Following the live broadcast on Cork Harbour Open Day in September, Cork Harbour Community Radio is delighted to announce that an audio stream of each hour of the broadcast is available to listen to from the CorkHarbour.ie website and the CHCR podcast site. With a mixture of interviews, music and information on the Open Day itself, CHCR delivered an engaging snapshot of a 'Day In The Life' of Cork Harbour.
Individual interviews from contributors from every corner of the harbour will be added separately over the coming weeks, so check back regularly.
CHCR plans to stand up a committee this month to discuss the next steps for the project which next year will include more live outside broadcasts, a continuation of the collection of interviews reflecting the myriad activities ongoing around the harbour, and the creation of downloadable podcasts from our PodOMatic website.
A full hour by hour schedule of the Open Day broadcast is available from the Community Radio resource page on this website (link below).
Pre-recorded interviews were recorded by Cormac Gebruers, Suzanne Gebruers and Ken Cotter. Technical assisstance was provided by Kieran Hurley (UCC 98.3FM). Dj's for the day were Ken Cotter (11-3 & 5-6) and Conor Lyons (3-5).
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Cork Harbour Community Radio Podcast website
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SECAD has a vision to establish a high-quality network of community walking trails that are well constructed, managed, advertised and maintained in the South and East Cork area from Nohoval to Youghal and including many around the Cork Harbour area.
The benefits of creating community trails are manifold. They allow people to explore new areas, promote a healthy lifestyle, attract tourists, and generate income for the local community.
Trail ideas are being suggested by communities from all corners of the habour, from the tip of Crosshaven to Whitgate, with plans to develop a trail from Aghada all the way to Ballycotton.
Following the SECAD Community Trails Seminar in May, many communities across the South and East Cork area have become involved in the SECAD Trails Development initiative, moving to develop a number of high quality, safe trails for use by their local community, and those visiting their area.
A Facebook page has been created and a website developed. If you would like to keep abreast of trail development in the harbour, or if you would like to explore the possibility of creating a trail for your community, plenty of information is available from these links. Click on the links below.
CorkHarbour.ie also contains information on harbour walking trails in the resource section More information will be added to this page over time.
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SECAD trails Facebook page
SECAD trails website
MERC3, the Ringaskiddy based Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster, has been rebranded as IMERC, the Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster.
A result of a tripartite alliance between University College Cork, the Cork Institute of Technology, and the Irish Naval Service, IMERC aims to harness and integrate diverse research and industry expertise through the development of an innovation cluster.
Launched in March 2010, specific targets for IMERC are for the creation of 70 new research jobs by 2014, five companies incorporated by 2015, and two foreign direct investment clients secured by 2016.
To date IMERC has secured a funding package of €14 million for UCC’s Beaufort Laboratory on the IMERC Campus and has already created 15 new research jobs.
The first FP7 projects have been secured for the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI), and the first Foreign Direct Investment client, a US-based naval architecture firm, will be announced shortly.
The IMERC initiative comes at the dawn of a new era for maritime Ireland, stimulated by the growing realisation of the economic opportunities around maritime and energy, and in particular with regard to marine renewables.
See www.IMERC.ie for more details of this fascinating venture which will place Cork Harbour at the heart of maritime research and innovation well into the future.
On one of her last official duties as Uachtarán na hÉireann, Mary McAleese visited the Irish Naval Service in Cork. She was welcomed outside the National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy by one of the largest naval guards of honour in the history of the Service. She was given a tour of the NMCI, which is a 14,000m2 facility built on a 10 acre waterside campus. Here she was shown the state-of-the-art marine simulator and the sea-survival pool. She also met with personnel from IMERC (formerly MERC3), Ireland’s maritime and energy research campus.
Next her itinerary brought her to the Naval Base on Haulbowline, where she met and spoke with naval personnel, being guided by Commodore Mark Mellett, Flag Officer of the Irish Naval Service.
From there she was welcomed onboard the LE Niamh (P52). She travelled the length of Cork Harbour from Haulbowline to the city quays, and her passage was made all the more special by local school children who waved their best wishes from the shore.
The naval service photographer, Dave Jones was on hand to capture the events, and a selection of those photos are available to see on our Facebook page.
Cork Harbour Facebook Pictures
The Port of Cork have a new cruise promotion video aimed at highlighting all the great activities a cruise visitor can do when visiting the Port of Cork. From hillwalking to horse riding, golf, mountain biking or simply soaking up the atmosphere in a local pub or taking in the attractions of Cork City - there is certainly plenty to do!
With the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic fast approaching, it is time to explore the Irish stories associated with this famous vessel. Cobh town is also planning a series of events commemorating the 100th anniversary in April 2012. Many events have already been confirmed such as a commemorative ball and a national tribute. A series of concerts and markets are also planned.
Titanic Stories
http://www.the-titanic.com/Home.aspx
‘Titanic Stories’ is a website that is designed to direct you to some of the most authentic information and experiences about the Titanic on the island of Ireland. There is a wealth of undiscovered stories to find within the pages of the website and on many other linked sites. Based in Belfast, ‘Titanic Stories’ contains links to tours, historical sites, towns and cities, and has a fantastic gallery of photographs and videos.
The Titanic Trail – Guided Walking Tours of Cobh
http://www.titanic.ie/
Closer to home, it has never been a better time to acquaint (or re-acquaint) yourself with the long-running Titanic Trail in Cobh. The Titanic Trail is a fascinating guided tour that explores the town of Cobh in Cork Harbour, which was the last port of call of RMS Titanic. This Irish heritage walking tour takes visitors through the historic town of Cobh where the buildings, streets and piers have not changed since the Titanic’s sinking nearly 100 years ago.
Titanic 100, Cobh 2012
http://www.titanic100.ie/
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s journey and to remember and pay tribute to all who have been involved with her, Cobh in County Cork, Ireland, will play host to a memorable series of events. This event series – Titanic 100 Cobh 2012, will include many and varied events and will appeal to a wide audience. We look forward to seeing you in Cobh to share the experience with us.
Cork Harbour Open Day 2011 proved to be another huge success with great activities around the harbour for all the family.
This year MV Julia opened to the public offering tours of the ferry and also lunch on board. Ireland's only maritime college, the National Maritime College of Ireland opened its doors to the public offering tours of the college facilites including their state of the art ship simulator and sea survival pool. A free ferry operated around the lower harbour calling to Ringaskiddy, Monkstown, Cobh, Aghada and Crosshaven. This proved to be very popular with people opting to visit the different locations by boat rather than by land.
Organisers of the Harbour Open Day said the ferry idea was utilised to promote the harbour and promote how accessible places around the harbour are by boat.
Cork Harbour Community radio was also broadcast for the first time on 98.3FM offering listeners stories and history of the harbour, as well as in depth interviews with the Irish Navy, Port of Cork, Maritime College and many more.
Other events on the day included, the Irish Naval vessel L.E. Ciara berthed in Cork City Quays which was open to the public, a search and rescue demo by the Irish Coastguard, SARS and Crosshaven RNLI, crab fishing in Cobh, stories of the south east side of Cork Harbour in Aghada, maiden call of MV Queen Elizabeth to Cobh, Camden Fort in Crosshaven was open to the public for free, walking tours and music on Spike Island and the annual Cobh to Blackrock race also took place.
Check out our Facebook Page for photos from the Cork Harbour Open Day
