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With power hoses, shovels, and lots of elbow grease, members of Grainne Uaile Sub-Aqua Club and Search and Recovery Unit in Mayo have cleaned a public slipway that was at risk of a serious incident. Kilcummin slipway in north Mayo is…
Divers have said that Ireland’s first purposely designed wreck site is proving to be a great success. Diver Caroline Bolger of Bray Divers and Nauti Divers in Dublin filmed videos last year which show that biodiversity is thriving in the…
Ocean Idols - Underwater Encounters with Marine Giants - Nick Pfeiffer Talk in An Spidéil This Friday
25th February 2026 Sharks
Diver, underwater photographer and international marine consultant Nick Pfeiffer will talk about his work at an event hosted by Cumann Seoltóireachta an Spidéil (CSS), Co Galway, this Friday. “Ocean idols - Underwater Encounters with Marine Giants” is the title of…
'An Tír Faoi Thoinn - The Land Beneath the Waves' Photography Exhibition Opens at Galway City Museum
11th February 2026 Galway Harbour
Galway’s enduring connection to the sea is celebrated in a new underwater photography exhibition featuring the work of the late Dr John Costelloe. Dr Costelloe was a marine biologist, passionate diver and gifted underwater photographer. The exhibition, entitled l An…
Ireland Ratifies UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage Protection
22nd December 2025 Historic Boats
Ireland has ratified the 001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage. The convention is an international legally binding agreement between the states which have ratified it, promoting the protection of the underwater cultural heritage, with cooperation…
Ireland's immense underwater riches are revealed in a new book by Nigel Motyer, an international award-winning underwater photographer who has been diving and photographing Irish seas since the 1980s and has an unmatched portfolio of Irish underwater imagery. His photography…
A new book from award-winning photographer Nigel Motyer captures the vibrant marine life along Ireland’s coastline. Motyer has been diving and photographing Irish waters since the 1980s. In addition to Afloat in Ireland, his work has appeared in National Geographic…
Role of Garda and Navy Divers in Betelgeuse Search and Recovery Focus of New Book and Talk
17th June 2025 Diving
The role of the Navy and Garda divers in the search and recovery operation after the Betelgeuse explosion at Whiddy Island in 1979 is the theme of a new book written by Martin Buckley. Buckley will speak about the book,…
The Department of Transport has been advised by Irish Sea Contractors Ltd that they are completing a subsea survey and protection campaign of a fibre optic undersea cable off the coast of Co Wexford. All works will be completed by…
Shannon Navigation: Navigation Restriction on Lough Key for Diving Operations
27th April 2025 Inland Waterways
Waterways Ireland advises masters of vessels and waterway users on the Shannon Navigation that commercial diving operations will take place at Lough Key Forest Park from Monday 28 April to support survey works in the vicinity of the public jetty.…
Pioneering Diver Manuel Di Lucia and Navy Diver Tahlia Britton Among Dive Ireland Expo '25 Speakers
5th March 2025 Diving
Navy lieutenant Tahlia Britton, the first female to qualify for the Naval Service diving unit, is among speakers at this year’s Dive Ireland Expo in Nenagh, Co Tipperary. Former Kilkee mayor and pioneering diver and lifeguard Manuel Di Lucia will…
The Castlehaven and Myross History Society in West Cork invites the public to a captivating talk on the WWII U-260 submarine wreck. Brendan Cahill, a former sea wreck diver, will present stunning visuals from his dives and share his extensive…
Images ranging from basking sharks to orca whales to other aspects of Irish marine life will be shown by underwater photographer Nigel Motyer at a talk in the Dun Laoghaire Motor Yacht Club (DMYC) on Thursday (Jan 16). Motyer has…
Lambay's Wreck Of The Sailing Ship Tayleur Continues To Fascinate
10th November 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
The wrecking of the large new iron passenger sailing ship Tayleur on Lambay in 1854, while she was on passage from Liverpool to Australia, is a source of continuing fascination. This continues to be the case for all divers and…
Unseen footage of basking sharks filmed from the seabed below their extraordinary mating ritual, and orca whales in pursuit of herring are among images which international marine photographer Nigel Motyer will be showing in Dublin this week. “An Odyssey of…
International Diving Photographer Nigel Motyer Will Guide Through Wonders Of The Deep
10th October 2024 Dublin Bay Old Gaffers
The Dublin Bay Old Gaffer Association have scored a coup in getting international diver and underwater photographer and film-maker Nigel Motyer to open their 2024-2025 Winter Programme with a show in PoolbegYacht & Boat Cub in Ringsend on Thursday, October…
