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Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast

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Latest episodes

The Last Dog Watch

December 6, 2024 · 31 min

On this edition - fishes for Christmas, the experience of fish processors in 2024, and the ghost of one Thomas MacSweeney... Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage…
O Solo Meath-o

November 1, 2024 · 30 min

This month, the story of a determined Irish sailor – a young man who started life on a farm in County Meath, not a maritime location and has become the winner of the top French yacht race – the Figaro. Tom Dolan describes how he succeeded…
Guiding Lights

October 4, 2024 · 29 min

On this edition - we hear that Franciscans use the excessive discards from shellfish in the building of their churches. We discuss the future of lighthouses and hear from a woman who wants to build a museum on an island. Presented by Tom…
Killary Flyer

September 6, 2024 · 32 min

On this edition - Does the government want an Irish fishing industry? That major question is raised by a major figure in the fishing industry. We also discuss making sail a cargo carrier in these days of climate change and we hear about…
S.S. Lismore

August 2, 2024 · 29 min

On this edition - Remembering a ship that sank one hundred years ago on which only one man survived, and that was his third time being saved from the sea. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover…

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East Coast Skiffs

July 5, 2024 · 30 min

On this edition - The disappearing craft of Shipwrights is discussed and also, unity in the fishing industry. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage at…
Tristan and Barnabas

June 7, 2024 · 31 min

On this month's edition - 82% of the fish sold in some supermarkets in Ireland is imported. The only boat of it's kind in the world comes to Ireland on a heritage voyage to the Celtic heartlands. And the plane that hit south coast rocks…
A Load Of Pollocks

May 3, 2024 · 30 min

On this month's edition - The 14-year-old island girl who told the Minister for the Marine to do his job, examining 300 million years of the Burren in County Clare and much more about Ireland's maritime sector, its culture, history and…
Little Boats

April 5, 2024 · 29 min

On this edition - small boats crossing the Atlantic Ocean, how the city of Ragusa crossed that ocean, and what I think of the RNLI. Presented by Tom MacSweeney - https://twitter.com/tommacsweeney Discover comprehensive maritime coverage…
Offshore Implications

March 1, 2024 · 30 min

On this edition - The squeeze on marine space close to Ireland's shoreline, as wind farm development confronts the fishing industry and coastal communities. We also hear about 200 years of the lifeboats, how there will be more transparency…

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About the show

Tom MacSweeney's Maritime Podcast - covering Ireland’s maritime culture, history, tradition and development. All so important to this island nation where the connection with the sea is as old as time itself. A fundamental part of Ireland, socially and economically.