Andrew Doherty
@tidesntales.bsky.social
Exploring Irish maritime & fishery heritage with a focus on Waterford and the Three Sister Rivers.
Christmas star 🌟 on Passage hill looking well from the Passage East Ferry Company this evening 👌 😀
No sign of @parishpolitics.bsky.social however
No sign of @parishpolitics.bsky.social however
December 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Christmas star 🌟 on Passage hill looking well from the Passage East Ferry Company this evening 👌 😀
No sign of @parishpolitics.bsky.social however
No sign of @parishpolitics.bsky.social however
A long wait for the sun to climb over the fog this morning, a boys was it frosty again on the shore. Hopefully a better day ahead weatherwise 🙏 Cheekpoint #Waterford
December 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A long wait for the sun to climb over the fog this morning, a boys was it frosty again on the shore. Hopefully a better day ahead weatherwise 🙏 Cheekpoint #Waterford
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THE ECHO CORK today..
A special trade.. the fishmonger... Maritime Cork column
A special trade.. the fishmonger... Maritime Cork column
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
THE ECHO CORK today..
A special trade.. the fishmonger... Maritime Cork column
A special trade.. the fishmonger... Maritime Cork column
A much more pleasant morning here after Brams visit Cheekpoint #Waterford
December 10, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A much more pleasant morning here after Brams visit Cheekpoint #Waterford
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Maritime people are great. The MARINE TIMES reports each month on achievements. Read MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE in the December edition out now in print and online.
December 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Maritime people are great. The MARINE TIMES reports each month on achievements. Read MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE in the December edition out now in print and online.
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Flooding at Cheekpoint #Waterford this morning
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Flooding at Cheekpoint #Waterford this morning
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Delighted that our co-authored paper on Woodstown is in good company in the new Journal of Irish Archaeology! Thanks to Dr Kerri Cleary, Wordwell & @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social
It details what the recent geophysical surveys have revealed about Woodstown ... including *spoiler alert* 61 structures!
It details what the recent geophysical surveys have revealed about Woodstown ... including *spoiler alert* 61 structures!
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Delighted that our co-authored paper on Woodstown is in good company in the new Journal of Irish Archaeology! Thanks to Dr Kerri Cleary, Wordwell & @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social
It details what the recent geophysical surveys have revealed about Woodstown ... including *spoiler alert* 61 structures!
It details what the recent geophysical surveys have revealed about Woodstown ... including *spoiler alert* 61 structures!
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December 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Raising the issues. Asking the questions. Without fear or favour. The best news coverage. MARINE TIMES December edition out now in print and online. Get a copy to keep up-to-date on maritime matters.
December 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Raising the issues. Asking the questions. Without fear or favour. The best news coverage. MARINE TIMES December edition out now in print and online. Get a copy to keep up-to-date on maritime matters.
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Storm Bram has now been named with several orange warnings issued.
December 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Storm Bram has now been named with several orange warnings issued.
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New and expectant fathers among lifesavers preparing to answer the call at Wicklow RNLI this Christmas
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December 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
New and expectant fathers among lifesavers preparing to answer the call at Wicklow RNLI this Christmas
www.marinetimes.ie/news_2025/ne...
www.marinetimes.ie/news_2025/ne...
Sunrise as the tide begins to ebb here at Morans Poles #Cheekpoint #Waterford
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Sunrise as the tide begins to ebb here at Morans Poles #Cheekpoint #Waterford
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We were delighted to be nominated in 5 categories at the Clean Coasts Awards. Our ecologist Katriina Bent won in the Leadership category for her work restoring the sand dunes 👏
Katriina, Ricky & Ann spent the day meeting groups from all over Ireland who also protect their local coastal communities 🌊
Katriina, Ricky & Ann spent the day meeting groups from all over Ireland who also protect their local coastal communities 🌊
December 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We were delighted to be nominated in 5 categories at the Clean Coasts Awards. Our ecologist Katriina Bent won in the Leadership category for her work restoring the sand dunes 👏
Katriina, Ricky & Ann spent the day meeting groups from all over Ireland who also protect their local coastal communities 🌊
Katriina, Ricky & Ann spent the day meeting groups from all over Ireland who also protect their local coastal communities 🌊
Time for the annual haul up and storing our traditional fishing punt here at Morans Poles, Cheekpoint #Waterford
December 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Time for the annual haul up and storing our traditional fishing punt here at Morans Poles, Cheekpoint #Waterford
After the storm
Cheekpoint #Waterford
Cheekpoint #Waterford
December 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
After the storm
Cheekpoint #Waterford
Cheekpoint #Waterford
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Our December issue will be available as a digital download this Sunday (7th) so if you fancy access to our latest issue before the print edition hits the shops next week order your annual subscription now on www.marinetimes.ie
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Our December issue will be available as a digital download this Sunday (7th) so if you fancy access to our latest issue before the print edition hits the shops next week order your annual subscription now on www.marinetimes.ie
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Maritime Reading and Listening
tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie
SEASCAPES PODCAST wherever you follow the maritime sector
tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie
SEASCAPES PODCAST wherever you follow the maritime sector
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Maritime Reading and Listening
tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie
SEASCAPES PODCAST wherever you follow the maritime sector
tommacsweeneymaritimepodcast.ie
SEASCAPES PODCAST wherever you follow the maritime sector
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Irish Fish Producers and Exporters Association says #Taoiseach has agreed that a working group is to be established immediately to examine and formulate a five- year national #financial framework to support the #fishing industry inclusive of all sectors.
