€30m marine research centre gets green light

IRELAND is set to become one of the world's leading players in ocean research with the opening of a €30 million marine centre.

€30m marine research centre gets green light
Mon, 22 Jul, 2002 - 01:00
Mark Sage

More than 140 staff will be employed at the National Marine Resource Centre in Galway, monitoring a section of ocean 10 times the size of the island.

Planners have given the Irish Marine Institute the go-ahead for the centre, which could also see developments towards harvesting wave energy to create electricity for Ireland.

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