Seascapes

Fridays 10.30 p.m.
Presenter: Tom MacSweeney
Producer: Marcus Connaughton
Phone: 021 4805828
Fax: 021 4805835
Email: seascapes@rte.ie
Postal address : RTE, Fr. Mathew Street, Cork.

SEASCAPES, Radio 1's weekly maritime programme, providing comprehensive coverage of the marine sector, is presented by Tom MacSweeney, RTÉ's Marine Correspondent.

SEASCAPES is broadcast each Friday night at 10.30 p.m and Monday morning at 5.02 a.m. on RTÉ Radio 1. The programme is also available on the digital station, RTÉ Choice, on Wednesday mornings at 7.30 a.m and Saturday lunchtimes at 12.30 p.m. Listeners can also hear SEASCAPES now as a download on Sky Digital 0160/NTL Channel 901 and in Northern Ireland on Virgin Media - Channel 917

The SEASCAPES book has been published by Mercier Press to mark 1,000 editions of the programme.

NEXT PROGRAMME -

Friday, November 20th - Successfully growing sea urchins in West Cork.

SPECIAL ADVANCE NOTICE FOR LISTENERS

We can send you an email every Thursday advising listeners of the weekly content that will be broadcast on SEASCAPES on Friday night. To register for this special advance notice, send and Email to: seascapes@rte.ie This is another special service for listeners to the maritime programme.

TOM MACSWEENEY'S SEASCAPES MARITIME LOG

One of the pleasures of presenting SEASCAPES is reporting Irish successes on the oceans of the world, so it was great to be able to start the programme this week with the news that the yacht representing Cork city and county in the Clipper Round the World Race, called CORK, had finished first in a tough third leg of the race, across the South Atlantic, from Rio de Janeiro to South Africa...

SEASCAPES MONTHLY COMPETITION

The SEASCAPES monthly competition was for copies of the new COLLINS PRESS book - "SHORE BIRDS OF IRELAND". As always, a big entry from all over the country and the winners.

SEASCAPES NEWS BRIEFING

Information on the new Harbour Master in Waterford and Fishing Boat Meetings...

ALSO TO BE HEARD ON SEASCAPES THIS WEEK

The monthly ANGLING report from Shane O'Reilly of the Central Fisheries Board, the latest news from the offshore islands and a sailing report from the Egan's voyage around the world.

SEASCAPES PICTURE GALLERY

Listeners are invited to send maritime photos to the Gallery. Please Email to seascapes@rte.ie

This week, photographs of the huge skate caught in Red Bay, Northern Ireland, by Dutch angler, Hans Dijkman and the Sherkin Island ferry at Baltimore Pier in Co. Cork.

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MARINE DIARY

Events and happenings

SEASCAPES: 2009 Archive

Audio links to, and information on, all the programmes from 2009.

SEASCAPES: Archive

Audio links to, and information on, all the programmes from 2004 to 2008.