Direct access to the sea in Tullaghan expected by 2023
It’s hoped Co. Leitrim will have direct access to the sea by mid 2023. Leitrim County Council recently purchased land in Tullaghan with the aim of building a scenic area with ocean access along Ireland’s shortest coastline. Fianna Fail Councillor, Justin Warnock says there are numerous tourism options available such…
Water safety forum required to prevent tragedy in Sligo
Calls have been made for a Water safety forum to be established for Sligo in anticipation of what could be another busy summer for the region with large numbers of people expected to engage in staycations in the North West in 2021. With international travel restrictions set to be…
Bundoran to host Celtic Cup surf competition
The Irish Surf team will compete against their Scottish counterparts in the Celtic Cup surf competition in Bundoran this weekend. The Irish will be fighting to retain the cup having won it for the past two years (2018 in Scotland and 2017 in Bundoran). The competition now in its third…
PODCAST: Outdoor Pursuits – Bundoran’s Big Week and Mayo Kite Festival
This Week: Francie chats with Bundoran Tourism Officer, Shane Smyth about ‘Bundoran’s Big Week by the Beach’. It runs from August 14th-18th. For more click here. 12min 40sec: Francois Colussi from Pure Magic Lodge on Achill Island talks to Francie about the Mayo International Kite Festival. For more on that…
Bundoran surfers head to Portugal for Eurosurf Championships
Bundoran surfers Neil McCarthy and Eoin Lally will head to Santa Cruz in Portugal with the rest of Team Ireland under the guidance of team manager Shauna Ward, also from Bundoran, for the Eurosurf Junior competition that gets underway tomorrow. McCarthy will compete in the U18 bodyboard category, while Eoin…
Scottish surfers descend on Bundoran for Celtic Cup this weekend
This weekend will see the Scottish national surf team – both juniors and seniors – descend on Ireland’s ‘surf capital’ Bundoran, to take part in the revived Celtic Cup surf competition against the Irish surf team. Last run in the early 1990s, the competition was a staple event in the surf…
Revived Celtic Cup to be held in Bundoran in November
Following the success of the Irish Surf team at the European Surfing Championships in Stavenger, Norway last week, Irish Surfing is pleased to announce the return of the Celtic Cup surf event to Bundoran in mid November. The event, held bi-annually between Scotland and Ireland had been a major staple…