News on Irish Rowing, Angling, Waterskiing, Canoeing, Diving and Sea Swimming
#KITESURFING - Irish kitesurfing's Mulranny Crew have had their best clips for 2011 compiled on YouTube. http://afloat.ie/watersport/kitesurfing The freestyle crew, based in the West of Ireland, describe themselves as "group of enthusiastic local riders, who try to push themselves harder…
#ANGLING - The public fishing pond at Darndale is "crying out for help" after an infestation of curly weed, The Irish Times reports. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/angling/ A public meeting to discuss the issue recently heard that the invasive plant has spread throughout…
#FISH PROCESSING- An unusual type of vessel to visit Dublin Port was the Faeroe Islands-flagged fish processing vessel Naeraberg (KG-14) which made a brief call this week, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 3,181grt vessel built in 1983 at Harlingen Scheepswer in…
The National Assessment event at Newry this weekend has drawn a big entry of Irish rowers. The ergometer test which forms the first part of the test takes place on Saturday and will determine who progresses to the time trial…
#KAYAKING - Northern Ireland's new North Coast Sea Kayak Trail is set to feature on BBC TV this weekend, OutdoorNI reports. http://afloat.ie/watersport/kayaking http://www.canoeni.com/canoe-trails/north-coast-sea-kayak-trail/ Earlier this month, Ellie Harrison from BBC's Countryfile programme paddled the trail with local guide Robin Ruddock…
#SEAFOOD–The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, T.D., has today officially named and formally opened the new National Seafood Centre at Clogheen, Clonakilty, Co. Cork. The Centre is a co-located 'one stop shop' for the Seafood related…
#FISHING – Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD today presented to the Dáil a Sustainability Impact Assessment of the EU Commission proposals for Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and quotas for 2012, representing the first time that…
#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…
#KITESURFING - A wheelchair user from Northern Ireland is defying what's generally expected of people with disabilities by learning how to kitesurf. As Australian surfing website Seabreeze reports, Jason McGrugan has been attempting to teach his friend Jen how to…
#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…
#RESCUE - The crew of a fishing vessel were rescued from a life raft last night after their fishing vessel 'Moyuna' ran aground at the entrance to Ardglass Harbour. The 15 metre vessel was returning from a fishing trip when…
Skibbereen's own men's senior eight were the fastest crew at the Skibbereen Head of the River, which was run in good weather conditions at the National Rowing Centre. Skibbereen Head of the River, National Rowing Centre, Cork (Selected Results) HEAD…
#ANGLING - A plaque paying tribute to the late secretary of the Dublin Salmon Anglers' Association has been inveiled at Carton Estate in Co Kildare. http://afloat.ie/watersport/angling Patrick 'Pat' O'Molloy, who died in November last year, was commemmorated for his pioneering…
#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…
Dave Neale won the men’s open category at the Irish Indoor Rowing Championships. The UCD man’s time of six minutes 1.5 seconds was over 11 seconds faster than second-placed Eamonn Joyce of Cork Boat Club at the event in Trinity…
#ANGLING - A new film on fishing in south Donegal will have its premiere this Thursday, the Donegal Democrat reports. http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/angling/ http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/community/film_premiere_on_fishing_in_the_blue_stacks_1_3225676 The film, The Blue Stack Mountains, is the fourth in a series on angling in Ireland by German…
