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The future of the iconic Galway Hooker sailing vessel – once at risk of extinction and an important part of Ireland’s maritime heritage – has been secured thanks to support from the Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) West programme administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).

Taoiseach Enda Kenny on Saturday, announced the creation of 20 new jobs and a €6 million investment in the Marine Institute's facility in Newport.  The 20 new positions will be based at the Marine Institute, Newport, where they will be engaged on a number of research projects funded from a secured pot of €6 million in research grants from a number of agencies including Science Foundation Ireland, Interreg, EU H2020/European Research Council, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and the British Research Council.