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2010 Irish Lights Calendar October 19 2009 The 2010 Irish Lights calendar is now available. This calendar features photographs commemorating the various branches of the Lighthouse Service over the past 200 years. Draft Marine AtoN Strategy - 2025 and Beyond October 14 2009 2025 and Beyond is the United Kingdom and Ireland's marine aids to navigation (AtoN) strategy. It has been prepared by the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of Trinity House, Northern Lighthouse Board and Irish Lights for their users, partners and stakeholders. New Mizen Bridge! October 02 2009 Welcome boost for Mizen Head Tourism! A contract for the construction of a new bridge to the Mizen Head Lighthouse has been signed and work will start right away with the new bridge ready for next summer's tourist season. Minister Dempsey announces that the Light Dues rate from 1st August 2009 to 31st March 2010, has been increased from 52 to 57 cents August 06 2009 Minister Dempsey announces that the Light Dues rate from 1st August 2009 to 31st March 2010, has been increased from 52 to 57 cents per ton and the maximum number of voyages to be levied has been increased from 7 to 9 in any one year. The tonnage cap remains at 35,000 NRT. Please click here to see SI 297 of 2009 - MERCHANT SHIPPING (LIGHT DUES) ORDER 2009 | |
                   
| Angus Rock
History: On the 2nd May 1969 the Board of the Commissioners of Irish Lights approved that among other things ‘to light this Beacon (Angus Rock) without suitable navigational lights up the Narrows would be to entice vessels up the Narrows in the vicinity of’ dangerous outlying rocks. The East Down Industrial and Development Committee were informed that they should undertake the lighting of the various leading marks up the Narrows and the Commissioners would then be prepared to reconsider the question of providing a light on Angus Rock. On 1st August 1969 the Board approved a report recommending the lighting of the Lough and also approved that ‘if Down County Council decide to proceed with the lighting of the leads they should inform this office so that consideration may then be given to providing a light on Angus Rock Beacon’. Down County Council were informed of this decision. In a memorandum dated the 16th October 1969 it was stated that a further memorandum would be submitted if as a result of Down County Council lighting the channel in Strangford Lough they requested the Commissioners to place a light on Angus Rock Beacon. The matter then remained static until 1974 when various organisations submitted requests for Angus Rock to be lighted. In October 1978 the Inspector recommended to the Board that, subject to Down County Council establishing the five lights for which they had received Statutory Sanction, the Board should approve the establishing of a light at Angus Rock Tower, and in order to complete the effective lighting of the Strangford Lough entrance that the unlighted Bar Pladdy buoy be replaced by a lighted buoy. This recommendation was approved by the Board and on the 7th April 1983 a light was established on Angus Rock Tower with a character of Flashing Red every 5 seconds and a range of 6.5 nautical miles. The tower is white with a red top. On the 19th July 2000 Angus Rock Lighthouse was converted to solar power. The station is in the care of an Attendant and the aids to navigation are also monitored via a telemetry link from Irish Lights in Dun Laoghaire. |
