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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 |
                   
| Chairman's Statement This organisation, set up in 1786, has been providing a safe and reliable system of Aids to Navigation in and around the island of Ireland ever since. Together with our sister organisations in England, Wales and Scotland we have developed a set of principles which guide us in our task. We provide such Aids to Navigation as are deemed practical, necessary and justified by the volume of traffic and the degree of risk. We seek to obtain the greatest uniformity in Aids to Navigation and take account of international directives and recommendations. The pace of change in the provision of Aids to Navigation continues and we will embrace the changes necessary to continue to provide safe and reliable systems in the future. I am honoured to take up the position as Chairman of CIL, an organisation I always admired and look forward to meeting the ongoing challenges in the future provision of modern Aids to Navigation. 
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