets out plan to harvest energy from our seas and oceans
Ocean energy – known as ‘blue energy’ – covers all technologies that harvest renewable energy from our seas and oceans other than offshore wind.
View ArticleThe ‘pause’ in global warming could last another 10 years
… however things will start heating up rapidly after that.
View Article2 brave adventurers are attempting to swim the whole way around Ireland in...
Irish adventurers David Burns and Maghnus Collins are set to spend 3-4 months swimming around Ireland.
View Article'I'm going to raise the tricolour high': Galway man to make history after 7...
Gavan Hennigan is approaching Antigua with a world record in his sights.
View ArticleWho owns Rockall? The history of the Atlantic dispute between Ireland and the UK
The uninhabited island has been the source of a long-running dispute.
View ArticlePoll: Will you swim in the seas around Ireland this summer?
Are you ready to risk the polar experience of a dip in Irish coastal waters?
View ArticleFrom blue whales to coral reefs - a new series will show the unexplored...
The documentary series, which will air on RTÉ, will explore previously unseen sights off the Irish coast.
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