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Tributes Paid to Marcio ‘Mad Dog’ Freire After Big Wave Surfer’s Death at Nazaré
9th January 2023 Surfing
The surfing world has paid tribute to Brazilian big wave surfer Marcio Freire after his death at Nazaré last Thursday (5 January). According to RTÉ News, Freire fell into the water while surfing at the Portuguese swell regarded as producing…
Mayo Mayhem Windsurfing Wave Competition Success for Alex Duggan on Achill Island
3rd November 2022 Surfing
Mayo Mayhem windsurfing wave competition held its fifth edition on Achill Island, in County Mayo, at the end of September, and the organisers have released a post-event video (below). The Mayo Mayhem weekend results also decided the Irish windsurfing wave…
National Museum NI’s Ulster Transport Museum has introduced a new exhibition exploring the origins of surfing as a sport in Ireland. ‘Celtic Wave’ dives into this island’s connection to surfing and how this began in the 1960s through a group…
Appeal to Surfers to Participate in "Paddle-Out" for Sligo Community Mental Health Project
9th August 2022 Surfing
Surfers have been invited to help set a new Irish “paddle out” record next month while raising funds for a community mental health project in Sligo. The first “Big Board Meeting”, as it is called, is set for September 17th,…
Courtmacsherry RNLI Lifeboat in Callout to Surfers in Difficulties & a Spotted Liferaft off the Seven Heads, West Cork
11th April 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
The Courtmacsherry RNLI All Weather Lifeboat was called out this evening, Sunday, April 10th, at 7.50 pm, by the Valentia Coast Guard Marine Rescue Co-Ordination Centre when persons on the shore noticed that two surfers appeared in difficulties off Dunworley…
Clogherhead & Kilkeel RNLI Involved in Multi-Agency Response for Windsurfer Reported Missing in Carlingford Lough
1st February 2022 RNLI Lifeboats
Clogherhead and Kilkeel RNLI were requested to launch their all-weather and inshore lifeboats this afternoon after a windsurfer was reported missing in Carlingford Lough. The lifeboats were requested to launch just before 2pm following an initial report that a person…
Appeal for Surfers & More to Record Data on Northern Ireland’s Marine Wildlife
3rd January 2022 Marine Wildlife
Enthusiasts of surfing, sea kayaking and coasteering are being asked to contribute to a project collecting data about Northern Ireland’s marine wildlife. As the Coleraine Chronicle reports, National Museums NI’s Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR) hopes that the North…
Björn Dunkerbeck added another accolade to his legendary windsurfing career by posting the fastest ever time on the water with a top speed of 103.67kph during the Lüderitz Speed Challenge in Namibia. Ever since French windsurfer Antoine Albeau broke the…
Surfing Daredevil Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton Returns from Broken Back to Take On World’s Largest Waves
17th November 2021 Surfing
Four years after breaking his back when he wiped out surfing the massive swell at Nazaré, a British big wave rider has returned to Portugal conquer his demons, as Metro reports. Andrew ‘Cotty’ Cotton was a regular at Ireland’s surfing…
Some of the faces featured in a new documentary on the origins and future of surfing in Ireland have been profiled in The Irish Times. Keep It A Secret is the work of Irish-American film-maker Seán Duggan, who brought his…
Baltimore RNLI were called out to provide assistance to a windsurfer in difficulty in Baltimore harbour, West Cork yesterday evening (Monday, 25 October). The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 6.30pm following a request from the Irish Coast…
Conor Maguire Gets Nods in 2021 Red Bull Big Wave Awards for Surfing ‘Ireland’s Biggest Wave’
10th October 2021 Surfing
Irish surfing star Conor Maguire has been nominated for Ride of the Year in this year’s Red Bull Big Wave Awards, which recognise the most astounding big wave surfing feats the world over. He’s also up for Biggest Tow for…
Surfer-Turned-Scientist Easkey Britton Sees ‘The Power of Telling Your Story’
12th September 2021 Surfing
On the publication of Easkey Britton’s memoir Saltwater in the Blood, the Irish Examiner profiles the former professional surfer-turned-marine scientist whose philosophy has taken on a new significance for many amid the pandemic. Much as Dr Britton’s current career sees…
The surfer who died after getting into difficulty off the Co Clare coast on Monday (5 July) has been named locally, according to the Irish Examiner. And tributes have been paid by the community to 20-year-old Fionn O’Brien, a GAA…
BreakingNews.ie reports that a surfer has died in hospital after he got into difficulty off the Co Clare coast this morning, Monday 5 July. The Irish Coast Guard’s Kilkee unit and Rescue 115 helicopter from Shannon were among the emergency services…
Northern Ireland surfing pro Al Mennie was among the volunteers who joined fire fighters battling a gorse blaze on Castlerock Beach in Co Derry last night (Tuesday 30 March). As the Belfast Telegraph reports, 40-year-old Mennie was out catching the…
