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, who with the Marine Institute, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the Irish Naval Service and Commissioners of Irish Lights have developed this exciting programme for ‘European Maritime Days to Play’

Press Releases

May 20: European Maritime Day and ‘European Maritime Days to Play’ bringing a €2 million uplift

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

April 25 : Cork to host major European conference next month

Contacts

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

Partners

Visit the partners' websites and find out more about their work:

Cork City Council: www.corkcity.ie

Government of Ireland: https://www.gov.ie/

> Department of Environment, Climate and Communications

> Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Marine Environment Section

Government of Ireland brand mark

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

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

Sustainable Energy Agency of Ireland: www.seai.ie/

Bord Iascaigh Mhara - BIM - Ireland's Seafood Development Agency

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

Eirgrid: https://eirgrid.ie

European Fisheries Control Agency: https://www.efca.europa.eu

Irish Defence Forces: www.military.ie

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