EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 27 MIN
Passion for the Oyster Heroes
from Tom MacSweeney's Seascapes
Oysters are heroes, says the lady who has grown them for 35 years in Dungarvan Harbour - Cliona Mhic Giolla Chuda General Manager and co-Founder of Waterford Oysters.“They are underestimated, they are climate heroes. It’s an intensive business,” she tells SEASCAPES in the December Podcast, as her company celebrates 35 years exporting to countries around the world. “It’s not for the faint-hearted because there are bad years as well as very good years, but overall I really enjoy it.”Also on this month’s Podcast:•The Irish Polar Institute corrects a ‘mean action’ by Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton•A new association wants more schools to encourage sailing •An Arctic whale arrives in Donegal•And the crewman from an inland county who survived the Titanic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oysters are heroes, says the lady who has grown them for 35 years in Dungarvan Harbour - Cliona Mhic Giolla Chuda General Manager and co-Founder of Waterford Oysters.“They are underestimated, they are climate heroes. It’s an intensive business,” she tells SEASCAPES in the December Podcast, as her company celebrates 35 years exporting to countries around the world. “It’s not for the faint-hearted because there are bad years as well as very good years, but overall I really enjoy it.”Also on this month’s Podcast:•The Irish Polar Institute corrects a ‘mean action’ by Polar explorer Ernest Shackleton•A new association wants more schools to encourage sailing •An Arctic whale arrives in Donegal•And the crewman from an inland county who survived the Titanic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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