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Townlands are the smallest statutory boundary in the country and are based on Gaelic and later Norman and plantation divisions. In general, other territorial divisions are collections of townlands. The 6” survey of Ireland carried out under the 1825 Boundary Survey Act...
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GovernmentCounty councils and borough councils were created in Ireland under the 1898 Local Government Act. The 2001 Local Government Act renamed borough councils to city councils. The Local Government Reform Act 2014 provided for the creation of the City & County Councils of...
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Baronies were originally feudal jurisdictions dating from the 11th century, which in the course of time came to be used for administrative purposes. The re-organisation of local government in the late 19th century signalled the end of the barony as a meaningful territorial...
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The division of Ireland into counties was introduced gradually by Norman and English settlers between the 13th and 17th centuries, reflecting their use in in the Kingdom of England as units of local government. Townlands, civil parishes and baronies are subdivisions of...
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Civil Parishes (Urban Areas) - National Statutory Boundaries - Ungeneralised - 2024NEWTailte ÉireannGovernmentCivil parishes are based on ecclesiastical divisions which date back to the Synod of Kells in 1139. Their use as administrative and statistical areas declined following the 1898 Local Government Act. They are composed of collections of townlands and in turn they are...
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GovernmentMunicipal districts where created under the Local Government Reform Act of 2014 and are subdivisions of local authorities. Municipal districts are comprised of one or more Local Election Areas. Municipal districts are known as Borough Districts in Clonmel, Wexford, Drogheda...
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Rural districts were created under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 as subdivisions of county councils. They in turn were subdivided into district electoral divisions. Rural districts were abolished outside Co. Dublin by the Local Government Act 1925 and abolished in...
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GovernmentElectoral Divisions (EDs) are the smallest legally defined administrative area in the state. In general, they were formed by aggregating townlands. EDs in turn are combined to create Local and National Constituencies. EDs originated as subdivisions of poor law unions (Poor...
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GovernmentFor the purpose of elections to Dáil Éireann, the country is divided into Constituencies which, under Article 16.4 of the Constitution of Ireland, have to be revised at least once every twelve years with due regard to changes in the distribution of the population. The...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M5 (Celtic Se...NEWMarine InstituteEnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 (51° 41.394' N, -7° 17.858' W) from the Ocean Supporter on 13/07/2024. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M5 for long-term environmental monitoring.
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EnvironmentDeployment of a sub-surface mooring at South Rockall (53° 0.912' N, -16° 27.818' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE24006 on 24/04/2024. The purpose of this activity is to collect data to help understand the variability in the water column not visible at the surface and...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M6 (Deep Atla...NEWMarine InstituteEnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M6 (53° 3.63' N, -16° 4.197' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE24006 on 10/05/2024. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M6 for long-term environmental monitoring.
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M3 (North Eas...NEWMarine InstituteEnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M3 (51° 13.002' N, -11° 27' W) from the Ocean Bank on 06/02/2024. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M3 for long-term environmental monitoring.
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M6 (Deep Atla...NEWMarine InstituteEnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M6 (53° 3.63' N, -16° 4.197' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE23017 on 24/08/2023. Recovered on 24/04/2024 by the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE24006. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M6...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M4 (North Eas...NEWMarine InstituteEnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M4 (55° 0.17502' N, -11° 59.92' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 23/08/2023. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M4 for long-term environmental monitoring.
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EnvironmentDeployment of a sub-surface mooring at South Rockall (53° 0.94362' N, -16° 27.818' W) from the RV Celtic Explorer survey CE23009 on 11/05/2023. Recovered on 22/05/2024 by the Tigers II. Initial recovery attempted on 24th April 2024, however the buoy never surfaced. 2023...
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M4 (North Eas...NEWMarine InstituteEnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M4 (55° 0.17502' N, -11° 59.92' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 21/07/2022. Recovered on 23/08/2023 by the ILV Granuaile. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M4 for long-term environmental monitoring.
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EnvironmentDeployment of the wave buoy at site Bantry Bay (51° 42.62' N, -10° 30.61' W) on 07/12/2022. Recovered on 16/11/2023. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.
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EnvironmentDeployment of the wave buoy at site Brandon Bay (52° 16.935' N, -11° 54.304' W) from the Ocean Navigator on 23/09/2022. Recovered on 03/08/2023. The purpose of this activity is deployment of a wave buoy for ocean energy data collection.
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Irish Marine Data Buoy Observation Network (IMDBON) - Deployment of weather buoy at M2 (Irish Sea...NEWMarine InstituteEnvironmentDeployment of the weather buoy at site M2 (53° 26.01' N, -6° 34.1933' W) from the ILV Granuaile on 01/07/2019. Recovered on 22/12/2020 by the ILV Granuaile. The purpose of this activity is the redeployment of the weather buoy at site M2 for long-term environmental monitoring.
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