The increasing popularity of diving takes MARITIME IRELAND underwater in the August edition when the President of Diving Ireland discusses plans for a centre of excellence in Clare and describes how the organisation wants to encourage more people to take up diving. The August edition also hears a warning about the squeeze on space in Irish waters and the dangers of false information about this emerging issue being spread on social media. The emotional story about the return of a ship’s bell from a Dundalk shipping tragedy is told and, while the Ukrainian War continues, Cork as a port for Irish troops going to fight in Crimea is remembered.
