About Us

Background

‘European Maritime Days to Play’ is a free public event scheduled for Friday May 23 and Saturday May 24 2025, to celebrate Cork City Council and the Government of Ireland hosting the prestigious conference, European Maritime Day (EMD) from May 21 to 23.

EMD is an annual event where maritime professionals, government personnel, European commission representatives and innovators in the field of the sustainable blue economy gather to network, discuss and develop joint actions impacting the blue economy, the marine environment and other maritime affairs. EMD 2025 is hosted by Cork City Council and the Government of Ireland.

'European Maritime Days to Play’ is funded by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications, Cork City Council, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), Eirgrid, the Marine Environment Section of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the maritime regulator, MARA.

Press releases

May 1: Free Family Friendly Maritime Event to be Held This Month

April 25 : Cork to host major European conference next month

Partners

European Maritime Days to Play is brought to you by the partners below. Visit their websites and find out more about their important work:

Link - Maritime Area Regulatory Authority website: https://www.maritimeregulator.ie/

Link - Marine Institute website: https://www.marine.ie/

Link - Commissioners of Irish Lights website: https://www.irishlights.ie/

Contacts

For public, trade and media queries contact +353 (0)21 492 4000 or by email to communications@corkcity.ie

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