Diving the Asgard II
The Asgard II divers: (L to R) Frank McKenna, Brendan Flanagan, Timmy Carey, Eoin Mc Garry, Philip Murphy, Stephane Portrait and Yann Quere In 2010 a group of CFT divers became the first people to see...
View ArticleRaising the Lusitania’s ammunition
At 88 metres, the wreck of the Lusitania is a challenging dive. But Irish divers have made a series of trips to the historic site off the Old Head of Kinsale, culminating in one when some of the ship’s...
View ArticleSeabed mapping reveals rich legacy of shipwrecks
New seabed mapping data is helping the Government’s underwater archaeologists to update and expand their inventories of shipwrecks Map of Ireland showing the priority areas for multibeam seabed...
View ArticleRETURN TO THE TITANIC
Still majestic looking, in spite of the increasing rusticles on her, Titanic is there in front of us. With superb piloting, Anatoly holds the sub in position, despite the strong current… The first...
View ArticleThe Laurentic’s golden allure
Lying at 40 metres in Lough Swilly, Co Donegal, the SS Laurentic is, in the right sea conditions, a very diveable wreck. While the salvage rights are privately owned, the World War I wreck is still an...
View Article50 years of the life aquatic
In the gear bag: three or four pullovers, shirts and Army long johns. From the shoreline: swim out, invert and hold your breath. When Mick Moriarty took up diving in Ireland, more than half a century...
View ArticleSouth West Regional Weekend
On Friday 16th May, the first Regional Dive Rally of the 2014 season kicked off in Cahersiveen. Two boats of divers headed out to dive the Bull Rock on Friday evening and by 10 am on Saturday morning...
View ArticleFirst Aid Treatment of Jellyfish Sting
There was an article in the Times the other day about Lions Mane jellyfish which mention a booklet released by Ecojel through the Water Safety Authority for the treatment of Jellyfish stings, I found...
View ArticleSheephaven Sub Aqua
Well done to all the Sheephaven divers who got to dive last weekend despite the very poor weather. The club dived Melmore Head on Saturday morning and at the First Narrows on Sunday morning. On the...
View ArticleSheephaven SAC Diary: 22nd March 2015
It was a very busy week of diving activities for Sheephaven SAC last week, starting with a shore dive on St Patricks Day from St Johns Point. This is one of the most iconic Donegal and possible Irish...
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