Update: Wednesday 17th of October 2012 

                       Diving                                 

Sunday October 21st

The weather forecast for Sunday is very unpredictable at the moment. If possible we will dive out of Wexford but will organise a dive in Portroe Quarry, Co. Tipperary if the weather is not suitable. This is a great opportunity for those of you have not been active to get dived up for the October Bank holiday weekend in Killybegs. I will send out a group txt on Friday evening or Saturday morning with details.

New Club Diver

Congratulations and well done to David Berney who passed his D** (CMAS Club Diver) test in Dun Laoghaire last night in all but favourable conditions. The 1m viz conditions did not faze the well experienced trainee who put in a great performance and passed the test with ease. This is a great testament to someone who only started diving over a year ago and hopefully a budding instructor for the club in the future.

June Bank Holiday Weekend - Kilkee.

Kilkee provided almost all the ideal conditions for excellent diving on the June Bank holiday weekend. For those lucky enough to get down early the weekend kicked off with a dive on the Pinnacle on Friday evening. With brilliant sunshine and jewel anemone covered sheer walls the Pinnacle was a spectacular dive to kick off the weekend. Some even broke that 40m limit for the first time in their diving career. The easterly winds provided calm seas all weekend which made the rain acceptable on the Sunday. All the hot spots got dived : The Pinnacle, Middle Rock, Outer Rock, Diamond Rocks & Birthy More were dived with each dive site better than the last. 15Mt+ visibility was common making dives to 40mt seem like tropical dives if only the water was a little warmer! 
We finished up with a 40 minute dive on Birthy More on Monday morning & what a finish to an excellent weekends diving that was with even a Crayfish making a guest appearance.

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May Bank Holiday Weekend -  May 5th -7th

The weather was kind to us in Valentia Is. for the May Bank Holiday weekend while the east coast got battered with easterly winds. We got five excellent dives with visability up to 15+ meters on some dives. Diving out of Portmagee on the Saturday we got two great dives on the jewel anemone covered wall on Coosdermoda. On the Sunday we dived the spectacular Illaun na Iasc (Island of the fish) which certainly lived up to it's name and the Basalt Cliffs on the westerly side of Beginish Is.in the afternoon. Monday we had to return to sneak one last dive from the ever changing weather on Illaun na Iasc before heading home. A most enjoyable weekend was had by all! 

Easter Bank Holiday - Kilkiernan Bay

Despite the enormous spring tides with a range of 5.2m range we managed to get 4 x boat dives over the weekend, finishing up with a relaxing shore dive on Coral Beach on Monday morning. It was a babtisimal of fire for some of the new trainees but the instructors were well impressed by their determination and how well the coped with the difficult conditions.

(See Dive and snorkel Log below)

“Provisional” Dive Dates & Venues 2012, (Weather dependant):

 Snorkel: Sunday 1^st of January 2012 – Digby Bridge, Grand Canal - 21 x members completed.