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Santa Scuba Dive Takes The Plunge For Lifeboats In Sandycove This Weekend

14th December 2019
Santas taking the plunge at Sandycove for last year’s Santa Scuba Dive Santas taking the plunge at Sandycove for last year’s Santa Scuba Dive Credit: Santa Scuba Dive/Facebook

Tomorrow at noon (Sunday 15 December) Scuba divers dressed in Santa suits will be ready to dive into the sea water off Sandycove for the annual Santa Scuba Dive.

This unique Christmas event has raised over €12,000 for the RNLI since it was started in 2014 by Karen Kenny of the Dublin University Sub Aqua Club.

Divers will enter the water at 1pm, and spectators will also see the local D-class lifeboat and Howth Coast Guard RIB and a flyby from the Dublin-based coastguard helicopter, weather and operations permitting.

For more see the event page on Facebook and the fundraising page on JustGiving.

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