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Weather radio in Ireland

Ireland has 3 NAVTEX stations, 1 VHF coast station and 1 public radio station. Valentia NAVTEX [W] transmits at 03:40, 07:40, 11:40, 15:40, 19:40 and 23:40 UTC.

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NAVTEX 3

Automatic text broadcasts on 518 kHz, printed by a NAVTEX receiver on board. Each station has fixed time slots.

VHF / MF / HF coast radio 1

Spoken broadcasts by the coast radio station on VHF working channels, and on MF and HF for longer range, announced first on channel 16 or 2182 kHz. HF radiofax (charts) is a separate type.

Irish Coast Guard radio (VHF)

Met Éireann sea area forecasts and gale warnings read out by the Irish Coast Guard radio stations around the coast of Ireland, every three hours.

Operator
Irish Coast Guard
Position
Malin Head; the network has 17 coastal sites (see the list)
VHF channels
Malin Head ch. 05, Glen Head ch. 03, Donegal Bay ch. 02, Belmullet ch. 63, Clew Bay ch. 05, Clifden ch. 03, Galway ch. 04, Shannon ch. 64, Valentia ch. 62, Mizen Head ch. 04, Bantry ch. 05, Cork ch. 02, Mine Head ch. 03, Rosslare ch. 05, Wicklow ch. 02, Dublin (Howth) ch. 03, Carlingford ch. 04
Announced
Announced on VHF channel 16, then broadcast on the working channel of the relevant site
Language
English

Broadcast times as published

  • 01:03, 04:03, 07:03, 10:03, 13:03, 16:03, 19:03, 22:03 Europe/Dublin⛅Met Éireann sea area forecast (Irish coastal waters to 30 nm and the Irish Sea)VHF working channel of each site
  • 00:33, 06:33, 12:33, 18:33 Europe/DublinGale warnings, on receipt and repeated at the next of these timesVHF working channel of each site

Public radio 1

Sea weather read out on national public radio (FM), easy to receive near the coast.