Lorna Siggins

Lorna Siggins

Contributor

Lorna Siggins is the former western and marine correspondent of The Irish Times.

Unusually large numbers of jellyfish being washed up on Irish shores

Barrel jellyfish, resembling ‘cauliflowers’ and normally seen in southeastern waters, are being recorded almost halfway around the Irish coastline

‘A spiritual homecoming’: Micheál MacLiammóir returns to his Galway theatre

The Gate founder was also first artistic director of An Taibhdhearc, the national Irish-language theatre. A new play brings him on a ‘dreamlike journey’

Autistic father develops language tool for ‘the unreachable and unteachable’

Parents who refused to accept a diagnosis of autism for twins meant one day they would have to ‘drop them to an institution and drive away’

Sham rock and shenanigans: The Saw Doctors fairy tale is making its way to the stage

The Tuam band’s manager is writing a play about an unlikely success and a colourful moment in Galway life

Long Lost Log: Diary of a Virgin Sailor — A hilarious ‘manuscript-in-a-bottle’

Review: This beautifully descriptive seafaring tale is well wrought by Michael Chapman Pincher

Irish Air-Sea Rescues: ‘I can still hear those screams, anguished sounds of sorrow’

Extracts from Search and Rescue – True Stories of Irish Air-Sea Rescues and the Loss of R116

Sailors coast past funding target as they get on their bikes for RNLI

Teenage dinghy sailors circumnavigate Ireland on stationary bikes for charity

Irish professor’s research raises doubt over aspirin use to prevent heart attack

Aspirin’s benefits now more questionable due to possible risk of internal bleeding

Print run – An Irishwoman’s Diary on Eileen Battersby and sports journalism

Mourners bid farewell to ‘beguiling’ critic Eileen Battersby

Grieving daughter Nadia pays tribute to mother and friend ‘inspired by generosity’

Marine plan should avoid ‘privatising’ resources, department told

Over 170 submissions received on draft plan for managing coastal and offshore resource

Shining a light on the legacy of lighthouses

An Irishwoman’s Diary on the inside stories and dramatic images of lighthouses

Galway 2020: Chairwoman Aideen McGinley signals intention to step aside

Three new appointments to the capital of culture board and new creative director promised in New Year

Large trawlers to be banned from fishing within six nautical miles of coast

Creed announces restrictions on vessels more than 18m long due to start in 2020

Fishing industry concerns over loss of Rosslare-France ferry service

Irish Ferry move could severely hit Irish, Spanish and French fish exporters, warns co-op