You can get radio forecasts on RTE1, BBC Radio 4 and VHF
(FM 88-90 MHz, MW 567 & 729 kHz) broadcast the Sea Area forecasts
at the following times:
Mon-Fri 06:02, 12:47, 19:02, 23:55
Sat/Sun 06:02, 12:53, 18:34, 23:55
You will require the following application, (Real One Player) on your PC to access the live RTE Radio 1 broadcast.
http://www.rte.ie/smiltest/radio_new.smil
(LW 198 kHz) broadcasts Sea Area forecasts at the following times:
05:35 12:01, 17:54, 00:48
(The 05:35 and 00:48 forecasts also include the inshore waters forecast).
You will require the following application, (Real One Player) on your PC to access the live BBC Radio 4 shipping forecast.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/av/shipping_forecast.ram
The BBC Shipping news is available to view via this web page link, where you will also be able to access the latest audio shipping weather forecast.
VHF forecasts are generally broadcast once every hour - listen to Channel
16 or the coastguard working channel for information.