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We the fishing port of Casatletownbere in West Cork to hear about the de-commissioning scheme for fishing trawlers. We also pay tribute to Captain Brendan Forde who died recently, aged 90. And we hear about the adventurers of Conor O'Brien, who became the first man to sail the Irish Tricolour around the world.
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