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The Echo’s Cork Coasts series features MaREI researchers at UCC
MaREI’s Jimmy Murphy, Ross O’Connell and Fiona Devoy McAuliffe contributed articles to The Echo’s Cork Coasts series.
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Jimmy Murphy wrote on ‘Coastal erosion: Managing the Irish coastline’ and says ‘More attention, effort and funding is now been given to protecting our coastline’.
![ECHO OPINION PIECE ON WAVE ENERGY A figure from the diagram pictured above right, maps the levelized cost of wave energy off Ireland and the UK.](https://www.marei.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EchoLive_Ross-OConnell.jpeg)
Ross O’Connell says ‘Cork can become a leader in wave energy’, and writes about Ireland’s potential to develop Offshore Renewable Energy.
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Fiona Devoy McAuliffe says ‘Offshore wind will be key to decarbonising our economy, and looks at the role Cork will play in the development of this industry’.