by Gerard O Donnell | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
The IFSMA BGA was held in the Faroe Islands in August this year. The below meeting report and supporting annex covers a range of topics including the following agenda items: Working Environment, Health and Safety in the Maritime Industry Maritime Autonomous Surface...
by Gerard O Donnell | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
On 16 September 2025, Captain Tom Connery graciously invited members of the Irish Institute of Master Mariners (IIMM) to visit the Queen Mary 2 during her call to Cobh. Captain Connery welcomed our group on the quayside before personally escorting us on board. We were...
by Gerard O Donnell | Jul 20, 2025 | Institute News
Deck Cadet Michael Moloney receiving the Don Curtis Award from National Officer of the Irish Institute of Master Mariners, and Nautical Studies Lecturer Dónal Keane. Deck Cadet Michael Moloney is the 2025 recipient of the Don Curtis Award. This award is sponsored...
by Gerard O Donnell | Jun 12, 2025 | Institute News
The European Maritime Day event is hosted annually in a European port city. The 2025 European Maritime Day took place in Cork from the 21st to the 23rd of May. For EMD 2025 there were 1,277 participants from every corner of Ireland and Europe representing a variety of...
by Gerard O Donnell | May 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
The IIMM attended the 30th CESMA AGA at EMSA in Lisbon. A milestone anniversary event marking 30 years of the Confederation of European Shipmasters’ Associations (CESMA) in Lisbon on the 15th and 16th May was hosted by the Portuguese Master Mariners Association,...