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Irish Fish Producers and Exporters Association says #Taoiseach has agreed that a working group is to be established immediately to examine and formulate a five- year national #financial framework to support the #fishing industry inclusive of all sectors.
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Images of a perfect example of a stone #fishweir from #Porlock Weir Harbour, one of three intertidal structures (fish traps and/or oyster beds) located near the town of #Somerset, #England. On the south side of the #BristolChannel. 1/6 #coastalhistory #coastsinmind
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Images of a perfect example of a stone #fishweir from #Porlock Weir Harbour, one of three intertidal structures (fish traps and/or oyster beds) located near the town of #Somerset, #England. On the south side of the #BristolChannel. 1/6 #coastalhistory #coastsinmind
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#LighthouseArt of the Day
Carl Frederik Sørensen (Danish, 1818-1879), Gathering storm off the coast at Vinga #lighthouse at Gothenburg, ca. 1860, oil on canvas.
Courtesy Bruun-Rasmussen, bruun-rasmussen.dk
#art #artsky #OilPainting #seascape #MaritimeArt #MarineArt
Carl Frederik Sørensen (Danish, 1818-1879), Gathering storm off the coast at Vinga #lighthouse at Gothenburg, ca. 1860, oil on canvas.
Courtesy Bruun-Rasmussen, bruun-rasmussen.dk
#art #artsky #OilPainting #seascape #MaritimeArt #MarineArt
December 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
#LighthouseArt of the Day
Carl Frederik Sørensen (Danish, 1818-1879), Gathering storm off the coast at Vinga #lighthouse at Gothenburg, ca. 1860, oil on canvas.
Courtesy Bruun-Rasmussen, bruun-rasmussen.dk
#art #artsky #OilPainting #seascape #MaritimeArt #MarineArt
Carl Frederik Sørensen (Danish, 1818-1879), Gathering storm off the coast at Vinga #lighthouse at Gothenburg, ca. 1860, oil on canvas.
Courtesy Bruun-Rasmussen, bruun-rasmussen.dk
#art #artsky #OilPainting #seascape #MaritimeArt #MarineArt
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"Why is it now widely considered acceptable to heap pollutants into lakes until the ecosystems they once sustained are eliminated?"
There's "no system in place to assess whether or not the land on derogation farms can absorb the extra nitrogen"
Great piece 👇
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
There's "no system in place to assess whether or not the land on derogation farms can absorb the extra nitrogen"
Great piece 👇
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Nitrates not giving our rivers a chance to breathe
Why is it now widely considered acceptable to heap pollutants in to lakes until the ecosystems they once sustained are eliminated?
www.irishexaminer.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"Why is it now widely considered acceptable to heap pollutants into lakes until the ecosystems they once sustained are eliminated?"
There's "no system in place to assess whether or not the land on derogation farms can absorb the extra nitrogen"
Great piece 👇
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
There's "no system in place to assess whether or not the land on derogation farms can absorb the extra nitrogen"
Great piece 👇
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
A very frosty sunrise here this morning, brrrr but its cold Cheekpoint #Waterford
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
A very frosty sunrise here this morning, brrrr but its cold Cheekpoint #Waterford
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Really enjoying turning on the #Christmas lights both in #Tramore and in #Waterford city with @winterval.bsky.social #HappyChristmas #Waterford
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Really enjoying turning on the #Christmas lights both in #Tramore and in #Waterford city with @winterval.bsky.social #HappyChristmas #Waterford
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In the 18th century, the literary-scientific trend of the compilation of encyclopaedias, written by a collaborative group of “men of letters,” the Encyclopédie, was to encompass “all the knowledge scattered on the surface of the earth” and to provide a practical reference.
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#coastalhistory
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#coastalhistory
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
In the 18th century, the literary-scientific trend of the compilation of encyclopaedias, written by a collaborative group of “men of letters,” the Encyclopédie, was to encompass “all the knowledge scattered on the surface of the earth” and to provide a practical reference.
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#coastalhistory
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#coastalhistory