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#SURFING - One of Germany's top surfers was in Ireland last week to sample some of Ireland's biggest waves, InsideIreland.ie reports. Sebastian Steudtner was in Sligo to films a series of online views for Tourism Ireland in Frankfurt to pique…

#SURFING - Rachel Collins writes in The Irish Times recently of her experiences learning to surf in Portugal's sunny Algarve. "Thousands of hardy souls follow the waves around the Irish coastline," she writes, "but for rookies sacrificing themselves to the…

#SURFING - The world governing body for surfing is set to roll out drug screening for competitors and officials at its sanctioned events this year. As The Guardian reports, the move by the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) comes after…

#SURFING - One of Ireland's top surfers claims he has found the world's biggest waves off the coast of Ireland. As Irish Central reports, Portrush waverider Al Mennie says that he and surfing partner Andrew Cotton have found two waves…

#SURFING - Irish surfer Conor Maguire is one of the four new waveriders from the UK and Ireland to become part of the Northcore stable. In the vid below Maguire is mentioned at 2 minutes 11 seconds. The Bundoran resident…

#SURFING - British surfer Jayce Robinson wasn't about to let the largest wave ever recorded off Ireland's shores go by without giving it a shot. And as Sky News Online reports, he was captured doing exactly that on Tuesday afternoon.…

#WINDSURFING - Oisín van Gelderen is all but confirmed as Irish Speed Sailing Champion for the second year running. His national record speed (44.23 knots by 5x10 second average and 43.96 knots over 500m) puts him far ahead of his…

#SURFING - Tramore Surf Lifesaving Club is seeking planning permission for the development of a new clubhouse and national training centre on Tramore's promenade. The state-of-the-art development would involve the completion of a three-storey ocean-themed building along the seafront, with…

#SURFING - Ireland is set to field a team of Strandhill bodyboarders at the 12th ISA World Bodyboard Championships in Gran Canaria from next week. http://afloat.ie/watersport/surfing The event will take place in the heavy slab waves of El Frontón and…

#SURFING - A Dubliner's iPhone app created to teach children about the ocean is making waves on both sides of the pond. http://afloat.ie/watersport/surfing As Silicon Republic reports, the interactive app is the brainchild of surfing fan Shane Janssens, based on…

#SURFING - Irish surfing ace Easkey Britton sat down with Cooler magazine to chat about her "whirlwind" last few months. http://afloat.ie/watersport/surfing/ Britton, who comes from the highly regarded Donegal surfing dynasty, has spent much of this year jugging her studies…

#SURFING - An Irish-American has ridden what's being called the biggest wave ever surfed in the world. http://afloat.ie/watersport/surfing Garrett McNamara from Hawaii caught the 90-foot monster wave off the coast of Nazaré in Portugal earlier this month, The Irish Times…

#SURFING - The waiting period for the second Tow-In Surf Session at Mullaghmore Head is now under way. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/surfing/ The invite-only list of the world's top big wave surfers has until 1 March 2012 to try to best the monster…

Ireland's first ever 'big wave' surfing contest has been immortalised in a new documentary film (SEE TRAILER BELOW). http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/surfing/ High Pressure – The Story of Ireland’s First Big Wave Surfing Contest follows the story of those hardy souls who took…

A TV producer is seeking surfers to take part in the next series of TV3's hit dating programme Take Me Out. Sideline Productions is looking for both male and female "fun loving" contestants to audition for the enertainment show, where…

Last Saturday's Irish Times features an interview with Hawaiian surfing champion Bethany Hamilton who was in Bundoran for Eurosurf 2011 - where the film of her incredible true life experiences, Soul Surfer, had its gala premiere. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/surfing/ http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/surfing/item/16980-bundoran-rnli-lifeboat-crew-welcome-surf-champion-bethany-hamilton/ As previously…